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Don Raye(1909-1985)

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  • Composer
  • Actor
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Don Raye was born on 16 March 1909 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Repo Man (1984), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Gangster Squad (2013). He died on 29 January 1985 in Encino, California, USA.
BornMarch 16, 1909
DiedJanuary 29, 1985(75)
BornMarch 16, 1909
DiedJanuary 29, 1985(75)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Emilio Estevez, Olivia Barash, Harry Dean Stanton, and Jennifer Balgobin in Repo Man (1984)
Repo Man
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1984
Tommy Lee Jones, Kenneth Choi, Chris Evans, JJ Feild, Neal McDonough, Bruno Ricci, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke, Sebastian Stan, and Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2011
Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone in Gangster Squad (2013)
Gangster Squad
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013
Will Ferrell in Land of the Lost (2009)
Land of the Lost
5.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2009

Credits

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Music Department

  • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
    Vacation Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • composer: "A Day in the Life of Frank"
    • 1966
  • Mel Blanc, Sterling Holloway, Heather Angel, Kathryn Beaumont, Lucille Bliss, Jerry Colonna, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Larry Grey, Richard Haydn, Joseph Kearns, Bill Lee, Queenie Leonard, Doris Lloyd, Tommy Luske, James MacDonald, Marni Nixon, J. Pat O'Malley, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith, Bill Thompson, Dink Trout, Ed Wynn, Norma Zimmer, The Mellowmen Quartet, and Bob Hamlin in Alice in Wonderland (1951)
    Alice in Wonderland
    7.3
    • songs by
    • 1951
  • Bing Crosby, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, and Clarence Nash in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)
    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
    7.7
    Short
    • composer: songs
    • 1949
  • Bing Crosby, Eric Blore, Pinto Colvig, and Clarence Nash in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
    6.8
    • songs by: Ichabod
    • 1949
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Eleanor Counts, Curly Howard, Marilyn Johnson, and Faye Williams in Uncivil War Birds (1946)
    Uncivil War Birds
    7.1
    Short
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • June Clyde, Jane Frazee, Robert Paige, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, and The Ritz Brothers in Hi'Ya Chum (1943)
    Hi'Ya Chum
    5.6
    • words and music by
    • 1943
  • Carol Bruce, William Demarest, Dick Foran, Grace McDonald, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, and The Ritz Brothers in Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
    Behind the Eight Ball
    5.8
    • words and music by
    • 1942
  • William Bendix, Bud Abbott, Louise Allbritton, Lou Costello, William Gargan, and Patric Knowles in Who Done It? (1942)
    Who Done It?
    7.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Bambi (1942)
    Bambi
    7.3
    • songs by (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Mischa Auer, Leon Errol, and Jane Frazee in Moonlight in Hawaii (1941)
    Moonlight in Hawaii
    5.8
    • lyrics: songs
    • 1941
  • Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (1941)
    Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
    4.8
    Short
    • words
    • 1941

Composer

  • Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)
    Disney's Halloween Treat
    8.4
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Dorothy Dandridge in Cow-Cow Boogie (1942)
    Cow-Cow Boogie
    7.0
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (1941)
    Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
    4.8
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1941

Actor

  • Bud Abbott, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Lou Costello, and The Andrews Sisters in Buck Privates (1941)
    Buck Privates
    7.0
    • Dick Burnette (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Don Ray
  • Born
    • March 16, 1909
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  • Died
    • January 29, 1985
    • Encino, California, USA

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    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985.

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