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George Jackson(1936-2013)

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  • Soundtrack
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George Jackson was born in 1936 in Greenville, Mississippi, USA. He was a composer, known for Steel Magnolias (1989), Risky Business (1983) and My Fellow Americans (1996). He died on 14 April 2013 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
Born1936
DiedApril 14, 2013
Born1936
DiedApril 14, 2013
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Known for

Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Daryl Hannah, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, and Olympia Dukakis in Steel Magnolias (1989)
Steel Magnolias
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 1989
Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business (1983)
Risky Business
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1983
Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, and James Garner in My Fellow Americans (1996)
My Fellow Americans
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1996
Marisa Tomei, Heather Graham, and Jimi Mistry in The Guru (2002)
The Guru
5.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2002

Credits

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Composer

  • S'Express: Find 'Em, Fool 'Em, Forget 'Em
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Yazz and the Plastic Population: The Only Way Is Up (1988)
    Yazz and the Plastic Population: The Only Way Is Up
    6.5
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Foghat: Slipped, Tripped, Fell in Love
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1982

Soundtrack

  • Black British Music at the BBC: Volume 2 (2026)
    Black British Music at the BBC: Volume 2
    TV Special
    • writer: "The Only Way Is Up"
    • 2026
  • Justin Hartley in Tracker (2024)
    Tracker
    7.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Old Time Rock n Roll"
    • writer: "Old Time Rock n Roll"
    • 2025
  • Songs of Survival at the BBC (2024)
    Songs of Survival at the BBC
    TV Special
    • writer: "The Only Way Is Up"
    • 2024
  • Alan Carr and Oliver Savell in Changing Ends (2023)
    Changing Ends
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Only Way Is Up"
    • 2024
  • Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, and Ally Sheedy in Brats (2024)
    Brats
    6.5
    • writer: "Old Time Rock n Roll"
    • 2024
  • Alan Ritchson in Reacher (2022)
    Reacher
    8.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Things Are Getting Better"
    • writer: "Things Are Getting Better"
    • 2024
  • Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
    Somebody I Used to Know
    5.7
    • performer: "The Feeling Is Right"
    • writer: "The Feeling Is Right"
    • 2023
  • America's Morning Headquarters (2000)
    America's Morning Headquarters
    2.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Old Time Rock & Roll" (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Old Time Rock and Roll"
    • 2021
  • Ian Levine, Dwayne Holt, and Bobby Viteritti in High energy: Le disco survolté des années 80 (2019)
    High energy: Le disco survolté des années 80
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • writer: "The Only Way Is Up"
    • 2019
  • Burger Quiz (2001)
    Burger Quiz
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Too Weak To Fight"
    • 2019
  • AiAi Delas Alas, Rayver Cruz, Lani Misalucha, Christian Bautista, and Julie Anne San Jose in The Clash (2018)
    The Clash
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Old Time Rock and Roll"
    • 2019
  • Top of the Pops: 1988 - Big Hits (2019)
    Top of the Pops: 1988 - Big Hits
    TV Special
    • writer: "The Only Way Is Up"
    • 2019
  • Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard in Good Morning Britain (2014)
    Good Morning Britain
    3.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Only Way Is Up" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • A Madea Family Funeral (2019)
    A Madea Family Funeral
    4.8
    • writer: "Seeing You Again"
    • 2019

Personal details

  • Born
    • 1936
    • Greenville, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • April 14, 2013
    • Jackson, Mississippi, USA(cancer)

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