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Ian Whitcomb

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Ian Whitcomb

Born July 10, 1941 · Woking, Surrey, England, UK

Died April 19, 2020 · aged 78

Ian Timothy Whitcomb (10 July 1941 – 19 April 2020) was an English entertainer, singer-songwriter, record producer, writer, broadcaster and actor. As part of the British Invasion, his hit song "You Turn Me On" reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965. He wrote several books on popular music, beginning with After the Ball, published by Penguin Books (Britain) and Simon & Schuster (U…

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ContactContact · 1997
Contact
★ 7.41997
MovieDramaScience Fiction
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
The Cat's MeowThe Cat's Meow · 2002
The Cat's Meow
★ 5.82002
MovieDramaMystery
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
Hollywood UncensoredHollywood Uncensored · 1987
Hollywood Uncensored
★ 5.41987
MovieDocumentary
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards for movies from the early 1920s onwards.
A Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol · 1997
A Christmas Carol
★ 6.51997
MovieAnimationFamily
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
LA - My Home TownLA - My Home Town · 1977
LA - My Home Town
1977
Movie
In this documentary, join Ian Whitcomb, an ex-British rock personality now living in Hollywood, as he takes a tongue in cheek tour of the city of angels.
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular MusicAll You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music · 1977
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music
★ 6.51977
SeriesDocumentary
A 17-part television documentary series on the history of modern pop music covering some of the many different genres that have fallen under the label of "popular music" between the mid-19th century and 1976, including folk, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, vaudeville and music hall, musical theatre, country, swing, jazz, blues, R&B, rock 'n' roll and others.

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