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Zal Yanovsky(1944-2002)

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  • Composer
  • Sound Department
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Zal Yanovsky was born on 19 December 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and composer, known for Heavy Metal (1981), The American Game (1979) and Celebration at Big Sur (1971). He was married to Rose Richardson and Jackie Burroughs. He died on 13 December 2002 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
BornDecember 19, 1944
DiedDecember 13, 2002(57)
BornDecember 19, 1944
DiedDecember 13, 2002(57)
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Heavy Metal (1981)
Heavy Metal
6.6
  • Navigator (segment "B-17")
  • Barbarian (segment "Taarna")(voice)
  • 1981
The American Game (1979)
The American Game
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Wild About My Lovin'")
  • 1979
Celebration at Big Sur (1971)
Celebration at Big Sur
6.2
  • Sound Department(as Zalman Yanovsky)
  • 1971
A Married Couple (1969)
A Married Couple
7.5
  • Composer(as Zalman Yanovsky)
  • 1969

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Actor

  • Heavy Metal (1981)
    Heavy Metal
    6.6
    • Navigator (segment "B-17")
    • Barbarian (segment "Taarna") (voice)
    • 1981
  • One-Trick Pony (1980)
    One-Trick Pony
    6.0
    • Member of the Lovin' Spoonful (as Zalman Yanovsky)
    • 1980
  • Woody Allen and China Lee in What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
    What's Up, Tiger Lily?
    5.8
    • Zal Yanovsky - The Lovin' Spoonful (uncredited)
    • 1966

Composer

  • North of Superior
    8.9
    Short
    • Composer (as Zalman Yanovsky, musical score)
    • 1971
  • A Married Couple (1969)
    A Married Couple
    7.5
    • Composer (as Zalman Yanovsky)
    • 1969

Sound Department

  • One Hand Clapping (1972)
    One Hand Clapping
    Short
    • sound
    • 1972
  • Celebration at Big Sur (1971)
    Celebration at Big Sur
    6.2
    • sound re-recordist (as Zalman Yanovsky)
    • 1971

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • The Lovin' Spoonful
  • Born
    • December 19, 1944
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • December 13, 2002
    • Kingston, Ontario, Canada(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Rose Richardson? - December 13, 2002 (his death)

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  • Trivia
    Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 (as a member of The Lovin' Spoonful).

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