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Eddie Barefield(1909-1991)

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  • Music Department
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Eddie Barefield was born on 12 December 1909 in Scandia, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Mo' Better Blues (1990), Gangsters on the Loose (1937) and Amerikanische Impressionen (1960). He was married to Consuelo Harris. He died on 4 January 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 12, 1909
DiedJanuary 4, 1991(81)
BornDecember 12, 1909
DiedJanuary 4, 1991(81)
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Known for

Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Joie Lee, and Cynda Williams in Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Mo' Better Blues
6.7
  • Music Department
  • 1990
Ralph Cooper in Gangsters on the Loose (1937)
Gangsters on the Loose
  • Saxophonist - Cotton Club Orchestra
  • 1937
Amerikanische Impressionen
TV Movie
  • Actor
  • 1960

Credits

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Actor

  • Amerikanische Impressionen
    TV Movie
    • 1960
  • Ralph Cooper in Gangsters on the Loose (1937)
    Gangsters on the Loose
    • Saxophonist - Cotton Club Orchestra
    • 1937
  • Sybil Jason, Al Jolson, and The Yacht Club Boys in The Singing Kid (1936)
    The Singing Kid
    6.1
    • Cab Calloway's Tenor Saxaphonist (uncredited)
    • 1936

Music Department

  • Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Joie Lee, and Cynda Williams in Mo' Better Blues (1990)
    Mo' Better Blues
    6.7
    • musician: clarinet
    • 1990
  • Amerikanische Impressionen
    TV Movie
    • musical director
    • 1960

Soundtrack

  • Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland (2010)
    Alice in Wonderland
    6.4
    • music: "No Need To Ask Me" (uncredited)
    • 2010

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 12, 1909
    • Scandia, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • January 4, 1991
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Consuelo Harris? - January 4, 1991 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Delores Barefield

Did you know

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    Jazz pianist, saxophonist and arranger. In the 1930's and 40's, active with big bands as well as smaller groups. Noted tenures with Fletcher Henderson and Cab Calloway. Much theatre work during the 1950's and 60's. In the 1970's, he played regularly in the house band of Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus.

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