Benjamin Sherman Crothers, known professionally as Scatman Crothers, was an American actor and musician.
11 Facts About Scatman Crothers
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Scatman Crothers sang and was self-educated on guitar and drums.
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Scatman Crothers was in a band that played in speakeasies in Terre Haute.
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Scatman Crothers married Helen, a native of Steubenville, Ohio, in 1937.
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Scatman Crothers performed in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City.
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Scatman Crothers made his film debut in the movie Meet Me at the Fair.
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Scatman Crothers appeared in four films with Jack Nicholson: The King of Marvin Gardens, The Fortune, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and The Shining.
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Scatman Crothers became the first Black person to appear regularly in a Los Angeles television show when he joined Dixie Showboat.
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The special was followed by an audio adaptation for HB Records, but since Davis was signed to Reprise, Scatman Crothers provided the cat's voice for the album.
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On November 22,1986, Scatman Crothers died at the age of 76 at his home in Van Nuys, California, after struggling with lung cancer for nearly four years.
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Scatman Crothers is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.