James E. Myers

James E. Myers

Born: October 26, 1919
Died: May 10, 2001
in USA
James E. Myers was a larger-than-life figure who wore many hats during a long career in showbiz: composer, producer, musician and actor. Myers, under his nom de plume Jimmy DeKnight, will forever be remembered as the co-writer of "Rock Around the Clock," which gave Bill Haley and the Comets their 25 million-copy-selling hit and kickstarting the rock and roll era. There is debate over whether Myers actually wrote "Rock Around the Clock," or whether most of the work was actually done by co-writer Max Freedman. But Myers deserves credit for promoting the song and helping to make it the hit it became. In later years, Myers operated a Rock Around the Clock Museum out of his home and wrote an autobiography about his time serving in the Second World War, called Hell in a Foxhole.

Movies for James E. Myers...

Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
Title: Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
Released: November 25, 1978
Type: Movie
The early years of rock and roll are revisited in a night club setting, with table conversations, old film clips, and stage performances by the stars.
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Shaft in Africa
Title: Shaft in Africa
Character: Williams
Released: June 14, 1973
Type: Movie
Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
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Refinements in Love
Title: Refinements in Love
Character: Dr. Livingston
Released: July 16, 1971
Type: Movie
A fake documentary about the early adult film industry.
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Homer, the Late Comer
Title: Homer, the Late Comer
Character: Homer (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Chubby middle-aged slob Homer lives at home with his overbearing shrew of a mother and has a job as an editor at a studio that makes porn movies. A relic of primitive hardcore comedy with an unexpected leading man.
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Ride, Mister?
Title: Ride, Mister?
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Two young hitch-hikers on a spree of revenge.
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Caught in the Can
Title: Caught in the Can
Character: Vice Cop (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Low budget softcore farce where two men cross-dress to go into a women's prison.
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The Hang Up
Title: The Hang Up
Released: November 26, 1969
Type: Movie
Two vice cops get entangled in a web of prostitution, blackmail and murder.
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The Divorcee
Title: The Divorcee
Character: Dr. Carlton Wright
Released: September 12, 1969
Type: Movie
A young divorcée confesses her sexual adventures and fantasies during a psychodrama session at a party. Soon the party begins to resemble some of the "adventures" she was talking about.
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The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago
Title: The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago
Character: Carl 'Fats' Percelli
Released: June 1, 1969
Type: Movie
During Prohibition, two gangsters go to war with each other. (Plus, sex!)