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Jesse Pearson

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Jesse Pearson

Born August 18, 1930 · Seminole, Oklahoma, USA

Died December 5, 1979 · aged 49

Born Bobby Wayne Pearson, he was a singer and comedian. He had a couple of hit records, was in a couple of movies (including Bye-Bye Birdie), and worked behind the camera with a couple of porn films. He developed cancer and he and his partner moved to be closer to Pearson's mother. He died at 49.

Known For

Bye Bye BirdieBye Bye Birdie · 1963
Bye Bye Birdie
★ 5.91963
MovieComedyMusic
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.
Advance to the RearAdvance to the Rear · 1964
Advance to the Rear
★ 5.21964
MovieComedyWar
As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude Brackenbury, are reassigned away from the front lines. The hapless Heath and Brackenbury must now lead a ragtag group on a classified mission to protect a transport for the U.S. Treasury. Complicating matters is Martha Lou Williams, a Confederate agent posing as a lady of the evening.
MansonManson · 1973
Manson
★ 6.91973
MovieDocumentary
Prosecuting attorney Vincent Bugliosi and Manson "family" members Lynette Fromme, Mary Brunner and Sandra Good discuss the Tate-LaBianca murders.
The NorsemanThe Norseman · 1978
The Norseman
★ 3.41978
MovieActionAdventure
An 11th-century Viking prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians.

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