Sonny Burke


Biography

Sonny Burke brought his musical talents to a variety of films over the course of his Hollywood career. Burke's early music mostly appeared in comedies like "My Man Godfrey" (1957) with June Allyson. In the sixties and the seventies, Burke devoted his time to various credits, such as "Mona McCluskey" (NBC, 1965-66), "Sinatra" (CBS, 1969-1970) and "The Wild Bunch" (1969). He also worked o...

Biography

Sonny Burke brought his musical talents to a variety of films over the course of his Hollywood career. Burke's early music mostly appeared in comedies like "My Man Godfrey" (1957) with June Allyson. In the sixties and the seventies, Burke devoted his time to various credits, such as "Mona McCluskey" (NBC, 1965-66), "Sinatra" (CBS, 1969-1970) and "The Wild Bunch" (1969). He also worked on "Chisum" with John Wayne (1970). Burke won an Album Of The Year Grammy Award in 1965. Burke's music was also featured in the drama "Miller's Crossing" (1990) with Gabriel Byrne. Burke's music was most recently featured in "Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure" (2000) with Scott Wolf.

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