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Joe Sullivan(1906-1971)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Joe Sullivan was born on 5 November 1906 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Kerouac, the Movie (1984), Lining the Blues (1939) and Adventures in Jazz (1949). He died on 13 October 1971 in San Francisco, California, USA.
BornNovember 5, 1906
DiedOctober 13, 1971(64)
BornNovember 5, 1906
DiedOctober 13, 1971(64)
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Known for

Kerouac, the Movie (1984)
Kerouac, the Movie
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1984
Lining the Blues
Short
  • Composer
  • 1939
Adventures in Jazz
TV Series
  • Self
Men at Work (1941)
Men at Work
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Actor

  • Robert Alda, Al Jolson, Joan Leslie, Tom Patricola, and Alexis Smith in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Rhapsody in Blue
    7.1
    • Song Plugger (uncredited)
    • 1945

Composer

  • Lining the Blues
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1939

Soundtrack

  • Kerouac, the Movie (1984)
    Kerouac, the Movie
    6.8
    • performer: "Honeysuckle Rose"
    • 1984

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 5, 1906
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • October 13, 1971
    • San Francisco, California, USA

Did you know

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    Chicagoan jazz pianist. Began on the theatre and vaudeville circuit in the early 20's. At one-time accompanist to Bing Crosby in the 1930's. Member of bands led by Roger Wolfe Kahn, Enoch Light, Ozzie Nelson and Red Nichols. Later career dogged by ill-health.

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