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Bob Keane

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  • Born
    January 5, 1922 · Manhattan Beach, California, USA
  • Died
    November 28, 2009 · Hollywood, California, USA (renal failure)
  • Birth name
    Robert Verrill Kuhn

Mini bio

  • Bob Keane was born on January 5, 1922 in Manhattan Beach, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Oracle of Del-Fi (2008), Senior Week (1988) and The Keane Brothers Show (1977). He was married to Dina. He died on November 28, 2009 in Hollywood, California, USA.

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  • Spouse
      Dina(? - November 28, 2009) (his death, 4 children)

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  • Record producer and owner of Del-Fi Records (1958-74) of Los Angeles, CA, which recorded such 1950s and 1960s rock stars as Ritchie Valens and Chris Montez.
  • Father of Tom Keane and John M. Keane.
  • When he was 14 he was a guest clarinetist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. At 17 he was leading his first band. After serving in the Army Air Corps in WWII, he had an 18-piece orchestra. He eventually had his own TV variety show on Channel 2 in Los Angeles in the early 1950s.
  • Founder/owner of Bronco Records (1965).
  • Founder/owner of Donna Records (1959-65).

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