Wooley, Sheb, 1921-2003
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Fuller Name
- Shelby Fredrick
Variants
- Colder, Ben, 1921-2003
- Wooley, Shelby Fredrick, 1921-2003
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1921-04-10
Death Date
- 2003-09-16
Birth Place
- Erick (Okla.)
Occupation
(itoamc) Actors
(itoamc) Singers
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Sources
- found: Hoosiers [MP] 1986:credits (Sheb Wooley)
- found: The ASCAP biog. dict. of composers, authors and publishers, 1980(Wooley, Sheb; AKA Ben Colder; b. Erick, Okla., Apr. 10, 1921; writer, actor, composer, singer)
- found: New York times, Sept. 18, 2003(Sheb Wooley, 82, actor, singer; d. Sept. 16, 2003, Nashville; b. Shelby F. Wooley, Erick, Okla.)
- found: Wikipedia, April 26, 2017(Sheb Wooley; Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921--September 16, 2003) was a character actor and singer, best known for his 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater;" he played Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller in the film High Noon, played Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales, and also had a co-starring role as scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide; Wooley is also credited as the voice actor who produced the Wilhelm scream sound effect)
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Change Notes
- 1993-02-18: new
- 2017-04-27: revised
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