Deceased
How Did George Shearing Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 91GenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn13/08/1919Born inBattersea, London, England, UKDied14/02/2011 (aged 91)Died inNew York CityCauseheart failureWikidataQ349346 ↗TMDb#1234042 ↗
Sir George Albert Shearing was a British jazz pianist and composer who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the composer of over 300 songs, including the jazz standards "Lullaby of Birdland" and "Conception", and had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography8 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Art Tatum - The Art Of Jazz PianoMovie | — | 89 |
| 2004 | ParkinsonSeries | Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage) | 85 |
| 1978 | The South Bank ShowSeries | — | 59 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries | Self | 43 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 42 |
| 1960 | Jazz on a Summer's DayMovie | Self | 41 |
| 1951 | Disc JockeyMovie | Himself | 32 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 29 |