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Composer (Music Score) Born: September 20, 1911 in Moundsville, WV Death: October 27, 1999 in Lafayette, CA Biography:Bandleader/actor "Frank DeVol" began his professional career in 1931. The son of a Canton, Ohio, orchestra leader, DeVol worked with several bands as vocalist and arranger before organizing his own aggregation in 1935. That same year, he went on tour with the "George Olsen"-"Ethel Shutta" musical troupe, receiving his first acting experience fielding one-liners from the stars. He went on to network radio, conducting orchestras for such stars as "Ginny Simms" and "Jack Carson". In 1954, he began a long association with Hollywood director "Robert Aldrich", writing scores for Aldrich films ranging from "World for Ransom" (1954) to "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962) to "All the Marbles" (1981). He received an Academy Award nomination for his work on Aldrich's "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte" (1965), and was also Oscar-nominated for "Michael Gordon"'s "Pillow Talk" (1959), "Elliot Silverstein"'s "Cat... Full Biography | |||
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