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Ross Bagdasarian Sr.

American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor (1919–1972)

Details

Instance of: human
Born: 27 January 1919
Died: 16 January 1972
Conflict: World War II
Place of birth: Fresno
Place of death: Beverly Hills
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Rostom, Sipan
Family name: Bag(h)dasari/yan
Child: Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
Genre: pop music
Occupation: actor, singer-songwriter, composer, screenwriter, singer, pianist, poet, television actor, record producer, film actor, voice actor, musician
Citizenship: United States
Native language: English
Awards: Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, Grammy Award for Best Album for Children, Grammy Award for Best Album for Children
birth name: Rostom Sipan Bagdasarian
cause of death: myocardial infarction
copyright representative: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
different from: Ross Bagdasarian
educated at: Fresno High School
employer: Warner Bros. Entertainment
instrument: piano, voice
languages spoken, written or signed: English
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
nominated for: Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, Grammy Award for Best Album for Children, Grammy Award for Best Album for Children
place of burial: Chapel of the Pines Crematory
pseudonym: David Seville
record label: Liberty Records
relative: William Saroyan
residence: Cleveland
start of work period: 1939
writing language: English