Gene Krupa
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Born

  • January 15, 1909
  • Chicago, IL

Died

  • October 16, 1973
  • Yonker, NY

Real Name

  • Eugene Krupa

Theme Songs

  • Drum Boogie (early)
  • Apurksody (middle)
  • Starburst (later)

Web Site of Interest

Gene Krupa

1930s

  • The Big Broadcast of 1937
  • Hollywood Hotel (1938)
  • Some Like It Hot (1939)

1940s

  • Ball of Fire (1941)
  • Syncopation (1942)
  • George White's Scandals (1945)
  • Beat the Band (1947)
  • Boy! What a Girl (1947)
  • The Drummer Man (1948)
  • Smart Politics (1948)
  • Glamour Girl (1948)
  • Make Believe Ballroom (1949)

1950s

  • The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
  • The Benny Goodman Story (1955)
  • The Gene Krupa Story (1959) (played drums, did not act)