Barrett Deems(1914-1998)

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Barrett Deems

Barrett Deems was born on 1 March 1914 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for La Haute Société (1956), Rhythm Inn (1951) and You Are There (1953). He died on 15 September 1998 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Known for

Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Louis Armstrong in La Haute Société (1956)

La Haute Société

6.9

Louis' Drummer

1956

Rhythm Inn (1951)

7.6

Dixieland Band Drummer

1951

You Are There (1953)

8.2

TV Series

member of King Oliver's band

Louis Armstrong and Edward R. Murrow in Satchmo the Great (1957)

Satchmo the Great

8.3

Self - Drums

1957

Credits

Actor

La Haute Société
6.9
- Louis' Drummer
- 1956
You Are There
8.2
TV Series
- member of King Oliver's band
- 1954
Rhythm Inn
7.6
- Dixieland Band Drummer
- 1951

Soundtrack

The Edsel Show
8.0
TV Special
- performer: "Now You Has Jazz" (uncredited)
- 1957

Personal details

Born
- March 1, 1914
- Springfield, Illinois, USA
Died
- September 15, 1998
- Chicago, Illinois, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

Trivia
Jazz drummer.

Nicknames
- The Great Deemus
- The World's Fastest Drummer

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