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Sep 18, 2003 · Sheb Wooley, an actor in ''High Noon'' and other westerns who also recorded the 1958 pop hit ''The Purple People Eater,'' died here on Tuesday. He was 82.
Mar 31, 2024 · Sheb Wooley’s career spanned over five decades, and he wasn’t just a musician; he was also an actor, writer, and voice actor. He appeared in several movies and TV shows, including “High Noon,” “Gone With the Wind,” and “The Cisco Kid.”
Sep 18, 2003 · Sheb Wooley, who menaced Gary Cooper in “High Noon,” played the trail scout on TV’s “Rawhide” and scored one of the biggest novelty recording hits of the 1950s with “The Purple People Eater,” has...
Shelby Fredrick " Sheb " Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He recorded a series of novelty songs including the 1958 hit rock and roll comedy single "The Purple People Eater" and under the name Ben Colder the country hit "Almost Persuaded No. 2".
Sep 17, 2003 · Entertainer Sheb Wooley, best known for his 1958 hit song "Purple People Eaters," dies from complications from leukemia. He was 82. Wooley also had a successful acting...
Oct 31, 2023 · In 1958, Sheb Wooley unleashed “The Purple People Eater” from his imagination into the airwaves. The creature has “one long horn, one big eye.” He’s “pigeon-toed, undergrowed.” But when the...
Sep 19, 2003 · Sheb Wooley, who has died from leukaemia aged 82, was an actor, songwriter and singer who appeared in numerous western films and television series, including High Noon and Rawhide. But his...
