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Robert Hammack(1922-1990)

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  • Composer
  • Actor
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Robert Hammack was born on 22 January 1922 in Brookston, Texas, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for What's This Song? (1964), Summer Magic (1963) and Vacation Playhouse (1963). He was married to Dulcie Jordan. He died on 28 March 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 22, 1922
DiedMarch 28, 1990(68)
BornJanuary 22, 1922
DiedMarch 28, 1990(68)
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Known for

What's This Song? (1964)
What's This Song?
5.7
TV Series
  • Music Department(as Bobby Hammack)
Hayley Mills and Peter Brown in Summer Magic (1963)
Summer Magic
6.9
  • Music Department(as Bobby Hammack)
  • 1963
Vacation Playhouse (1963)
Vacation Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
  • Composer
Lori Martin in National Velvet (1960)
National Velvet
7.8
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Music Department



  • The House of God (1981)
    The House of God
    5.7
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979)
    Banjo the Woodpile Cat
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • additional orchestrator (as Bobby Hammack)
    • 1979
  • What's This Song? (1964)
    What's This Song?
    5.7
    TV Series
    • music director (as Bobby Hammack)
    • 1964–1965
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • orchestrator (as Bobby Hammack)
    • 1965
  • Hayley Mills and Peter Brown in Summer Magic (1963)
    Summer Magic
    6.9
    • orchestrator (as Bobby Hammack)
    • 1963
  • Lori Martin in National Velvet (1960)
    National Velvet
    7.8
    TV Series
    • orchestrator
    • 1960–1961

Composer



  • Mickey Rooney and Tim Rooney in Mickey (1964)
    Mickey
    5.5
    TV Series
    • music composed by
    • music composed and conducted by
    • 1964–1965
  • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
    Vacation Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1963

Actor



  • James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Doris Day, Randolph Scott, Virginia Gibson, Ron Hagerthy, Phil Harris, Frank Lovejoy, Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson, Lucille Norman, Louella Parsons, Ruth Roman, Janice Rule, Dick Wesson, Jane Wyman, and Patrice Wymore in Starlift (1951)
    Starlift
    5.8
    • Piano Player Soldier (uncredited)
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bobby Hammack
  • Born
    • January 22, 1922
    • Brookston, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • March 28, 1990
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Dulcie Jordan? - March 28, 1990 (his death)

Did you know

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    Composer, songwriter, pianist and lyricist, educated at the University of Texas, and music director of the ABC network between 1958 and 1963, then a conductor and a pianist for NBC. Joining ASCAP in 1958, his popular-song compositions include "I'm Going Home", "Eliza", and "You Bug Me".

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