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Bill Dees(1939-2012)

  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Bill Dees was born on 24 January 1939 in Electra, Texas, USA. Bill was a composer, known for Weird Science (1985), Bad Company (2002) and Pretty Woman (1990). Bill was married to Mona Palmer and Nancy Decker. Bill died on 24 October 2012 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA.
BornJanuary 24, 1939
DiedOctober 24, 2012(73)
BornJanuary 24, 1939
DiedOctober 24, 2012(73)
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Known for

Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith in Weird Science (1985)
Weird Science
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1985
Promotional Poster
Bad Company
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2002
Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (1990)
Pretty Woman
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1990
Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, and Walton Goggins in The Hateful Eight (2015)
The Hateful Eight
7.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015

Credits

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Composer

  • Roy Orbison: Oh Pretty Woman (Live) (1988)
    Roy Orbison: Oh Pretty Woman (Live)
    7.5
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Van Halen: (Oh) Pretty Woman (1981)
    Van Halen: (Oh) Pretty Woman
    7.6
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1981
  • Roy Orbison: Walk On
    6.7
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Roy Orbison: Oh, Pretty Woman
    6.8
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1964

Soundtrack

  • AM HQ Weekend (2015)
    AM HQ Weekend
    2.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman"
    • 2026
  • David Bowie and Suzanne Vega in Songs Inspired by the Movies at the BBC (2025)
    Songs Inspired by the Movies at the BBC
    TV Special
    • writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman"
    • 2025
  • Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan in Hot Frosty (2024)
    Hot Frosty
    5.3
    • writer: "Oh Pretty Woman"
    • 2024
  • Gemma Arterton in Funny Woman (2022)
    Funny Woman
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Pretty Woman"
    • 2024
  • Idris Elba in Knuckles (2024)
    Knuckles
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman" (uncredited)
    • 2024
  • Céline Dion and Wet Wet Wet in Movie Themes at the BBC: Volume 2 (2024)
    Movie Themes at the BBC: Volume 2
    TV Special
    • writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman"
    • 2024
  • Alicia Roth Weigel, Sean Saifa Wall, and River Gallo in Every Body (2023)
    Every Body
    6.7
    • writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman"
    • 2023
  • Roy Orbison in Roy Orbison at the BBC (2023)
    Roy Orbison at the BBC
    TV Special
    • writer: "It's Over", "Oh, Pretty Woman"
    • 2023
  • Maya Rudolph, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, and Ayo Edebiri in Big Mouth (2017)
    Big Mouth
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku in Bob Hearts Abishola (2019)
    Bob Hearts Abishola
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman" (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Strike! (2018)
    Strike!
    TV Series
    • writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman"
    • 2019
  • Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, and Zoë Kravitz in Big Little Lies (2017)
    Big Little Lies
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "It's Over"
    • 2019
  • Rebel Wilson in Isn't It Romantic (2019)
    Isn't It Romantic
    5.9
    • writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman"
    • 2019
  • Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
    A Star Is Born
    7.6
    • writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman"
    • 2018
  • Beat Shazam (2017)
    Beat Shazam
    6.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman"
    • 2018

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 24, 1939
    • Electra, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • October 24, 2012
    • Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Mona Palmer(divorced, 4 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was working a day job at a warehouse, and writing songs with Roy Orbison in his spare time. One day, Orbison's wife, Claudette, came into the room where the men were working. After she left, Dees said to Orbison, "Pretty woman don't need no money." They laughed, and started writing. Within minutes they had written "Oh, Pretty Woman".

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