| LC control no. | no 93004884 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wooley, Sheb, 1921-2003 |
| Variant(s) | Colder, Ben, 1921-2003 Wooley, Shelby Fredrick, 1921-2003 |
| Birth date | 1921-04-10 |
| Death date | 2003-09-16 |
| Place of birth | Erick (Okla.) |
| Place of death | Nashville (Tenn.) |
| Profession or occupation | Actors Singers |
| Found in | Hoosiers [MP] 1986: credits (Sheb Wooley) The ASCAP biog. dict. of composers, authors and publishers, 1980 (Wooley, Sheb; AKA Ben Colder; b. Erick, Okla., Apr. 10, 1921; writer, actor, composer, singer) New York times, Sept. 18, 2003 (Sheb Wooley, 82, actor, singer; d. Sept. 16, 2003, Nashville; b. Shelby F. Wooley, Erick, Okla.) Wikipedia, April 26, 2017 (Sheb Wooley; Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921--September 16, 2003) was a character actor and singer, best known for his 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater;" he played Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller in the film High Noon, played Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales, and also had a co-starring role as scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide; Wooley is also credited as the voice actor who produced the Wilhelm scream sound effect) |
| Invalid LCCN | no 98050113 |
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