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Nappy Lamare(1907-1988)

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Composer ("March of the Bob Cats"), guitarist and conductor, a sideman in the orchestras of Ben Pollack (1930-1935) and Bob Crosby (1935-1942). Since 1955, he was a co-leader of a Dixieland band with Ray Bauduc, and toured the Far East in 1955 and 1956. Joining ASCAP in 1958, his other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "My Inspiration", "Loopin' the Loop", "Dixieland Shuffle", and "Swingin' at the Sugar Bowl" among others.
BornJune 14, 1907
DiedMay 19, 1988(80)
BornJune 14, 1907
DiedMay 19, 1988(80)
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Adam West, Andrea Thompson, and Nicholas Strouse in Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
4.7
  • Banjo Player
  • 1988
Ike Carpenter, The Cass County Boys, Mary Beth Hughes, Nappy Lamare, Peter Marshall, Tommy Noonan, Tex Ritter, David Street, Wally Vernon, and Gloria Grey in Holiday Rhythm (1950)
Holiday Rhythm
6.7
  • Nappy LaMare(as Nappy LaMare)
  • 1950
Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)
Climax!
6.5
TV Series
  • Bobcat(as Nappy La Marr)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Short
  • Self
  • 1948

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Actor

  • Adam West, Andrea Thompson, and Nicholas Strouse in Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)
    Doin' Time on Planet Earth
    4.7
    • Banjo Player
    • 1988
  • Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)
    Climax!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Bobcat (as Nappy La Marr)
    • 1955
  • Ike Carpenter, The Cass County Boys, Mary Beth Hughes, Nappy Lamare, Peter Marshall, Tommy Noonan, Tex Ritter, David Street, Wally Vernon, and Gloria Grey in Holiday Rhythm (1950)
    Holiday Rhythm
    6.7
    • Nappy LaMare (as Nappy LaMare)
    • 1950
  • Alan Hale Jr., Phil Brito, Chick Chandler, Jimmy Dorsey, Noel Neill, June Preisser, Freddie Stewart, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra in Music Man (1948)
    Music Man
    6.9
    • Nappy Lamare - Guitarist (uncredited)
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Nappy La Marr
  • Born
    • June 14, 1907
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • May 19, 1988
    • Newhall, California, USA
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    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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