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Gil Askey(1925-2014)

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Gil Askey was born on 9 March 1925 in Austin, Texas, USA. He was a composer, known for Lady Sings the Blues (1972), A Piece of the Action (1977) and ABC Stage 67 (1966). He was married to Hellen. He died on 9 April 2014 in Melbourne, Australia.
BornMarch 9, 1925
DiedApril 9, 2014(89)
BornMarch 9, 1925
DiedApril 9, 2014(89)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Lady Sings the Blues
7.0
  • Music Department
  • 1972
James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Denise Nicholas, and Tracy Reed in A Piece of the Action (1977)
A Piece of the Action
6.5
  • Music Department
  • 1977
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
ABC Stage 67
7.3
TV Series
  • Music Department
Diana Ross in Mahogany (1975)
Mahogany
6.2
  • Music Department
  • 1975

Credits

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Music Department



  • Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992)
    Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments
    9.1
    TV Special
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1992
  • Motown Returns to the Apollo
    9.1
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1985
  • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983)
    Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
    8.9
    TV Special
    • music supervisor
    • 1983
  • Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre
    7.0
    TV Special
    • music arranged by
    • 1980
  • James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Denise Nicholas, and Tracy Reed in A Piece of the Action (1977)
    A Piece of the Action
    6.5
    • music arranged by
    • music conducted by
    • 1977
  • An Evening with Diana Ross
    9.0
    TV Special
    • music consultant
    • 1977
  • Diana Ross in Mahogany (1975)
    Mahogany
    6.2
    • composer: additional music
    • 1975
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    8.7
    TV Series
    • music director
    • 1973
  • Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
    Lady Sings the Blues
    7.0
    • music supervisor
    • 1972
  • Diana!
    8.1
    TV Special
    • conductor
    • 1971
  • TCB
    8.6
    TV Special
    • music consultant
    • 1968
  • ABC Stage 67 (1966)
    ABC Stage 67
    7.3
    TV Series
    • music staff
    • 1967

Composer



  • Paul Sorvino and LeVar Burton in Dummy (1979)
    Dummy
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1979

Soundtrack



  • Çilekes (1978)
    Çilekes
    5.3
    • arranger: "Let's Go Back to Day One"
    • producer: "Let's Go Back to Day One" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1978
  • The Midnight Special (1972)
    The Midnight Special
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Runaway Love" (uncredited)
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • March 9, 1925
    • Austin, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • April 9, 2014
    • Melbourne, Australia(lymphoma)
  • Spouse
    • Hellen1980 - April 9, 2014 (his death, 1 child)

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    Has three children: Gregory, Deidra, and Emile, and six grandchildren, and eight great-grand children.

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