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Lester Flatt(1914-1979)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Composer
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Lester Flatt in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
Lester Flatt was born on 19 June 1914 in Overton County, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for A Prairie Home Companion (2006), Dutch (1991) and Finding North (1998). He was married to Gladys Flatt. He died on 11 May 1979 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornJune 19, 1914
DiedMay 11, 1979(64)
BornJune 19, 1914
DiedMay 11, 1979(64)
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    • 1 win total

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Known for

Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Kline, Woody Harrelson, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Garrison Keillor, Lindsay Lohan, and Maya Rudolph in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
A Prairie Home Companion
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2006
Ethan Embry and Ed O'Neill in Dutch (1991)
Dutch
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1991
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Finding North
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 1998
Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
The Beverly Hillbillies
7.3
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Music Department

  • Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    The Beverly Hillbillies
    7.3
    TV Series
    • musician: theme
    • musician: theme song
    • musician: theme music (uncredited) ...
    • 1962–1971

Actor

  • Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    The Beverly Hillbillies
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Lester Flatt
    • 1963–1968

Composer

  • Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and The Monkees in The Monkees (1965)
    The Monkees
    7.5
    TV Series
    • music composed by
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 19, 1914
    • Overton County, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • May 11, 1979
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Gladys FlattOctober 3, 1931 - May 11, 1979 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following production:
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    As a member of Flatt & Scruggs, elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1985.

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