Norman Scott Powell is the son of Joan Blondell and George Barnes. He was adopted by his mother's second husband, Dick Powell, in February 1938. Norman is a television executive and produced such shows 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 has been nominated for two Emmy Awards; Outstanding Drama Series for 24 and Outstanding Limited Series for Washington: Behind Closed Doors as well as a Producers Guild of America Award for Producer of the Year in an Episodic Drama for 24 

November 2nd, 1935 in Hollywood  /  Died:   Jun 16th, 2021