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Jimmy Webb

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Jimmy Webb

Born Aug 15, 1946 · 79 years19 titles 17 movies · 2 TV
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Biography

American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling classics, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park". His songs have been performed by many popular contemporary singers, including Glen Campbell, The 5th Dimension, Thelma Houston, The Supremes, Richard Harris, Johnny Maestro, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley,Isaac Hayes, Art Garfunkel, Amy Grant, America, Linda Ronstadt, R.E.M., Michael Feinstein, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr.,and Carly Simon. According to BMI, his song "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was the third most performed song in the fifty years between 1940 and 1990. Webb is the only artist ever to have received Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration.

Born

Aug 15, 1946

Elk City, Oklahoma, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

8

Acting credits

1

Directing

0

Writing

10

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

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Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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1971 1 title(s)

1977 1 title(s)

1978 1 title(s)

1979 1 title(s)

1982 1 title(s)

1985 1 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

1989 2 title(s)

1992 1 title(s)

1995 1 title(s)

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2012 2 title(s)

2014 1 title(s)

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2022 1 title(s)