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- Birth nameRobert W. Cooper
- Composer, songwriter ("Bossa Nova"), and saxophonist, educated in high school and a student of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Robert Graettinger and Shorty Rogers. He was a saxophonist in Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (1945-1951), and a member of several Hollywood film-studio orchestras, and the Hollywood All Stars in Hermosa Beach, California. He composed several scores for documentary films, and arranged for records. Joining ASCAP in 1959, his other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "Gone for the Day", "Jazz Theme and Variations" and "Tequila Time".- IMDb Mini Biography By: Hup234!
- SpouseJune Christy(1946 - June 21, 1990) (her death, 1 child)
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