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Gene Krupa (1909–1973)
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 "...
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Soundtrack (29 credits)
Soundtrack (29 credits)
2007
The Sopranos
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Remember When
(2007)
... (performer: "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)")
2000
Freaks and Geeks
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Smooching and Mooching
(2000)
... (performer: "The Monster" - uncredited)
1966
The Dean Martin Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.2
(1966)
... (performer: "Sing, Sing, Sing" - uncredited)
1966
Bandstand
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 13 August 1966
(1966)
... (writer: "Boogie Blues")
1963
The Lively Ones
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.7
(1963)
... (writer: "Boogie Blues")
Startime
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1960) (writer - 1 episode, 1960)
- The Swingin' Years
(1960)
... (performer: "Drum Boogie" - uncredited) / (writer: "Drum Boogie" - uncredited)
1958
Timex All-Star Jazz Show
(TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- Episode dated 10 November 1958
(1958)
... (performer: "How High the Moon", "Let Me Off Uptown" - uncredited)
- Episode dated 30 April 1958
(1958)
... (performer: "The Lady Is a Tramp" - uncredited)
1953
Omnibus
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- While the Tide Was Rising
(1953)
... (performer: "Memories of You", "Nice Work If You Can Get It", "The World is Waiting for the Sunrise")
1949
Make Believe Ballroom
(performer: "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho") / (writer: "Disc Jockey Jump")
1948
Glamour Girl
(performer: "Gene's Boogie", "Anywhere", "Without Imagination", "Melody in F" (uncredited))
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")
1945
George White's Scandals
(music: "Leave Us Leap", "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")
1941
Ball of Fire
(lyrics: "Drum Boogie" (1941) - uncredited) / (music: "Drum Boogie" (1941) - uncredited)
1939
Some Like It Hot
(performer: "The Lady's in Love with You", "Some Like It Hot", "Blue Rhythm Fantasy") / (writer: "Some Like It Hot", "Blue Rhythm Fantasy")
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Self (44 credits)
Self (44 credits)
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Archive footage (10 credits)
Archive footage (10 credits)
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Personal Details
Alternate Names:
Gene Krupa His Drums and His Band | The Gene Krupa Quartet | The Gene Krupa TrioHeight:
5' 8" (1.73 m)
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The Gene Krupa Orchestra became one of the most popular swing bands in the U.S., but it folded in 1943 after Krupa was arrested and jailed on a marijuana possession charge. Eventually rehabilitated after the charge was dropped (the chief witness recanted!), he was again voted the most outstanding drummer in the U.S. in January 1944 and soon started up another big band. See more »Star Sign:
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