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The youngest of Anna (née Oslowski) and Bartłomiej Krupa's nine children, Gene Krupa was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Bartłomiej was an immigrant from Poland born in the village of Łęki Górne, southeastern Poland. Anna was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, and was also of Polish descent.
Gene Krupa (Eugene Bertram Krupa) was born on 15 January, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, is a Soundtrack, Actor, Music Department. Discover Gene Krupa's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates.
- 64 years old
- Eugene Bertram Krupa
- soundtrack,actor,music_department
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Sep 7, 2019 · SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 18 (AP) –Gene Krupa, well-known band drummer, was sentenced to serve ninety days in the county jail and fined $500 after his plea of guilty today to a misdemeanor charge in a narcotics accusation.
Krupa is referred to by name on a couple of occasions in the 2000 film "Pollock". Painter Jackson Pollock was a jazz fan, and Gene Krupa was one of his favourite musicians. Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1983.
- January 15, 1909
- October 16, 1973
Gene Krupa (born January 15, 1909, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died October 16, 1973, Yonkers, New York) was an American jazz drummer who was perhaps the most popular percussionist of the swing era. After the death of his father, Krupa went to work at age 11 as an errand boy for a music company.
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Dec 15, 2000 · In the film's saddest scene, Pollock, who has been laboriously going through the motions of Action Painting for a film showing him in the throes of creativity, realizes that what he's doing is...
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Feb 20, 2024 · When Krupa appears opposite Stanwyck in a nightclub scene in “Ball of Fire,” he has a memorable moment when he plays a tiny box of matches like a drummer using two of the wooden matchsticks as ...
