Lawrence Welk
About
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Birth Place
Strasburg, North Dakota, USA
Born
March 11, 1903
Died
May 17, 1992
Cause of Death
Pneumonia
Filmography
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The Rules Don't Apply
(2016)
Song
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(2015)
Song Performer
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(2015)
Song
Yes Man
(2008)
Song Performer
The Associate
(1996)
Song Performer
Swingers
(1996)
Song Performer
Family & Companions
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Fern Welk
Wife
Married in 1931; survived him.
Bibliography
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"Wunnerful, Wunnerful"
Lawrence Welk (1971)
Biography
Filmography
Music (Feature Film)
The Rules Don't Apply
(2016)
Song
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(2015)
Song Performer
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(2015)
Song
Yes Man
(2008)
Song Performer
The Associate
(1996)
Song Performer
Swingers
(1996)
Song Performer
Straight Talk
(1992)
Song Performer
Career Opportunities
(1991)
Song Performer
Good Morning, Vietnam
(1987)
Song
Good Morning, Vietnam
(1987)
Song Performer
Lost in America
(1985)
Song
Heaven Help Us
(1985)
Song Performer
Cast (Special)
On Tour With Lawrence Welk
(1985)
Host
The Lawrence Welk Christmas Special
(1984)
Host
Life Events
1924
Left home to begin career as a traveling musician (date approximate)
1951
Booked to perform at the Aragon Ballroom in Los Angeles; performance also broadcast on local TV station KTLA
1953
"The Lawrence Welk Show" picked up from KTLA as a summer replacement by ABC
1955
Nationwide premiere of "The Lawrence Welk Show"
1971
Series cancelled by ABC but immediately picked up by syndication
1982
Last of 1,542 broadcasts of "The Lawrence Welk Show" given on Feb. 25
1989
Made last appearance on tour with his orchestra
Family
Ludwig Welk
Father
Christina Welk
Mother
Lawrence Welk Jr
Son
Shirley Jean Welk
Daughter
Donna Lee Welk
Daughter
Companions
Fern Welk
Wife
Married in 1931; survived him.
Bibliography
"Wunnerful, Wunnerful"
Lawrence Welk (1971)
