Rod McKuen

Known for ActingBorn 1933-04-29Died 2015-01-29Oakland, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Night of 100 Stars II

Forever Young, Forever Free

The Critic

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Little Mermaid

Dinah!

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

The Dick Cavett Show

General Electric Theater

The Merv Griffin Show

The Johnny Cash Show

Scandalous John

The Borrowers

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Say Goodbye

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Wild Heritage

Rock, Pretty Baby

The Mike Douglas Show

The Boneyard Collection

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

Joanna

Summer Love

Legends

Emily

Rod McKuen's Christmas in New England