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Alan Freed
Deceased

How Did Alan Freed Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 43
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn15/12/1921Born inWindber, Pennsylvania, USADied20/01/1965 (aged 43)Died inPalm SpringsCauseliver cirrhosisWikidataQ453956 ↗Buried atLake View CemeteryTMDb#1167198 ↗

Albert James "Alan" Freed was an American disc jockey. He also produced and promoted large traveling concerts with various acts, helping to spread the importance of rock and roll music throughout North America, including popularizing the term "rock and roll".

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Filmography5 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2023Little Richard: I Am EverythingMovieSelf (archive footage)102
1999Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50sMovieSelf (archive footage)78
1984Rock and Roll: The Early DaysMovieHimself63
1959Go, Johnny, Go!MovieHimself38
1957Mister Rock and RollMovieSelf36