Provided the music for over half the films directed by Robert Aldrich, including "The Big Knife", "Kiss Me Deadly" (both 1955) and "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" (1962). DeVol's best known composition is probably the theme music for TV's "The Brady Bunch" (1969-74).
- Also Credited As:
The Frank DeVol Orchestra
- Born:
September 20, 1911 in Moundsville, West Virginia, USA
- Died:
October 27, 1999.
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Job Titles:
Composer, Songwriter, Music arranger, Actor
Family
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Daughter: Donna DeVol Copeland.
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Daughter: Linda DeVol Morehouse.
Milestones
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1954 First feature as composer, Robert Aldrich s World for Ransom
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1977 Played the regular role of Happy Kyne on the Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman spin-off/talk show spoof Fernwood 2-Night
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Raised in Canton, Ohio