| LC control no. | n 91076593 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Thicke, Alan |
| Variant(s) | Jeffrey, Alan Willis |
| Associated country | Canada |
| Birth date | 1947-03-01 |
| Death date | 2016-12-13 |
| Place of birth | Kirkland Lake (Ont.) |
| Place of death | Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Television music |
| Profession or occupation | Television actors and actresses Television talk show hosts Television game show hosts Composers Lyricists |
| Found in | Data from CINE for When your parent drinks too much [MP] 1987 (Alan Thicke; actor, host) New York times WWW site, viewed Dec. 14, 2016 (in obituary published Dec. 13: Alan Thicke; b. Alan Willis Jeffrey, Mar. 1, 1947, Kirkland Lake, Ont.; d. Tuesday [Dec. 13, 2016], aged 69; Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor best remembered for his portrayal of a father who was the ultimate suburban middlebrow dispenser of advice to his children on the television sitcom Growing pains; wrote the theme songs for numerous game shows; co-wrote the themes for Diff'rent strokes and The facts of life; talk-show host, soap opera star, game show host) viewed Dec. 15, 2016 (d. in Burbank, Calif.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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