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Spencer Williams(1889-1965)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Spencer Williams was born on 14 October 1889 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a composer, known for Angel Heart (1987), Casino (1995) and The Suicide Squad (2021). He died on 14 July 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornOctober 14, 1889
DiedJuly 14, 1965(75)
BornOctober 14, 1889
DiedJuly 14, 1965(75)
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Known for

Robert De Niro and Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart (1987)
Angel Heart
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Basin Street Blues")
  • 1987
Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Casino (1995)
Casino
8.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1995
Sylvester Stallone, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Margot Robbie, and Daniela Melchior in The Suicide Squad (2021)
The Suicide Squad
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2021
Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall, Joaquin Phoenix, and Eva Mendes in We Own the Night (2007)
We Own the Night
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007

Credits

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Music Department

  • Jonathon Booker in Aftermath (2024)
    Aftermath
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 2024
  • Branford Marsalis: Royal Gardens (1986)
    Branford Marsalis: Royal Gardens
    5.4
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 1986
  • David Lee Roth in David Lee Roth: Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody (1984)
    David Lee Roth: Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody
    7.3
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 1984
  • Brigitte Bardot in Brigitte Bardot: Everybody Loves My Baby (1967)
    Brigitte Bardot: Everybody Loves My Baby
    5.9
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 1967
  • St. Louis Blues (1958)
    St. Louis Blues
    7.1
    • additional lyrics: 'Careless Love'
    • 1958
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in The Hoose-Gow (1929)
    The Hoose-Gow
    7.0
    Short
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in They Go Boom! (1929)
    They Go Boom!
    7.2
    Short
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1929

Composer

  • Holiday (1957)
    Holiday
    7.1
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1957

Soundtrack

  • Show Time at the Apollo
    • writer: "My Basin Street Blues"
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • Darker Than You Think
    • writer: "I've Found a New Babe"
    • Treatment Outline
  • Barbara Walters in Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything (2025)
    Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
    7.6
    • writer: "I've Found a New Baby"
    • 2025
  • Mommy Meanest (2024)
    Mommy Meanest
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • music: "Everybody Loves My Baby"
    • 2024
  • Tin Tran in Mafia (2024)
    Mafia
    Short
    • writer: "Fireworks"
    • 2024
  • Katja Ståhl, Noora Louhimo, Tuure Kilpeläinen, Lauri Mikkola, Johanna Rauma, Suvi Teräsniska, Diandra Flores, and Henri Piispanen in Elämäni Biisi (2019)
    Elämäni Biisi
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Just a Gigolo (I Ain't Got Nobody)"
    • 2022–2023
  • Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino, and Danielle Brooks in The Color Purple (2023)
    The Color Purple
    6.8
    • writer: "Arkansas Blues"
    • 2023
  • Maeve Jinkings and Kauan Alvarenga in Toll (2023)
    Toll
    7.2
    • writer: "I Ain't Got Nobody (and Nobody Cares for Me)"
    • 2023
  • Alicia Witt, Fred Melamed, Numa Perrier, Rain Phoenix, and Wendy McColm in Fuzzy Head (2023)
    Fuzzy Head
    4.3
    • writer: "Everybody Loves My Baby"
    • 2023
  • Joel Courtney in Jesus Revolution (2023)
    Jesus Revolution
    7.1
    • writer: "I Found a New Baby"
    • 2023
  • Liam Neeson, Alan Cumming, Jessica Lange, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Danny Huston, Diane Kruger, and François Arnaud in Marlowe (2022)
    Marlowe
    5.4
    • writer: "I've Found a New Baby"
    • 2022
  • Bill Nighy in Living (2022)
    Living
    7.2
    • lyrics: "When Lights Are Low"
    • music: "When Lights Are Low"
    • 2022
  • Sylvester Stallone, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Margot Robbie, and Daniela Melchior in The Suicide Squad (2021)
    The Suicide Squad
    7.2
    • writer: "I Ain't Got Nobody", "Just a Gigolo (I Ain't Got Nobody)"
    • 2021
  • Nathan Lane, Natalie Dormer, and Daniel Zovatto in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
    Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Royal Garden Blues"
    • 2020
  • Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
    The Man in the High Castle
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Farewell to Storyville"
    • 2019
  • Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)
    Sound of Metal
    7.7
    • writer: "Careless Love"
    • 2019
  • Kad Merad and Léopold Moati in Just a Gigolo (2019)
    Just a Gigolo
    5.6
    • music: "I Ain't Got Nobody"
    • 2019

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 14, 1889
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • July 14, 1965
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie

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    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

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