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Carla Bley(1936-2023)

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Carla Bley was born on 11 May 1936 in Oakland, California, USA. She was a composer, known for Deadly Circuit (1983), Wear (2015) and Breakfast with Curtis (2012). She was married to Michael Mantler and Paul Bley. She died on 17 October 2023 in Willow, New York, USA.
BornMay 11, 1936
DiedOctober 17, 2023(87)
BornMay 11, 1936
DiedOctober 17, 2023(87)
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Known for

Isabelle Adjani and Michel Serrault in Deadly Circuit (1983)
Deadly Circuit
6.8
  • Composer
  • 1983
Chris Kerson and Rachel Lynn Jackson in Wear (2015)
Wear
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015
Laura Colella, Aaron Jungels, David A. Parker, Jonah Parker, Adele Parker, Yvonne Parker, Theo Green, Virginia Laffey, and Gideon Parker in Breakfast with Curtis (2012)
Breakfast with Curtis
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012
American Playhouse (1980)
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Composer

  • Escalator Over the Hill
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Hvalfangst i No Man's Land
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Isabelle Adjani and Michel Serrault in Deadly Circuit (1983)
    Deadly Circuit
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Water Sark (1965)
    Water Sark
    5.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1965

Music Department

  • Isabelle Adjani and Michel Serrault in Deadly Circuit (1983)
    Deadly Circuit
    6.8
    • music producer
    • musician: orgue and toy piano
    • 1983
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • musician
    • 1982

Soundtrack

  • Chris Kerson and Rachel Lynn Jackson in Wear (2015)
    Wear
    • performer: "Hotel Overture"
    • writer: "Hotel Overture"
    • 2015
  • Laura Colella, Aaron Jungels, David A. Parker, Jonah Parker, Adele Parker, Yvonne Parker, Theo Green, Virginia Laffey, and Gideon Parker in Breakfast with Curtis (2012)
    Breakfast with Curtis
    6.7
    • performer: "End Of Rawalpindi"
    • writer: "End Of Rawalpindi"
    • 2012

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Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Discogs
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • May 11, 1936
    • Oakland, California, USA
  • Died
    • October 17, 2023
    • Willow, New York, USA(complications from brain cancer)
  • Spouses
      Michael Mantler1967 - 1991 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Karen Mantler
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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    She played keyboards for Nick Mason's "Can't Get My Motor To Start".

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