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Gerald Wilson(1918-2014)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Gerald Wilson was born on 4 September 1918 in Shelby, Mississippi, USA. He was a composer, known for Redd Foxx (1977), The Pallbearer (1996) and Hollywood My Home Town (1965). He was married to Etta Jones and Josefina Villasenor. He died on 8 September 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 4, 1918
DiedSeptember 8, 2014(96)
BornSeptember 4, 1918
DiedSeptember 8, 2014(96)
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Known for

Billy Barty, Redd Foxx, Bill Saluga, and Hal Smith in Redd Foxx (1977)
Redd Foxx
6.8
TV Series
  • Music Department
The Pallbearer (1996)
The Pallbearer
5.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 1996
Hollywood My Home Town (1965)
Hollywood My Home Town
7.6
  • Music Department
  • 1965
Ned Luke, Shawn Fonteno, and Steven Ogg in Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
Grand Theft Auto V
9.4
Video Game
  • Soundtrack("Viva Tirado")
  • 2013

Credits

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Music Department

  • My Buddy
    TV Movie
    • composer: theme music
    • 1979
  • Billy Barty, Redd Foxx, Bill Saluga, and Hal Smith in Redd Foxx (1977)
    Redd Foxx
    6.8
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1977–1978
  • Hollywood My Home Town (1965)
    Hollywood My Home Town
    7.6
    • orchestrator
    • 1965
  • Dean Martin and Lana Turner in Who's Got the Action? (1962)
    Who's Got the Action?
    5.5
    • musician: trumpet (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Joe Adams Presents
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1951

Composer

  • Kid Frost: La Raza (1990)
    Kid Frost: La Raza
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1990

Soundtrack

  • Jesse Garcia in Flamin' Hot (2023)
    Flamin' Hot
    6.8
    • writer: "La Raza"
    • 2023
  • Regina King in Watchmen (2019)
    Watchmen
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "You Better Change Your Way of Lovin'" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Ned Luke, Shawn Fonteno, and Steven Ogg in Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
    Grand Theft Auto V
    9.4
    Video Game
    • Soundtrack ("Viva Tirado")
    • 2013
  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
    9.4
    Video Game
    • writer: "La Raza" (uncredited)
    • 2004
  • The Pallbearer (1996)
    The Pallbearer
    5.0
    • writer: "Viva Tirado - Part I"
    • 1996
  • Atesli Dilber
    3.9
    • writer: "Viva Tirado (Part 2)" (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Öyle Bir Kadin Ki
    6.0
    Short
    • writer: "Viva Tirado (Part 2)" (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Sasirtma Beni
    4.0
    • writer: "Viva Tirado" (uncredited)
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 4, 1918
    • Shelby, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • September 8, 2014
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Etta Jones1940 - 1953 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Anthony Wilson

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Began on piano as a child, switching to trumpet after studies at Cass Technical College in Detroit.

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