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Glenn Yarbrough(1930-2016)

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  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Glenn Yarbrough
Glenn Yarbrough was born on 12 January 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965), The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) and The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (1966). He was married to Laurie Ann Poole, Ann Graves, Margaret (Peggy) Ellen Goodhart and Kathleen Pommer. He died on 11 August 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornJanuary 12, 1930
DiedAugust 11, 2016(86)
BornJanuary 12, 1930
DiedAugust 11, 2016(86)
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  • Awards
    • 8 nominations

Known for

Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
Baby the Rain Must Fall
6.3
  • Soundtrack("Baby, The Rain Must Fall")
  • 1965
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
6.1
  • Soundtrack("The Ballad of Marshal Flagg")
  • 1969
The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (1966)
The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
3.5
  • Music Department(sung by)
  • 1966
The Hobbit (1977)
The Hobbit
6.7
TV Movie
  • Music Department(uncredited, "The Greatest Adventure")
  • 1977

Credits

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Music Department

  • The Return of the King (1980)
    The Return of the King
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • featured vocalist
    • singer (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • The Hobbit (1977)
    The Hobbit
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • featured vocalist
    • main title theme writer and performer: "The Greatest Adventure"
    • singer (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • High Noon: The Clock Strikes Noon Again
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • performer: theme song
    • 1966
  • The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (1966)
    The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
    3.5
    • title song: sung by
    • 1966
  • Chuck Connors in Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
    Ride Beyond Vengeance
    6.3
    • title song vocals
    • 1966

Actor

  • America's Music Legacy: Folk
    Video
    • 1994
  • Mimi & Me (1991)
    Mimi & Me
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • 1991
  • The Return of the King (1980)
    The Return of the King
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • The Minstrel (voice)
    • 1980
  • The Hobbit (1977)
    The Hobbit
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • The Balladeer (voice)
    • 1977
  • Cold Turkey (1971)
    Cold Turkey
    6.6
    • Working Stiff (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Singer
    • 1966
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Guitarist
    • 1964

Soundtrack

  • Diminishing Returns Diminisodes (2017)
    Diminishing Returns Diminisodes
    6.0
    Podcast Series
    • performer: "Frodo of the Nine Fingers", "Where There's a Whip, There's a Way"
    • 2020
  • American Soundtrack: This Land Is Your Land (2002)
    American Soundtrack: This Land Is Your Land
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Baby, The Rain Must Fall", "Didn't See The Time Go By", "There's A Meeting Here Tonight"
    • 2002
  • The Hobbit (1977)
    The Hobbit
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • performer: "The Greatest Adventure", "The Road Goes Ever On and On", "Roads"
    • writer: "The Greatest Adventure"
    • 1977
  • The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
    The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
    6.1
    • performer: "The Ballad of Marshal Flagg"
    • 1969
  • The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (1966)
    The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
    3.5
    • performer: "The Christmas That Almost Wasn't"
    • 1966
  • Chuck Connors in Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
    Ride Beyond Vengeance
    6.3
    • performer: "You Can't Ever Go Home Again"
    • 1966
  • Hollywood a Go Go (1964)
    Hollywood a Go Go
    8.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "It's Gonna Be Fine", "Baby, the Rain Must Fall"
    • performer: "Baby, the Rain Must Fall", "Love Come A-Tricklin' Down"
    • 1965
  • Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
    Baby the Rain Must Fall
    6.3
    • performer: "Baby, The Rain Must Fall"
    • 1965

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 12, 1930
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • August 11, 2016
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(dementia)
  • Spouses
      Laurie Ann PooleApril 23, 1984 - ? (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Prolific recording artist, on his own and with The Limeliters, on Elektra, RCA Victor, Warner Brothers, Brass Dolphin, and Folk Era records. His biggest solo hit was "Baby, the Rain Must Fall" on RCA, a top-ten hit in 1965.

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