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Rodney Marvin McKuen (/məˈkjuːən/; April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and actor. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, film soundtracks and classical music. He earned two Academy Award nominations for his music compositions. McKuen's translations and adaptations of the songs of Jacques Brel were instrumental in bringing the Belgian songwriter to prominence in the English-speaking world. His poetry deals with themes of love, the natural world and spirituality. McKuen's songs sold over 100 million recordings worldwide, and 60 million books of his poetry were sold as well.

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  • Rod McKuen (en)
  • Rod McKuen (de)
  • Rod McKuen (es)
  • Rod McKuen (fr)
  • Rod McKuen (it)
  • Rod McKuen (nl)
  • Rod McKuen (pl)
  • Rod McKuen (sv)
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  • Rodney Marvin McKuen (* 29. April 1933 in Oakland, Kalifornien; † 29. Januar 2015 in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Lyriker, Komponist und Singer-Songwriter. (de)
  • Rod McKuen est un poète, compositeur et parolier américain né le 29 avril 1933 à Oakland, Californie (États-Unis), et mort le 29 janvier 2015 à Beverly Hills, Californie. (fr)
  • Rodney Marvin McKuen (/məˈkjuːən/; April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and actor. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, film soundtracks and classical music. He earned two Academy Award nominations for his music compositions. McKuen's translations and adaptations of the songs of Jacques Brel were instrumental in bringing the Belgian songwriter to prominence in the English-speaking world. His poetry deals with themes of love, the natural world and spirituality. McKuen's songs sold over 100 million recordings worldwide, and 60 million books of his poetry were sold as well. (en)
  • Rodney Marvin McKuen (Oakland (Californië), 29 april 1933 – Beverly Hills, 29 januari 2015) was een Amerikaanse dichter, singer-songwriter, componist en acteur. Eind jaren zestig en begin jaren zeventig was hij de populairste en best verkochte dichter in Amerika. (nl)
  • Rod McKuen, właśc. Rodney Marvin John Michael James McKuen (ur. 29 kwietnia 1933 w Oakland, zm. 29 stycznia 2015 w Beverly Hills) – amerykański piosenkarz, pianista, kompozytor i poeta. (pl)
  • Rodney Marvin "Rod" McKuen (29 de abril de 1933 - 29 de enero de 2015) fue un cantante, compositor, músico y poeta estadounidense. Fue uno de los poetas más vendidos en los Estados Unidos durante la década de 1960. A lo largo de su carrera, McKuen produjo una amplia gama de grabaciones, que incluyeron la música popular, declamación de poesía, bandas sonoras de películas y la música clásica. Obtuvo dos nominaciones a los premios Óscar y una nominación al Pulitzer por sus composiciones musicales. Las traducciones y adaptaciones de las canciones de Jacques Brel realizadas por McKuen fueron importantes para traer al compositor belga a la fama en el mundo de habla en inglés. Su poesía trataba temas como el amor, la naturaleza y la espiritualidad. McKuen vendió más de 100 millones de discos y 60 (es)
  • Rod McKuen, all'anagrafe Rodney Marvin McKuen, noto anche con lo pseudonimo di Dor (Oakland, 29 aprile 1933 – Beverly Hills, 29 gennaio 2015), è stato un poeta, cantautore, compositore e attore statunitense. (it)
  • Rodney "Rod" Marvin McKuen, född 29 april 1933 i Oakland, Kalifornien, död 29 januari 2015 i Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk poet, kompositör och sångare. Han var i slutet av 1960-talet en av USA:s bäst säljande poeter. Under sin livstid kom han att sälja mer än 100 miljoner musikalbum och 60 miljoner böcker, enligt AP. Poesin som McKuen skrev var en blandning av New age och beatnikrörelsens prosa. Hans låt "Jean" från filmen Miss Brodies bästa år (1969) blev nominerad till en Oscar. McKuen kallades även för "King of kitsch" och för amerikansk inofficiell hovskald. (sv)
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  • Rodney Marvin Woolever (en)
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  • Beverly Hills, California, U.S. (en)
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  • Oakland, California, U.S. (en)
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