Rod McKuen

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1933-04-29

Deathday 2015-01-29 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Oakland, California, USA

Rod McKuen

Biography

From Wikipedia Rodney Marvin "Rod" McKuen (April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, film soundtracks and classical music. He earned two Academy Award nominations and one Pulitzer nomination for his music compositions. McKuen's translations and adaptations of the songs of Jacques Brel were instrumental in bringing the Belgian songwriter to prominence in the English-speaking world. His poetry deals with themes of love, the natural world and spirituality. McKuen's songs sold over 100 million recordings worldwide, and 60 million books of his poetry were sold as well, according to the Associated Press.

Known For

Actor

2008
The Boneyard Collection

as Rod McKuen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")

2006
Legends

as Self

1992
The Little Mermaid

as Archimedes (voice)

1974
Dinah!

as Self

1971
Say Goodbye

as Narrator

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1958
Wild Heritage

as Dirk Breslin

1958
Summer Love

as Ox Bentley

1956
Rock, Pretty Baby

as Ox Bentley

Sound

1976
Emily

as Original Music Composer

1973
The Borrowers

as Music

1971
Scandalous John

as Original Music Composer

1969
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

as Original Music Composer

1968
Joanna

as Music