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Gene Krupa (1909–1973)

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Gene married Ethel McGuire in 1934. She was the switchboard operator at the Dixie Hotel where Gene was living while he was working in the pit band of "Girl Crazy." They were divorced in 1942 and remarried in 1946. Ethel died in 1955. Gene then married Patty Bowler in 1959 and they adopted two children, Mary Grace and Michael, who Gene nicknamed "BG." They were divorced in 1968. See full bio »

Born:

Eugene Bertram Krupa
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 64) in Yonkers, New York, USA
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2007 The Sopranos (TV series)
– Remember When (2007) (performer: "Sing, Sing, Sing With a Swing")
 
2002 Hollywood Ending (performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" 1937)
 
1998 Rounders (performer: "Tuxedo Junction")
 
1988 She's Having a Baby (writer: "DRUMMIN' MAN")
 
1980 Raging Bull (music: "Drum Boogie" 1941 / performer: "Drum Boogie" 1941)
 
1966 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
– Episode dated 22 September 1966 (1966) (performer: "Sing, Sing, Sing" - uncredited)
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
– The Swingin' Years (1960) (writer: "Drum Boogie" - uncredited / performer: "Drum Boogie" - uncredited)
 
1958 Timex All-Star Jazz Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 10 November 1958 (1958) (performer: "How High the Moon" - uncredited, "Let Me Off Uptown" - uncredited)
– Episode dated 30 April 1958 (1958) (performer: "The Lady Is a Tramp" - uncredited)
 
1956 The Benny Goodman Story (performer: "Sing, Sing, Sing")
 
1954 The Glenn Miller Story (performer: "Basin Street Blues" - uncredited)
 
1949 Make Believe Ballroom (writer: "Disc Jockey Jump" / performer: "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho")
 
1948 Thrills of Music: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra (short) (performer: "Bob Boogie", "The Saber Dance", "The Disc Jockey Jump")
 
1947 The Drummer Man (short) (performer: "Lover", "Boogie Blues", "Stompin' at the Savoy", "Leave Us Leap")
 
1947 Beat the Band (music: "Shadow Rhapsody", "Drum Boogie" / performer: "Shadow Rhapsody", "I'm in Love" reprise, "Drum Boogie", "Dr. Gillespie")
 
1947 Follow That Music (short) (writer: "Boogie Blues")
 
1945 George White's Scandals (music: "Leave Us Leap" - uncredited, "Bolero in the Jungle" - uncredited / performer: "Leave Us Leap" - uncredited, "I Want to Be a Drummer in the Band" - uncredited, "Bolero in the Jungle" - uncredited, "Scandals")
 
1944 The Shining Future (short) (performer: "Sing, Sing. Sing")
 
1941 Ball of Fire (music: "Drum Boogie" 1941 - uncredited / lyrics: "Drum Boogie" 1941 - uncredited)
 
1939 Some Like It Hot (writer: "Some Like It Hot", "Blue Rhythm Fantasy" / performer: "The Lady's in Love with You", "Some Like It Hot", "Blue Rhythm Fantasy")
 
1937 Hollywood Hotel ("I've Got a Heartful of Music" 1937)
 
Show ShowActor (6 titles)
1949 Make Believe Ballroom
Drummer Gene Krupa
 
1948 Smart Politics
Gene Krupa
 
1947 Beat the Band
Gene Krupa
 
1947 Follow That Music (short)
Gene King
 
1945 George White's Scandals
Gene Krupa (as Gene Krupa His Drums and His Band)
 
1937 Hollywood Hotel
Benny Goodman Drummer (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (44 titles)
1972 Timex All Star Swing Festival (TV movie)
Himself
 
1966-1967 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 20 April 1967 (1967) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 22 September 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1966 The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1966) … Himself
 
1965 Fanfare (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1965) … Himself
 
1963 The World of Benny Goodman (TV movie)
Himself
 
1962 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Bandleader
– Episode #1.26 (1962) … Himself
– Episode #1.25 (1962) … Himself
– Episode #1.24 (1962) … Himself - Guest Bandleader
– Episode #1.23 (1962) … Himself
 
1962 The Lively Ones (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1962) … Himself
 
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Himself
– America's Music - Chicago and All That Jazz (1961) … Himself
 
1961 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself - Drummer
– Trio (1961) … Himself - Drummer (uncredited)
 
1960 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Band Leader / Cameo Appearance
– Episode #13.39 (1960) … Band Leader
– Episode #13.16 (1960) … Cameo Appearance
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Himself
– The Swingin' Years (1960) … Himself
 
1959 The Big Party (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1959) … Himself
 
1959 Your Hit Parade (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 April 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
1957-1959 Timex All-Star Jazz Show (TV series)
Himself
– The Golden Age of Jazz (1959) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 November 1958 (1958) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 April 1958 (1958) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 December 1957 (1957) … Himself
 
1959 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 January 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
1958 The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 The Big Record (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.10 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The Vic Damone Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 July 1957 (1957) … Himself (as The Gene Krupa Quartet)
 
1953-1957 Tonight! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Finale (1957) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #5.5 (1956) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.215 (1955) … Himself - Guest
– Knickerbocker Beer Presents 'The Steve Allen Show' (1953) … Himself - Guest
– Knickerbocker Beer Show Premier (1953) … Himself - Guest
 
1956 The Benny Goodman Story
Himself - Drums
 
1955 Frankie Laine Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1955) … Himself
 
1955 Allen in Movieland (TV movie)
Himself
 
1955 America's Greatest Bands (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 June 1955 (1955) … Himself
 
1954 Caesar's Hour (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode dated 1 November 1954 (1954) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1954 The George Jessel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.24 (1954) … Himself (as The Gene Krupa Trio)
 
1954 The Glenn Miller Story
Himself
 
1952 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.35 (1952) … Himself
 
1952 Star of the Family (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.30 (1952) … Himself
– Episode #2.24 (1952) … Himself
 
1950-1951 Cavalcade of Bands (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.49 (1951) … Himself
– Episode #2.25 (1951) … Himself
– Episode #2.24 (1951) … Himself
– Episode #2.5 (1950) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1950) … Himself
 
1951 Kreisler Bandstand (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.12 (1951) … Himself
 
1950 Mid Century: Half Way to Where? (documentary short)
Himself - drummer
 
1949 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra (short)
Himself
 
1949 Floor Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1949) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1949) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1949) … Himself
 
1948 Thrills of Music: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra (short)
Himself (Drummer/Leader)
 
1947 The Drummer Man (short)
Himself
 
1947 Boy! What a Girl!
Himself
 
1944 The Shining Future (short)
Himself
 
1942 Syncopation
Himself, Gene Krupa
 
1942 Thanks for the Boogie Ride (short)
Himself / Drummer
 
1942 Let Me Off Uptown (short)
Himself/Drummer
 
1941 Ball of Fire
Himself - Orchestra Leader
 
1941 Gene Krupa: America's Ace Drummer Man and His Orchestra (short)
Himself
 
1939 Some Like It Hot
Himself
 
1936 The Big Broadcast of 1937
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2005 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1999 Grass (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 A Great Day in Harlem (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1993 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1959 The Gene Krupa Story
Drummer (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
1956 Jazz Ball (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
Himself (uncredited)
 
1938 For Auld Lang Syne (documentary short)
Himself - drummer with Benny Goodman Orchestra: Clip from 'Hollywood Hotel' (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies  | 2 Print Biographies  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Gene Krupa His Drums and His Band | The Gene Krupa Quartet | The Gene Krupa Trio

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

Krupa is referred to by name on a couple of occasions in the 2000 film "Pollock". Painter Jackson Pollock was a jazz fan, and Gene Krupa was one of his favourite musicians. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn