Harry Nilsson(1941-1994)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
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Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)
Harry Nilsson was born on 15 June 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002) and Contact (1997). He was married to Una Mary O'Keeffe, Diane Clatworthy and Sandra Lee McTaggart. He died on 15 January 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations
Known for
Credits
Music Department
- 2020
- 2020
- Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh7.6TV Special
- musician: I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City Performed By
- 2019
- Duke Special Live from the Empire Music Hall Belfast
- Music Department
- 2015
- 1996
- 1994
- 1989–1992
- 1992
- 1988
- 1980
- 1969–1972
- 1968
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
Composer
Actor
Personal details
- Official sites
- Alternative names
- Milsson
- Height
- 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Born
- Died
- January 15, 1994
- Agoura Hills, California, USA(heart disease)
- SpousesUna Mary O'KeeffeAugust 12, 1976 - January 15, 1994 (his death, 6 children)
- Other worksVinyl Record: 'A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night'. RCA Victor APL 1-0097 (USA). - Singer
- Publicity listings
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the recording of his "Pussy Cats" album (produced, co-written and co-performed by John Lennon), he kept secret from everyone that his smoking and drinking were threatening his health. It was clear that his once-celebrated voice was not what it once was, but Nilsson, afraid that Lennon would cancel the recording sessions, kept a bucket hidden so he could spit out the blood produced after his coughing fits ruptured a vocal cord.
- Quotes[how The Point (1971) was conceived] I was on acid and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little branches came to points, and the houses came to point. I thought, "Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn't, then there's a point to it".
- TrademarkThree-and-a-half-octave vocal range; usually provided all his own harmonies on record.
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