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Merle Travis(1917-1983)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Music Department
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Merle Travis
Merle Travis was born on 29 November 1917 in Rosewood, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Thank You for Smoking (2005), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) and From Here to Eternity (1953). He was previously married to Mary E. Johnson Edwards and Judy Hayden. He died on 20 October 1983 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA.
BornNovember 29, 1917
DiedOctober 20, 1983(65)
BornNovember 29, 1917
DiedOctober 20, 1983(65)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 5 nominations

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Rod Cameron, Merle Travis, Ray Whitley, and The Six Bar Cowboys in Beyond the Pecos (1945)
Judy Clark, Lorraine Page, Hank Penny, Merle Travis, and Merle Travis Trio in Lone Star Moonlight (1946)

Known for:

Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Thank You for Smoking
7.5
  • Soundtrack("Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette!")
  • 2005
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
Joe Versus the Volcano
5.9
  • Soundtrack("Sixteen Tons")
  • 1990
Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953)
From Here to Eternity
7.6
  • Sal Anderson
  • 1953
Smiley Burnette, Slim Duncan, Charles Starrett, Merle Travis, and The Bronco Busters in Galloping Thunder (1946)
Galloping Thunder
6.2
  • Guitar Player
  • 1946

Credits

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Actor

  • Clint Eastwood and Kyle Eastwood in Honkytonk Man (1982)
    Honkytonk Man
    • Texas Playboy
    • 1982
  • That Tennessee Beat (1966)
    That Tennessee Beat
    • Larry Scofield
    • 1966
  • The Night Rider (1962)
    The Night Rider
    • Kentucky
    • TV Movie
    • 1962
  • Johnny Cash in Five Minutes to Live (1961)
    Five Minutes to Live
    • Max
    • 1961
  • Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953)
    From Here to Eternity
    • Sal Anderson
    • 1953
  • Charles Starrett in Cyclone Fury (1951)
    Cyclone Fury
    • Guitar Player
    • 1951
  • No Vacancy (1946)
    No Vacancy
    • Musician
    • Singer
    • Bandleader
    • Short
    • 1946
  • Silver Spurs
    • Vocalist-Guitarist
    • Short
    • 1946
  • Old Chisholm Trail
    • Vocalist
    • Short
    • 1946
  • Joan Barton, Ken Curtis, Gil Taylor, Paul Trietsch, Ken Trietsch, Charles Ward, The Hoosier Hotshots, and Judy Clark and Her Rhythm Cowgirls in Lone Star Moonlight (1946)
    Lone Star Moonlight
    • Merle Travis
    • 1946
  • Smiley Burnette, Slim Duncan, Charles Starrett, Merle Travis, and The Bronco Busters in Galloping Thunder (1946)
    Galloping Thunder
    • Guitar Player
    • 1946
  • Smiley Burnette, Slim Duncan, Charles Starrett, Merle Travis, Merle Travis' Bronco Busters, Alan Reinhart, and Red Murrell in Roaring Rangers (1946)
    Roaring Rangers
    • Guitar Player Travis
    • 1946
  • Why Did I Fall for Abner (1945)
    Why Did I Fall for Abner
    • Vocalist-Lead Guitarist
    • Short
    • 1945
  • Rod Cameron, Eddie Dew, Jennifer Holt, Jack Ingram, and Fuzzy Knight in Beyond the Pecos (1945)
    Beyond the Pecos
    • Slim Jones (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Rod Cameron, Marjorie Clements, Eddie Dew, George Eldredge, and Fuzzy Knight in The Old Texas Trail (1944)
    The Old Texas Trail
    • Guitar and Banjo Player (uncredited)
    • 1944

Writer

  • Johnny Cash in The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
    The Johnny Cash Show
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1970

Music Department

  • Don Caron in Sixteen Tums (2017)
    Sixteen Tums
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 2017
  • Jeff Bridges and Blythe Danner in Hearts of the West (1975)
    Hearts of the West
    • special musical artist
    • 1975

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 29, 1917
    • Rosewood, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • October 20, 1983
    • Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA(cardiopulmonary arrest)
  • Spouses
      Mary E. Johnson Edwards(divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Songwriter: Wrote, with Tex Williams, "Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette", a hit for Williams in 1947.

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    Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977.

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