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Don Raye(1909-1985)

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  • Composer
  • Actor
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Don Raye was born on 16 March 1909 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Repo Man (1984), Captain America: First Avenger (2011) and Gangster Squad (2013). He died on 29 January 1985 in Encino, California, USA.
BornMarch 16, 1909
DiedJanuary 29, 1985(75)
BornMarch 16, 1909
DiedJanuary 29, 1985(75)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Emilio Estevez, Olivia Barash, Harry Dean Stanton, and Jennifer Balgobin in Repo Man (1984)
Repo Man
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1984
Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Evans, JJ Feild, Derek Luke, Sebastian Stan, and Hayley Atwell in Captain America: First Avenger (2011)
Captain America: First Avenger
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2011
Gangster Squad (2013)
Gangster Squad
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013
Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, and Danny McBride in Le monde (presque) perdu (2009)
Le monde (presque) perdu
5.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2009

Credits

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Music Department

  • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
    Vacation Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • composer: "A Day in the Life of Frank"
    • 1966
  • Alice au pays des merveilles (1951)
    Alice au pays des merveilles
    7.3
    • songs by
    • 1951
  • Bing Crosby, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, and Clarence Nash in La légende de la Vallée Endormie (1949)
    La légende de la Vallée Endormie
    7.7
    Short
    • composer: songs
    • 1949
  • Bing Crosby, Eric Blore, Pinto Colvig, and Clarence Nash in Le Crapaud et le Maître d'école (1949)
    Le Crapaud et le Maître d'école
    6.8
    • songs by: Ichabod
    • 1949
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Eleanor Counts, Curly Howard, Marilyn Johnson, and Faye Williams in Uncivil War Birds (1946)
    Uncivil War Birds
    7.1
    Short
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • June Clyde, Jane Frazee, Robert Paige, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, and The Ritz Brothers in Hi'Ya Chum (1943)
    Hi'Ya Chum
    5.7
    • words and music by
    • 1943
  • Carol Bruce, William Demarest, Dick Foran, Grace McDonald, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, and The Ritz Brothers in Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
    Behind the Eight Ball
    5.8
    • words and music by
    • 1942
  • Deux nigauds détectives (1942)
    Deux nigauds détectives
    7.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Bambi (1942)
    Bambi
    7.3
    • songs by (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Dumbo (1941)
    Dumbo
    7.2
    • songs by (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Mischa Auer, Leon Errol, and Jane Frazee in Moonlight in Hawaii (1941)
    Moonlight in Hawaii
    5.9
    • lyrics: songs
    • 1941
  • Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (1941)
    Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
    4.8
    Short
    • words
    • 1941

Composer

  • Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)
    Disney's Halloween Treat
    8.4
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Walt Disney in Le monde merveilleux de Disney (1954)
    Le monde merveilleux de Disney
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Dorothy Dandridge in Cow-Cow Boogie (1942)
    Cow-Cow Boogie
    7.1
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (1941)
    Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
    4.8
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1941

Actor

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Deux nigauds soldats (1941)
    Deux nigauds soldats
    7.0
    • Dick Burnette (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Don Ray
  • Born
    • March 16, 1909
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  • Died
    • January 29, 1985
    • Encino, California, USA

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    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985.

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