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Elton Britt(1912-1972)

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  • Soundtrack
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Composer, singer, songwriter and author, he joined ASCAP in 1946 and composed popular country-and-western and cowboy songs including "When a Cowboy is Happy", "Over the Trail", "Chime Bells", "Tall Cedars", "Weep No More My Darling", "Dusty Old Trunk in the Attic", and "I'll Be Crying Over You".
BornJuly 7, 1912
DiedJune 23, 1972(59)
BornJuly 7, 1912
DiedJune 23, 1972(59)
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Known for

Fallout 4 (2015)
Fallout 4
8.5
Video Game
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015
Signs of Life (1989)
Signs of Life
6.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1989
Dennis Hopper and Taryn Power in Tracks (1976)
Tracks
6.3
  • Soundtrack("There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere")
  • 1976
Elton Britt, Smiley Burnette, and Charles Starrett in Laramie (1949)
Laramie
6.5
  • Singing Sergeant
  • 1949

Credits

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Actor



  • Elton Britt, Smiley Burnette, and Charles Starrett in Laramie (1949)
    Laramie
    6.5
    • Singing Sergeant
    • 1949
  • Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Kay Hughes in The Big Show (1936)
    The Big Show
    5.7
    • Musician with Beverly Hill Billies Band (uncredited)
    • 1936

Soundtrack



  • Fallout 4 (2015)
    Fallout 4
    8.5
    Video Game
    • performer: "Uranium Fever"
    • 2015
  • Signs of Life (1989)
    Signs of Life
    6.1
    • performer: "That's How The Yodel Was Born"
    • 1989
  • Dennis Hopper and Taryn Power in Tracks (1976)
    Tracks
    6.3
    • Soundtrack ("There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere")
    • 1976

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 7, 1912
    • Marshall, Arkansas, USA
  • Died
    • June 23, 1972
    • Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA(heart attack)

Did you know

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    He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6936 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

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