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Norman 'Hurricane' Smith(1923-2008)

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Norman 'Hurricane' Smith was born on 22 February 1923 in London, England, UK. He is known for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Fever Pitch (2005) and Innocent Bystanders (1972). He died on 4 March 2008 in East Sussex, England, UK.
BornFebruary 22, 1923
DiedMarch 4, 2008(85)
BornFebruary 22, 1923
DiedMarch 4, 2008(85)
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Known for

Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
7.0
  • Soundtrack(as Hurricane Smith)
  • 2011
Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon in Fever Pitch (2005)
Fever Pitch
6.3
  • Soundtrack(as Hurricane Smith)
  • 2005
Innocent Bystanders (1972)
Innocent Bystanders
5.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1972
Crooked Lines (2003)
Crooked Lines
4.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2003

Credits

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Music Department

  • Pink Floyd in Pink Floyd: Point Me at the Sky (1968)
    Pink Floyd: Point Me at the Sky
    6.8
    Music Video
    • music producer
    • 1968
  • Pink Floyd in Tienerklanken (1961)
    Tienerklanken
    6.1
    TV Series
    • music producer
    • 1968
  • Pink Floyd: Interstellar Overdrive (1967)
    Pink Floyd: Interstellar Overdrive
    7.2
    Music Video
    • music producer
    • 1967

Soundtrack

  • Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    7.0
    • performer: "Don't Let It Die"
    • writer: "Don't Let It Die" (as Hurricane Smith, as Hurricane Smith)
    • 2011
  • Uutishuone (2009)
    Uutishuone
    7.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Oh, Babe, What Would You Say"
    • writer: "Oh, Babe, What Would You Say" (as Hurricane Smith, as Hurricane Smith)
    • 2009
  • Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon in Fever Pitch (2005)
    Fever Pitch
    6.3
    • performer: "Oh Babe, What Would You Say" (as Hurricane Smith)
    • 2005
  • Crooked Lines (2003)
    Crooked Lines
    4.9
    • writer: "Oh Babe, What Would You Say"
    • 2003
  • Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, and Jane Leeves in Frasier (1993)
    Frasier
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Oh Babe What Would You Say?" (uncredited)
    • 2001
  • John Denver in The John Denver Show (1973)
    The John Denver Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "Beautiful Day, Beautiful Night", "Auntie Vi's", "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie"
    • writer: "Auntie Vi's"
    • 1973
  • Innocent Bystanders (1972)
    Innocent Bystanders
    5.9
    • lyrics: "What Makes the Man?"
    • performer: "What Makes the Man?"
    • writer: "What Makes the Man?"
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Hurricane Smith
  • Born
    • February 22, 1923
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 4, 2008
    • East Sussex, England, UK(cancer)
  • Other works
    Had a #1 song, "Oh Babe, What Would You Say?", in 1973.
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

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    Songwriter, composer, producer, arranger and singer
  • Quotes
    [on first meeting The Beatles] Visually, they made quite an impression, but musically we didn't really hear their potential.
  • Nicknames
    • Hurricane
    • Normal Norman

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