Occupation Television producer Children Scott Powell Role Television Director | Name Norman Powell | |
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Born November 2, 1934 (age 90) ( 1934-11-02 ) Siblings Ellen Powell, Richard Keith Powell Jr., Pamela Allyson Powell, George Carlton Barnes Parents Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, George Barnes Grandparents Eddie Joan Blondell, Jr., Sallie Rowena Thompson, Kathryn Cain, Ewing Powell Similar People | ||
Norman Scott Powell (né Barnes; November 2, 1934) is an American television executive.
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Biography
Norman Scott Barnes was born November 2, 1934, in Los Angeles. The son of actress Joan Blondell and cinematographer George Barnes, he was adopted by his mother's second husband, Dick Powell in February 1938 under the name Norman Scott Powell.
Powell has produced such shows as Gunsmoke and The Big Valley. He produced episodes of the 2002–03 season of the TV series 24 and the 2006 season of The Unit. He produced the award-winning documentary Brothers at War with director/producer Jake Rademacher and executive producers Gary Sinise and David Scantling.
Accolades
He has been nominated for two Emmy Awards: Outstanding Drama Series for 24, and Outstanding Limited Series for Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977). He was nominated for the Producers Guild of America Award for Producer of the Year in an Episodic Drama, for 24.