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Dave Appell(1922-2014)

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Dave Appell
Composer, conductor, arranger, songwriter and publisher. In World War II, he composed and arranged for US Navy bands, later arranging for dance orchestras. He led his own trio on radio and television, and became a publisher, joining ASCAP in 1955. His chief musical collaborators included Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe, and Max Freedman.
BornMarch 24, 1922
DiedNovember 18, 2014(92)
BornMarch 24, 1922
DiedNovember 18, 2014(92)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Ryan's Hope (1975)
Ryan's Hope
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer(as David Appell, 1987-1988)
  • 1975
Merab Ninidze, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jessie Buckley, and Rachel Brosnahan in Un espion ordinaire (2020)
Un espion ordinaire
7.2
  • Soundtrack(as David Appell, "Let's Twist Again")
  • 2020
Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in La Couleur des sentiments (2011)
La Couleur des sentiments
8.1
  • Soundtrack(as David Appell, "The Wah-Watusi", "Let's Twist Again")
  • 2011
Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson in Agents presque secrets (2016)
Agents presque secrets
6.3
  • Soundtrack(as David Appell, "Jump Around")
  • 2016

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  • Air Force Academy (1986)
    Air Force Academy
    4.4
    • composer: song "Let's Twist Again"
    • 1986
  • The Ernie Kovacs Show (1952)
    The Ernie Kovacs Show
    8.2
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1952–1956

Actor



  • Little Richard, Bill Haley, Dave Appell, Alan Dale, Alan Freed, Bill Haley and the Comets, The Treniers, and Applejacks in Don't Knock the Rock (1956)
    Don't Knock the Rock
    5.7
    • Dave Appell
    • 1956

Writer



  • Ryan's Hope (1975)
    Ryan's Hope
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer (as David Appell, 1987-1988)
    • 1975–1989

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • David Appell
  • Born
    • March 24, 1922
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • November 18, 2014
    • Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
  • Spouse
    • Evelyn Ruth Oxman? - September 24, 2003 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    After working with Tony Orlando & Dawn, he was a journalist for several newspapers and a freelance science writer, and wrote several science and foreign-language books.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was the longtime A&R (Artists & Repertoire) man at Philadelphia's Cameo-Parkway Records, the label that had Bobby Rydell, The Dovells and The Orlons, among others.
  • Quotes
    [in 2001, on longtime songwriting partner Kal Mann] He was a very talented writer. He had his finger on the pulse of what was going on in those days. Very simple lyrics, about romancing and dancing . . . And the teenagers dug it at the time . . . a very prolific, imaginative guy . . . He was very, very commercial in his treatment of music. Though he was much older than the audience he was writing for, he was very contemporary.

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