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Art Pepper(1925-1982)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Composer
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Art Pepper in Stars of Jazz (1956)
A saxophonist, Art Pepper played briefly with Gus Arnheim but most often played with black groups in downtown Los Angeles. It was during the late 1940s and early 1950s that he became addicted to heroin, and during the 1960s he served a few jail sentences. Pepper's wife wrote his biography, entitled "Straight Life."
BornSeptember 1, 1925
DiedJune 15, 1982(56)
BornSeptember 1, 1925
DiedJune 15, 1982(56)
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Known for

Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke in The Gauntlet (1977)
The Gauntlet
6.4
  • Music Department
  • 1977
Gretchen Mol in The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)
The Notorious Bettie Page
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2005
Julianna Margulies in The Hot Zone (2019)
The Hot Zone
7.3
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish in The Oath (2018)
The Oath
5.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018

Credits

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Music Department



  • Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke in The Gauntlet (1977)
    The Gauntlet
    6.4
    • musician: jazz soloist
    • 1977
  • Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer (1976)
    The Enforcer
    6.7
    • musician: alto saxophone solo (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • The Subterraneans (1960)
    The Subterraneans
    5.0
    • musician: saxophone (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Some Like It Hot
    8.2
    • musician: alto sax (uncredited)
    • 1959

Actor



  • The Subterraneans (1960)
    The Subterraneans
    5.0
    • Art Pepper
    • 1960

Composer



  • The Impossible Itself
    • Composer
    • 2010

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 1, 1925
    • Gardena, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 15, 1982
    • Panorama City, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Other works
    CD: "The Complete Village Vanguard Sessions" (Fantasy) (9-disc set)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 3 Print Biographies

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  • Trivia
    Jazz saxophonist.

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  • When did Art Pepper die?
    June 15, 1982
  • How did Art Pepper die?
    Natural causes
  • How old was Art Pepper when he died?
    56 years old
  • Where did Art Pepper die?
    Panorama City, California, USA
  • When was Art Pepper born?
    September 1, 1925

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