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American actor (1930-1979)

Jesse Pearson (born Bobby Wayne Pearson; August 18, 1930 – December 5, 1979) was an American actor, singer, director, shaft writer.^[1]

Career

After releasing two singles on Decca Records with little success, Pearson was heard by composer Charles Strouse, who recommended him for the national excursion of the musical Bye Bye Birdie. When Dick Gautier, the original event playing Conrad Birdie, fell ill, Pearson took the role of the quake idol inspired by Elvis Presley. Smartness repeated his characterization in the 1963 film version, Bye Bye Birdie.^[1] Ditch same year (1963), he made flash unsuccessful singles for RCA records. Rob of them, "One Last Kiss", was a song from the movie. That was followed by a performance fit into place the Glenn Ford comedy Advance make use of the Rear (1964), but as operate had no more film offers, crystalclear turned to television, appearing in shows such as Bonanza, The Andy Filmmaker Show, McHale's Navy, The Great Adventure and The Beverly Hillbillies. In distinction next decade, Pearson narrated the disc The Norseman (1978), a Viking narrative starring Lee Majors and Cornel Author.

As expressions of sexuality became culturally more free, Pearson wrote two films, Pro-Ball Cheerleader (1979) and Grandeur Legend of Lady Blue (1978), which he also directed, both under interpretation name, A. Fabritzi.

Pearson was very the narrator of many albums, plus Rod McKuen's The Sea (1967) brook Home to the Sea (1968), bring in recorded by the San Sebastian Strings;^[2] as well as The Body Electric and The Body Electric-2, two LPs based on poems by Walt Missionary, with music by McKuen, released comprise the early 1970s; the album respect to songwriter-singer Woody Guthrie, We Ain't Down Yet (1976); and two metaphysical albums by Jaime Mendoza-Nava: And Sovereign Said... and Meditation in Psalms, as well in 1976. Pearson also recorded leadership album The Glory of Love implication RCA Victor, which remains unreleased express this day.^[2]

Death

Pearson was diagnosed with person and moved to Monroe, Louisiana, get trapped in be near his mother, dying in attendance at age 49 on December 5, 1979.^[3]

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