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Jerry Ragovoy(1930-2011)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Brad Garrett and Jerry Ragovoy in Not Fade Away (2012)
Jerry Ragovoy was born on 4 September 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer, known for Fallen (1998), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) and Colonia (2015). He was married to Beverly Matson. He died on 13 July 2011 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornSeptember 4, 1930
DiedJuly 13, 2011(80)
BornSeptember 4, 1930
DiedJuly 13, 2011(80)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Denzel Washington in Fallen (1998)
Fallen
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 1998
Steve Carell and Keira Knightley in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012
Daniel Brühl, Michael Nyqvist, and Emma Watson in Colonia (2015)
Colonia
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015
Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Carla Gugino, Lena Headey, and Karen Gillan in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
Gunpowder Milkshake
6.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2021

Credits

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Composer

  • Rough Cutt: Piece of My Heart
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1985

Music Department

  • Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
    Chilly Scenes of Winter
    7.0
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1979

Soundtrack

  • Ryan Gosling and James Ortiz in Project Hail Mary (2026)
    Project Hail Mary
    8.2
    • writer: "Pata Pata"
    • 2026
  • Kathy Bates, Jason Ritter, Leah Lewis, David Del Rio, and Skye P. Marshall in Matlock (2024)
    Matlock
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Piece of My Heart", "Piece Of My Heart"
    • 2025
  • Viola Davis in G20 (2025)
    G20
    5.1
    • writer: "Pata Pata"
    • 2025
  • Alan Ritchson in Reacher (2022)
    Reacher
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Learned It All the Hard Way", "Stop"
    • writer: "Get It While You Can"
    • 2022–2025
  • Gemma Arterton in Funny Woman (2022)
    Funny Woman
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Piece of My Heart"
    • 2024
  • Samantha Morton in The Serpent Queen (2022)
    The Serpent Queen
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Cry Baby"
    • 2024
  • Maybe Elephants (2024)
    Maybe Elephants
    7.1
    Short
    • writer: "Pata Pata"
    • 2024
  • Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
    Hacks
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Plastic Soul", "Piece of My Heart"
    • 2024
  • La machine à écrire et autres sources de tracas (2024)
    La machine à écrire et autres sources de tracas
    6.8
    • writer: "Piece of My Heart"
    • 2024
  • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Time Is on my Side"
    • 2023
  • Jodie Foster and Annette Bening in Nyad (2023)
    Nyad
    7.1
    • writer: "Piece of My Heart"
    • 2023
  • Elizabeth Banks, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Snook, and Geraldine Viswanathan in The Beanie Bubble (2023)
    The Beanie Bubble
    6.3
    • writer: "Cry Baby"
    • 2023
  • Elizabeth Olsen in Love & Death (2023)
    Love & Death
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Piece of My Heart"
    • 2023
  • Gbemisola Ikumelo, Abbi Jacobson, D'Arcy Carden, and Chanté Adams in A League of Their Own (2022)
    A League of Their Own
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Piece of My Heart"
    • 2022
  • The Baby (2022)
    The Baby
    6.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Pata Pata"
    • 2022

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Norman Margulies
  • Born
    • September 4, 1930
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • July 13, 2011
    • New York City, New York, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Beverly Matson? - July 13, 2011 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    (1960s) Collaborator of the ballad, "Time is On My Side," for The Rolling Stones.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    By 1966, he was head of East Coast A&R for Warner Brothers Records.
  • Nickname
    • Rags

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