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Frank Wess(1922-2013)

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Frank Wess was born on 4 January 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Everyone Says I Love You (1996) and Sweet and Lowdown (1999). He was married to Virginia Wess. He died on 30 October 2013 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 4, 1922
DiedOctober 30, 2013(91)
BornJanuary 4, 1922
DiedOctober 30, 2013(91)
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Known for

Woody Allen and Mira Sorvino in Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Mighty Aphrodite
7.0
  • Music Department
  • 1995
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Everyone Says I Love You
6.7
  • Music Department
  • 1996
Sean Penn in Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Sweet and Lowdown
7.1
  • Club Musician(as Frank Wellington Wess)
  • 1999
Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Joie Lee, and Cynda Williams in Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Mo' Better Blues
6.7
  • Music Department
  • 1990

Credits

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Music Department

  • Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
    Everyone Says I Love You
    6.7
    • musician: reeds
    • 1996
  • Woody Allen and Mira Sorvino in Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
    Mighty Aphrodite
    7.0
    • musician: Dick Hyman Orchestra
    • 1995
  • Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992)
    Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments
    9.1
    TV Special
    • musician: alto sax
    • 1992
  • Alan & Naomi (1992)
    Alan & Naomi
    6.7
    • musician: saxophone
    • 1992
  • Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
    The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
    6.9
    • musician: woodwind (uncredited)
    • 1991
  • Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Joie Lee, and Cynda Williams in Mo' Better Blues (1990)
    Mo' Better Blues
    6.7
    • reeds contractor
    • 1990

Actor

  • Sean Penn in Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
    Sweet and Lowdown
    7.1
    • Club Musician (as Frank Wellington Wess)
    • 1999

Soundtrack

  • Laurence Fishburne, Spike Lee, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, and Kyme in School Daze (1988)
    School Daze
    6.1
    • Soundtrack ("Straight & Nappy")
    • 1988

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Frank Wellington Wess
  • Born
    • January 4, 1922
    • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • October 30, 2013
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Virginia Wess(her death)
  • Children
      Francine
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    • 2 Articles

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    American flutist and tenor and alto saxophonist who grew up in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and in Washington, DC.

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