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Powell Norman Biography

American television executive who produced shows such as Gunsmoke and The Big Valley. He produced episodes of the 2002–2003 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. He was 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. Powell was the son of actress Joan Blondell and cinematographer George Barnes, he was adopted by his mothers second husband, Dick Powell in February 1938 under the name Norman Scott Powell. He was married to Ann Traub, with whom he had three children: Sandra, Scott, and Stephanie. After his divorce from Traub, he married Ellen Levine. Powell died on 16 June 2021 at age 86 from acute respiratory failure. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less