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Spade Cooley
Deceased

How Did Spade Cooley Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 58
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/12/1910Died23/11/1969 (aged 58)Died inVacavilleCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ366469 ↗Buried atChapel of the ChimesTMDb#121242 ↗

Donnell Clyde "Spade" Cooley was an American Western swing musician, big-band leader, actor, and television personality. In 1961, he was convicted of the murder of his second wife, Ella Mae Evans.

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Filmography21 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1955The Big Tip OffMovieSpade45
1950Border OutlawsMovieSpade Cooley40
1950The Silver BanditMovieSpade Cooley40
1949Square Dance JubileeMovieSpade Cooley39
1947Vacation DaysMovieSelf37
1945Rockin' in the RockiesMovieSpade Cooley35
1945My Chickashay GalMovieBand Leader35
1945My Chickashay GalMovieSpade Cooley Band35
1944I Love to YodelMovie—34
1944Take Me Back to TulsaMovie—34
1942Dawn on the Great DivideMovieFiddler32
1942Home in Wyomin'Movie1st Fiddler (uncredited)32
1941Sheriff of TombstoneMovieFiddle Player31
1941Nevada CityMovieMusician31
1941Red Skins and Red HeadsMovieFiddle Player (uncredited)31
1940Young Bill HickokMovieMusician30
1940The Ranger and the LadyMovieBent's Banjoist30
1940Melody RanchMovieMelody Ranch Band Musician30
1939Frontier Pony ExpressMovieCharley Weston29
1939Destry Rides AgainMovieFiddle Player (uncredited)29
1939Southward Ho!MovieFiddler29