Rod McKuen
Born: 1933-04-29 in Oakland, California, USA
Died: 2015-01-29
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2008
- The Boneyard Collection as Rod McKuen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
2006
- Legends as Self
1994
- The Critic as Rod McKuen (voice)
1992
- The Little Mermaid as Archimedes (voice)
1985
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1976
- Emily ... (Original Music Composer)
1975
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- Forever Young, Forever Free ... (Lyricist)
1974
- Dinah! as Self
1973
- The Borrowers ... (Original Music Composer)
1971
- Scandalous John ... (Original Music Composer)
- Say Goodbye as Narrator
1969
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Johnny Cash Show as Self
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- Joanna ... (Music)
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1958
- Wild Heritage as Dirk Breslin
- Summer Love as Ox Bentley
- Shirley Temple's Storybook as Simple Simon
1956
- Rock, Pretty Baby as Ox Bentley
1953
- General Electric Theater as Hal