Rod McKuen
- Schauspiel
- 29. April 1933 · Oakland, California, USA
- 29. Januar 2015
Biografie
From Wikipedia Rodney Marvin "Rod" McKuen (April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, film soundtracks and classical music. He earned two Academy Award nominations and one Pulitzer nomination for his music compositions. McKuen's translations and adaptations of the songs of Jacques Brel were instrumental in bringing the Belgian songwriter to prominence in the English-speaking world. His poetry deals with themes of love, the natural world and spirituality. McKuen's songs sold over 100 million recordings worldwide, and 60 million books of his poetry were sold as well, according to the Associated Press.
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Filmografie
- Wrangler - Das Leben einer Legende · Selbst
- The Boneyard Collection · Rod McKuen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
- Legends · Selbst
- The Critic · Rod McKuen (Stimme)
- Arielle, die kleine Meerjungfrau · Archimedes (Stimme)
- Night of 100 Stars II · Selbst
- Rod McKuen's Christmas in New England
- Emily · Musik
- e’Lollipop · Lyricist
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche · Selbst
- Dinah! · Selbst
- The Borrowers · Musik
- Cowboy John · Musik
- Say Goodbye · Narrator
- Charlie Brown und seine Freunde · Songs
- The Johnny Cash Show · Selbst
- Die besten Jahre der Miss Jean Brodie · Musik
- Joanna · Musik
- The Dick Cavett Show · Selbst
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Selbst
- The Merv Griffin Show · Selbst
- The Mike Douglas Show · Selbst
- Der Tod reitet mit · Dirk Breslin
- Summer Love · Ox Bentley
- Shirley Temple's Storybook · Simple Simon
- Rock 'n' Roll · Ox Bentley
- General Electric Theater · Hal