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Calvin Jackson(1919-1985)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Calvin Jackson was born on 26 May 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), Thrill of a Romance (1945) and The Asphalt Jungle (1961). He died on 28 November 1985 in Encinitas, California, USA.
BornMay 26, 1919
DiedNovember 28, 1985(66)
BornMay 26, 1919
DiedNovember 28, 1985(66)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
6.6
  • Music Department
  • 1964
Van Johnson and Esther Williams in Thrill of a Romance (1945)
Thrill of a Romance
6.4
  • Music Department
  • 1945
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
The Asphalt Jungle
7.9
TV Series
  • Composer
Tormented (1960)
Tormented
4.9
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1960

Credits

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Music Department

  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    8.1
    TV Series
    • music: archive footage (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • Hollywood My Home Town (1965)
    Hollywood My Home Town
    7.6
    • orchestrator
    • 1965
  • Hangman (1964)
    Hangman
    7.5
    Short
    • piano
    • 1964
  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
    The Unsinkable Molly Brown
    6.6
    • orchestrator
    • 1964
  • George Hamilton, Jim Hutton, Connie Francis, Dolores Hart, and Yvette Mimieux in Where the Boys Are (1960)
    Where the Boys Are
    6.7
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Tormented (1960)
    Tormented
    4.9
    • composer: additional modern jazz sequences
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Blood and Steel (1959)
    Blood and Steel
    4.3
    • conductor
    • 1959
  • The Big Revue
    TV Series
    • music arranger
    • 1952
  • The Kissing Bandit (1948)
    The Kissing Bandit
    5.3
    • additional orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • This Time for Keeps (1947)
    This Time for Keeps
    5.7
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • The Cat Concerto (1947)
    The Cat Concerto
    8.2
    Short
    • pianist (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Van Johnson, Xavier Cugat, Pat Kirkwood, Guy Lombardo, and Keenan Wynn in No Leave, No Love (1946)
    No Leave, No Love
    5.8
    • orchestrator
    • 1946
  • Spreadin' the Jam (1945)
    Spreadin' the Jam
    6.2
    Short
    • orchestrator
    • 1945
  • June Allyson, Hedy Lamarr, and Robert Walker in Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)
    Her Highness and the Bellboy
    6.4
    • orchestrator
    • 1945
  • Lucille Ball in Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
    Ziegfeld Follies
    6.4
    • music arranger (uncredited)
    • 1945

Composer

  • Sea of Souls
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
    The Unsinkable Molly Brown
    6.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
    The Asphalt Jungle
    7.9
    TV Series
    • music score
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • Blood and Steel (1959)
    Blood and Steel
    4.3
    • music composed by
    • 1959
  • This Time for Keeps (1947)
    This Time for Keeps
    5.7
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Van Johnson, Xavier Cugat, Pat Kirkwood, Guy Lombardo, and Keenan Wynn in No Leave, No Love (1946)
    No Leave, No Love
    5.8
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Holiday in Mexico (1946)
    Holiday in Mexico
    6.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • June Allyson, Jimmy Durante, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford, and Lauritz Melchior in Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
    Two Sisters from Boston
    6.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • June Allyson, Hedy Lamarr, and Robert Walker in Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)
    Her Highness and the Bellboy
    6.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, and José Iturbi in Anchors Aweigh (1945)
    Anchors Aweigh
    7.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Van Johnson and Esther Williams in Thrill of a Romance (1945)
    Thrill of a Romance
    6.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Jimmy Durante, Van Johnson, Gracie Allen, Ben Blue, Xavier Cugat, Lena Horne, Amparo Iturbi, José Iturbi, Harry James, and Lee Wilde in Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
    Two Girls and a Sailor
    6.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Joe Louis in The Negro Soldier (1944)
    The Negro Soldier
    6.0
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944

Actor

  • Janet Leigh and Jerry Lewis in Three on a Couch (1966)
    Three on a Couch
    5.8
    • Piano Player (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • The Detectives (1959)
    The Detectives
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Piano Player
    • 1961
  • I Passed for White (1960)
    I Passed for White
    6.2
    • Eddie (Dance School)
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Calvin Jackson Quintet
  • Born
    • May 26, 1919
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • November 28, 1985
    • Encinitas, California, USA

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