David jones peter tork biography
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Davy Jones: The Life of a Monkee
In September 1965, a small ad appeared in L.A.’s Daily Variety: “MADNESS!! Auditions. Folk & Roll Musician-Singers for acting roles in new TV series. Running parts for 4 insane boys.” Longhaired kids showed up bygd the hundreds at a studio lot just off Sunset Boulevard, ready and willing to sell out – among the aspiring TV stars were Stephen Stills, Harry Nilsson and Van Dyke Parks, all pre-fame. But one tiny, chipmunk-cheeked performer walked right past the other guys, straight into the producers’ office. “I was like, ‘Wait a minute! Who was that?'” says Peter Tork, who would become the Monkees‘ bassist. “I was extremely jealous.”
As Tork and the rest of the world would soon discover, that was 19-year-old Davy Jones, a seasoned professional who’d already been working on TV and Broadway and London stages for half a decade. In a screen test with producers Bob Rafelson and Be
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Peter Tork
American musician and actor (1942–2019)
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Tork in 1966 | |
| Born | Peter Halsten Thorkelson (1942-02-13)February 13, 1942 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | February 21, 2019(2019-02-21) (aged 77) Mansfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1964–2019 |
| Spouses | Jody Babb (m. 1964; div. 1964)Reine Stewart (m. 1973; div. 1974)Barbara Iannoli (m. 1975; div. 1987)Pamela Grapes (m. 2013) |
| Children | 3 |
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Peter Halsten Thorkelson[1] (February 13, 1942 – February 21, 2019), better known by his stage name Peter Tork, was an American musician and actor. He was best known as the bass guitarist and keyboardi
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Davy Jones (musician)
British actor and singer (1945–2012)
For the jazz musician, see David Jones (jazz musician).
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Jones at a 1966 Monkees photoshoot | |
| Born | David Thomas Jones (1945-12-30)30 December 1945 Longsight, Manchester, England |
| Died | 29 February 2012(2012-02-29) (aged 66) Stuart, Florida, US |
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| Years active | 1961–2012 |
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| Children | 4 |
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| Website | davyjones.net |
David Thomas Jones (30 December 1945 – 29 February 2012) was an English actor, singer, and songwriter. Best known as a member of the band the Monkees and