Frank De Vol
Frank De Vol was born on Sep 20, 1911 in USA. Frank De Vol's big-screen debut came with Pot o' Gold directed by George Marshall in 1941. Frank De Vol is known for The Longest Yard directed by Robert Aldrich, Burt Reynolds stars as Paul Crewe and Eddie Albert as Warden Hazen. The upcoming new movie Frank De Vol plays is Julie & Julia which will be released on Aug 07, 2009.
Frank DeVol was born to Herman Frank DeVol and Minnie Emma (Humphreys) DeVol in Moundsville, West Virginia, on September 20, 1911 and grew up in Canton, Ohio. His father had a "pit" orchestra at the local movie house, and his mother had a sewing shop in Canton. His father was also an accountant. Frank De Vol graduated from McKinley High School in 1929. He attended Miami University (in Ohio) for six weeks. His parents had wanted him to be a lawyer, but he wanted a musical career. He was a member of the musicians' union from the age of 14 and worked for his father in the theatre orchestra. His instruments were violin, saxophone at first. After his stint in college, he joined Emerson Gill's orchestra in Ohio and traveled the state.Later, he joined Horace Heidt's band and not only was he a musician but he also became an arranger for the band. Later, he traveled with Alvino Rey's band. This affiliation led to long-time friendships with The King Family. Finally, in 1943, he settled in California and started his own band, appearing on KHJ radio and accompaniment to many radio shows, such as Jack Carson and Jack Smith. With the advent of television, he moved to working on The Betty White Show (1958) and The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956), among others. In the 1950s, he broke into movie composing and composed the score for 50 films. In addition, he composed the music for a number of television shows, such as Cher oncle Bill (1966), Ah! Quelle famille (1971), My Three Sons (1960), and The Brady Bunch (1969). De Vol joined ASCAP in 1964. He collaborated musically with Mack David and Bobby Helfer, and his popular-song compositions include "I've Written A Letter to Daddy", "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?", "Hush ... Hush Sweet Charlotte", "I and Claudie", "My Chinese Fair Lady", and "The Chaperone".Also a character actor, he appeared in both films and TV. In the late 1970s, he performed a parody of himself as band leader Happy Kyne on Fernwood 2 Night (1977) and then America 2-Night (1978), both shows starring Martin Mull. After his first wife, Grayce, died, he married Helen O'Connell. Sadly, Helen O'Connell De Vol died two years later from cancer. Frank was survived by two daughters and four grandchildren when he died October 27, 1999, in Lafayette, California.
Birthday
Sep 20, 1911Place of Birth
Moundsville, West Virginia, USA
Known For
Movies & TV Shows
- 2009
music department
7.0 - 1996
music department
5.8 - 1988
music department
5.8 - 1982
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
composer
5.2 - 1981
music department, composer
5.3 - 1981
composer
6.4 - 1980
composer
5.7 - 1980
composer
4.9 - 19796.3
- 1977
music department, composer
5.6 - 1977
music department
6.7 - 1977
composer
5.6 - 19778.6
- 1975
music department, composer
6.2 - 1975
composer
5.3 - 1974
music department, composer
7.1 - 1973
music department, composer
7.2 - 1973
composer
6.4 - 1973
composer
6.7 - 1972
composer
7.0 - 1971
composer
7.1 - 19698.5
- 1968
composer
5.4 - 1968
composer
5.7 - 19687.4
- 1967
music department, composer
7.8 - 1967
music department, composer
7.7 - 1967
music department, composer
5.5 - 1967
composer, music department
5.2 - 1967
composer
5.7 - 19675.5
- 19677.4
- 1966
music department
7.3 - 1966
composer
6.3 - 1966
composer
6.4 - 19667.4
- 19667.7
- 1965
music department, composer
7.5 - 1965
music department
5.8 - 1965
composer
6.8 - 19656.2
- 19657.6
- 1964
composer, music department
7.5 - 1964
composer
6.9 - 1964
composer
6.8 - 1963
music department, composer
7.1 - 1963
composer
6.5 - 1963
composer
6.1 - 1963
composer
6.9 - 1962
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
composer
8.0 - 19626.5
- 1961
composer
7.1 - 19617.2
- 1960
composer
6.6 - 1959
music department, composer
7.4 - 1959
music department
5.4 - 1956
music department, composer
7.4 - 1956
music department, composer
6.1 - 1955
music department
5.1 - 1955
music department, composer
6.8 - 1955
music department, composer
7.5 - 1955
Life with Elizabeth - Season 2
actor
as The Singing Teacher / The Piano Tuner / Vacuum cleaner salesman / ...
7.3 - 1954
music department, composer
5.8 - 19547.0
- 1953
Life with Elizabeth - Season 1
actor
as The Singing Teacher / The Piano Tuner / Vacuum cleaner salesman / ...
7.3 - 1943
music department
6.3 - 1941
music department
6.0