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Bob Cranshaw(1932-2016)

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Bob Cranshaw was born on 10 December 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Savages (1972) and The Dick Cavett Show (1968). He was married to Bobbi. He died on 2 November 2016 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
BornDecember 10, 1932
DiedNovember 2, 2016(83)
BornDecember 10, 1932
DiedNovember 2, 2016(83)
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Known for

Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep in The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
The Bridges of Madison County
7.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1995
Savages (1972)
Savages
5.5
  • Music Department
  • 1972
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show
8.3
TV Series
  • Music Department
Frank Oz, Jim Blashfield, Victor DiNapoli, Norman Stiles, Jon Stone, and Christopher Cerf in Sesame Street: Monster in the Mirror (1991)
Sesame Street: Monster in the Mirror
6.8
Music Video
  • Music Department
  • 1991

Credits

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Actor

  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Band Member
    • Extra (uncredited)
    • 1975–1979

Music Department

  • Frank Oz, Jim Blashfield, Victor DiNapoli, Norman Stiles, Jon Stone, and Christopher Cerf in Sesame Street: Monster in the Mirror (1991)
    Sesame Street: Monster in the Mirror
    6.8
    Music Video
    • musician: bass guitar
    • 1991
  • Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)
    Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • musician: bass
    • 1990
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
    The Dick Cavett Show
    8.3
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • music producer
    • 1986
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1985)
    The Dick Cavett Show
    6.4
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1986
  • Marty Brill, Didi Conn, Paul Dooley, Niki Flacks, Hetty Galen, Sheldon Harnick, George S. Irving, Joe Silver, Arnold Stang, Fred Stuthman, Alan Sues, Allen Swift, and Mark Baker in Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977)
    Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
    6.8
    • musician: bass (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Savages (1972)
    Savages
    5.5
    • musician: bass
    • 1972

Soundtrack

  • Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and Mika Brzezinski in Morning Joe (2007)
    Morning Joe
    4.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "America the Beautiful"
    • 2026
  • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "America the Beautiful"
    • 2026
  • Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep in The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
    The Bridges of Madison County
    7.6
    • performer: "This Is Always", "It's A Wonderful World"
    • 1995

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 10, 1932
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • November 2, 2016
    • Manhattan, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Bobbi? - 2016 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was a jazz bassist best known for his association with saxophonist Sonny Rollins, whom he accompanied on almost every concert and album starting in 1962. He appeared on more recordings on the famous Blue Note label in the 1960s than any other bass player.
  • Quotes
    I didn't ask to be a star. I wanted to be a sideman. I wanted to be a super-sideman.

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