Dave Barbour(1912-1965)

Actor
Music Department
Soundtrack

Composer, songwriter ("Manana", "It's A Good Day"), guitarist, conductor and arranger, educated at Flushing High School and in private music study. He was a guitarist in the bands of Wingy Manone and Red Norvo, then joined the Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman orchestras. He conducted and arranged for record companies and joined ASCAP in 1947, collaborating with Peggy Lee and Henry Beau. His other popular-song compositions include: "You Was Right, Baby"; "What More Can a Woman Do?"; "I Don't Know Enough About You"; "Forever Paganini"; "Forever Nicki" and "Just an Old Love of Mine".

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Known for

Blast from the Past

6.7

Soundtrack("It's a Good Day")

1999

Fido

6.7

Soundtrack("It's A Good Day")

2006

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

7.8

Soundtrack("Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)")

2008

U Turn

6.7

Soundtrack("It's A Good Day")

1997

Credits

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Actor

Mr. Music
6.0
- Guitarist (uncredited)
- 1950
The Secret Fury
6.6
- Lucian Randall
- 1950
Midnight Serenade
6.2
Short
- Dave Barbour - Band Leader (as Dave Barbour and His Music)
- 1947
Stage Door Canteen
6.2
- Musician (uncredited)
- 1943
The Powers Girl
6.5
- Orchestra Member (uncredited)
- 1943

Music Department

Soundtrack

Claws
7.5
TV Series
- writer: "It's a Good Day"
- 2022
Nine Perfect Strangers
7.0
TV Series
- writer: "It's a Good Day" (uncredited)
- 2021
The Great British Sewing Bee
7.8
TV Series
- writer: "It's a Good Day" (uncredited)
- 2020
Hollywood
7.5
TV Mini Series
- writer: "It's a Good Day" (uncredited)
- 2020
All or Nothing: Carolina Panthers
7.8
TV Mini Series
- writer: "It's A Good Day"
- 2019
Dead to Me
7.9
TV Series
- writer: "It's a Good Day"
- 2019
Santa Clarita Diet
7.8
TV Series
- writer: "It's a Good Day"
- 2019
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
8.7
TV Series
- writer: "It's A Good Day" (uncredited)
- 2017
Pete's Dragon
6.7
- writer: "It's A Good Day"
- 2016
Agent Carter
7.8
TV Series
- writer: "It's a Good Day" (uncredited)
- 2015
Swing
6.0
- writer: "It's a Good Day"
- 2014
Call Me Fitz
7.0
TV Series
- writer: "I Don't Know Enough About You"
- 2010
World's Greatest Dad
6.9
- writer: "It's a Good Day"
- 2009
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7.8
- writer: "Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)"
- 2008
Introducing the Dwights
6.4
- writer: "Manana"
- 2007

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Dave Barbour and His Music
Born
- May 28, 1912
- Flushing, New York, USA
Died
- December 11, 1965
- Hollywood, California, USA(hemorrhaged ulcer)
Spouses
Children
- Nicki Lee Foster
Other works
Songwriter: Wrote (w/Peggy) "Just an Old Love of Mine", which was a hit for Doris Day