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name: "Frank De Vol"
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roles: ["Composer"]
born: "20 September 1911"
died: "27 October 1999"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:51:18.765764+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Frank De Vol

Composer. Born 20 September 1911 in Moundsville, West Virginia, USA. Died 27 October 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 20 September 1911, Moundsville, West Virginia, USA
- **Died:** 27 October 1999
- **Also known as:** Frank DeVol, DeVol, De Vol

## Biography

Frank De Vol (also credited as Frank DeVol or De Vol) was an American composer, arranger, bandleader and actor. Born in Moundsville, West Virginia, he grew up in Canton, Ohio, and began his career in the 1920s and 1930s playing in and arranging for big bands, including those led by Horace Heidt and Alvino Rey. He settled in California in the 1940s, working in radio and as a musical director before moving into film scoring in the mid-1950s.

De Vol composed scores for more than fifty films. His credits include *Kiss Me Deadly* (1955), *Pillow Talk* (1959), *What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?* (1962), *Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte* (1964), *Cat Ballou* (1965), *The Flight of the Phoenix* (1965), *Guess Who's Coming to Dinner* (1967) and *The Dirty Dozen* (1967). He received five Academy Award nominations for his film work. He also composed theme music for television series including *My Three Sons* and *The Brady Bunch*, and appeared as an actor in several productions.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Kiss Me Deadly* (1955), Fi1m 87, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/kiss-me-deadly.md)

## Also known for

- *The Dirty Dozen* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Guess Who's Coming to Dinner* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *The Flight of the Phoenix* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *The Longest Yard* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Pillow Talk* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte* (1964), Original Music Composer, Songs

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