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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
He was awarded the 1983 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work for "Gorilla"... more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
Sundance: IFC jumps the gun; Spike Jonze short not going to the channel
(From EW.com - Hollywood Insider. 26 January 2010, 6:32 PM, PST)
IFC To Show Spike Jonze's Short Film 'I'm Here'
(From Cinematical. 25 January 2010, 2:16 PM, PST)
(From EW.com - Hollywood Insider. 26 January 2010, 6:32 PM, PST)
IFC To Show Spike Jonze's Short Film 'I'm Here'
(From Cinematical. 25 January 2010, 2:16 PM, PST)
Filmography
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Soundtrack:
- Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep (2008) (TV) (writer: "I'm Checkin' Out")
- Dennis Locorriere: The Unique Voice of Dr. Hook - Hits and History Tour Live (2007) (V) (writer: "I Don't Want To Be Alone Tonight", "More Like The Movies", "The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan", "A Couple More Years", "(Freakin' At The) Freakers' Ball", "The Cover Of "The Rolling Stone"", "Sylvia's Mother", "Queen Of The Silver Dollar", "Jungle To The Zoo" (Solo Acoustic Bonus Feature), "I Gave Her Comfort" (Solo Acoustic Bonus Feature), "Judy" (Solo Acoustic Bonus Feature))
- Are We Done Yet? (2007) (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
... aka Quand est-ce qu'on arrête? (Canada: French title) - Alone with Dennis Locorriere (2004) (V) (writer: "The Wonderful Soup Stone", "More Like The Movies", "I Can't Touch The Sun", "The Cover Of The "Rolling Stone"", "Queen Of The Silver Dollar", "The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan", "Carry Me, Carrie", "Sylvia's Mother", "A Couple More Years")
- Almost Famous (2000) (writer: "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'")
... aka Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut (USA: director's cut (DVD title)) - "Top of the Pops 2" (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode dated 2 February 2000 (2000) TV episode (writer: "Sylvia's Mother") - Completely Hooked (1992) (V) (writer: "Sylvia's Mother", "The Cover Of The "Rolling Stone"", "I Don't Want To Be Alone Tonight")
- Thelma & Louise (1991) (writer: "The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan")
... aka Thelma & Louise (France) - The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) (TV) (writer: "I'm Checkin' Out")
- Postcards from the Edge (1990) (writer: "I'm Checkin' Out")
- "The Benny Hill Show" (1 episode, 1983)
- Holiday (1983) TV episode (writer: "Hey, Lady Godiva") - Montenegro (1981) (writer: "The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan")
... aka Montenegro - Or Pigs and Pearls
... aka Montenegro eller Pärlor och Svin (Sweden) - "The Old Grey Whistle Test" (2 episodes, 1975-1977)
... aka Whistle Test (UK: new title)
- Episode #7.5 (1977) TV episode (writer: "Scum of the Earth")
- Dr. Hook (1975) TV episode (writer: "Get My Rocks Off", "Everybody's Makin' It Big But Me", "Carry Me, Carrie") - A Concert: Behind Prison Walls (1977) (TV) (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
- "Musikladen" (1 episode, 1974)
- Episode #1.12 (1974) TV episode (writer: "Sylvia's Mother", "Marie Lavaux", "Cops And Robbers", "Carry Me, Carrie", "Penicillin Penny", "Roland The Roadie And Gertrude The Groupie", "(Freakin' At The) Freakers' Ball", "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone") - "The Midnight Special" (2 episodes, 1974)
- Episode #2.25 (1974) TV episode (writer: "If I'd Only Come And Gone", "Marie Lavaux", "Cops And Robbers")
- Episode #2.18 (1974) TV episode (writer: "The Cover Of The "Rolling Stone"", "Sylvia's Mother", "Roland The Roadie And Gertrude The Groupie", "Lonliest People In The World (Joe's Bar)") - Payday (1973) (writer: "She's Only a Country Girl", "Slowly Fadin' Circle", "Lovin' You More", "Baby Here's a Dime")
- Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971) (music: "Bunky and Lucille", "Last Morning") (lyrics: "Bunky and Lucille", "Last Morning")
- "The Johnny Cash Show" (5 episodes, 1969-1971)
- Episode #2.20 (1971) TV episode (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
- Episode #2.15 (1971) TV episode (writer: "A Boy Named Sue") (music: "A Girl Named Cash")
- Episode #2.2 (1970) TV episode (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
- Episode #1.22 (1970) TV episode (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
- Episode #1.13 (1969) TV episode (writer: "A Boy Named Sue") - Johnny Cash i København (1971) (TV) (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
... aka Johnny Cash in Copenhagen (literal English title) - Ned Kelly (1970) (music: "Ned Kelly" (uncredited), "She Moved Through the Fair") (lyrics: "Ned Kelly" (uncredited), "She Moved Through the Fair")
... aka Ned Kelly, Outlaw - The Best on Record (1970) (TV) (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
Writer:
- De boom die gaf (2002) (novel)
... aka The Giving Tree (Belgium: English title) - Things Change (1988) (written by)
- Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back (1978) (writer)
- Free to Be... You & Me (1974) (TV) (stories)
- The Giving Tree (1973) (book)
Composer:
- Payday (1973)
- The Giving Tree (1973)
- Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)
- Ned Kelly (1970)
... aka Ned Kelly, Outlaw - The Moving Finger (1963)
Actor:
- Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back (1978) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Giving Tree (1973) (voice) .... Narrator
- Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971) .... Bernie
Music Department:
- Thieves (1977) (composer: flute themes)
Producer:
- The Giving Tree (1973) (producer)
Self:
- "The Johnny Cash Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #1.26 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "Playboy After Dark" .... Himself - Singer (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #1.2 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Singer - "Cartoon" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode #2.1 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - The Most (1963) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
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"The Girls Next Door"
- My Kind of Town (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Playboy Cartoonist/Writer - Playboy: The Party Continues (2000) (TV) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Book: "Different Dances," HarperCollins Publishers ISBN 0-06-025659-1, 1979.
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