Rod McKuen

American poet, songwriter, composer, and singer (1933-2015)

Person Human Q1341627

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Sex or gender: male^[21]
Date of birth: April 29, 1933
Date of death: January 29, 2015
Place of birth: Oakland
Place of death: Beverly Hills
Country of citizenship: United States^[11]
Occupation: composer, poet, actor, singer-songwriter, film score composer, recording artist, lyricist, singer, writer, musician^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Educated at: Oakland Technical High School^[18]
Award received: Horatio Alger Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[19]^[20]
Official website: www.rodmckuen.com^[31]
Cause of death: pneumonia^[26]
Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, Academy Award for Best Original Song^[35]^[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[37]
Birth name: Rodney Marvin McKuen^[38]
Discography: Rod McKuen discography^[25]
Family name: McKuen^[28]
Given name: Rodney, Marvin^[29]^[30]
Instrument: piano, voice^[33]^[34]
Manner of death: natural causes^[32]
Name in native language: Rod McKuen^[39]
Native language: English^[12]
Number of viewers/listeners: +1373715
Owner of: Stanyan Records^[40]

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Place of burial: Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery^[10]
Record label: Jubilee Records, Stanyan Records, Warner Bros. Records^[22]^[23]^[24]
Residence: San Francisco^[27]
Start of work period: 1955^[41]
Writing language: English

🏷️ Also known as

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Occupation 9

actor, writer, poet, composer, singer, lyricist, singer-songwriter, film score composer +1 more

Mb:translator 6

Seasons in the Sun, Seasons in the Sun, If You Go Away, If You Go Away, I Think of You, I Think of You

Mb:writer 6

Drowned World/Substitute for Love, Drowned World/Substitute for Love, Children One and All, Children One and All, När natten faller på, När natten faller på

Mb:lyricist 4

Seasons in the Sun, Seasons in the Sun, Jean, Jean

Compositions 3

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Scandalous John, Joanna

Award received 2

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Horatio Alger Award

Founded entities 2

Stanyan Books, Stanyan Records

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piano, voice

Mb:composer 2

Jean, Jean

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Jubilee Records, Stanyan Records

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pneumonia

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United States

Given name 1

Marvin

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Mb:collaboration 1

The San Sebastian Strings

Mb:performer of 1

Selections from the Soundtrack "A Boy Named Charlie Brown"

Native language 1

English

Nominated for 1

Academy Award for Best Original Song

Owned entities 1

Stanyan Records

Owner of 1

Stanyan Records

Place of birth 1

Oakland

Place of burial 1

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Place of death 1

Beverly Hills

Related category 1

Category:Films scored by Rod McKuen

Residence 1

San Francisco

Sex or gender 1

male

Writing language 1

English

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Category:Films scored by Rod McKuen

← Partner in business or sport 1

Liesbeth List

← Performer 1

Seasons in the Sun

← Translator 1

Seasons in the Sun

← Voice actor 1

The Little Mermaid

← Winner 1

Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording

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Summary

Rod McKuen was born on April 29, 1933^[1], in Oakland^[2]. He died on January 29, 2015^[3], in Beverly Hills^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5], poet^[6], actor^[7], singer-songwriter^[8], and film score composer^[9].

FAQs

Where was Rod McKuen born?

Rod McKuen's place of birth was Oakland^[2].

Where did Rod McKuen die?

Rod McKuen died in Beverly Hills^[4].

What did Rod McKuen do for work?

Rod McKuen worked as a composer^[5], poet^[6], actor^[7], singer-songwriter^[8], and film score composer^[9].

Where did Rod McKuen go to school?

Rod McKuen was educated at Oakland Technical High School^[18].

What awards did Rod McKuen receive?

Honors received include Horatio Alger Award^[19] and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Rod McKuen — place of birth (P19): Oakland. Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved 2022-05-02. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Rod McKuen — place of death (P20): Beverly Hills. nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Rod McKuen — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Rod McKuen — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Rod McKuen — educated at (P69): Oakland Technical High School. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Rod McKuen — native language (P103): English. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Rod McKuen — occupation (P106): composer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Rod McKuen — occupation (P106): poet. nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Rod McKuen — occupation (P106): actor. CineMagia. Retrieved 2022-04-04. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Rod McKuen — occupation (P106): singer-songwriter. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Rod McKuen — occupation (P106): film score composer. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Rod McKuen — occupation (P106): recording artist. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Rod McKuen — occupation (P106): lyricist. nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Rod McKuen — occupation (P106): singer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-05. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Rod McKuen — occupation (P106): writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Rod McKuen — occupation (P106): musician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Rod McKuen — place of burial (P119): Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Rod McKuen — award received (P166): Horatio Alger Award. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Rod McKuen — award received (P166): star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved 2021-06-06. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Rod McKuen — record label (P264): Jubilee Records. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Rod McKuen — record label (P264): Stanyan Records. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Rod McKuen — record label (P264): Warner Bros. Records. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Rod McKuen — discography (P358): Rod McKuen discography. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Rod McKuen — cause of death (P509): pneumonia. nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Rod McKuen — residence (P551): San Francisco. nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Rod McKuen — date of birth (P569): April 29, 1933. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-06. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Rod McKuen — date of death (P570): January 29, 2015. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Rod McKuen — family name (P734): McKuen. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Rod McKuen — given name (P735): Rodney. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Rod McKuen — given name (P735): Marvin. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Rod McKuen — official website (P856): http://www.rodmckuen.com/. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Rod McKuen — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Rod McKuen — instrument (P1303): piano. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Rod McKuen — instrument (P1303): voice. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Rod McKuen — nominated for (P1411): Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Rod McKuen — nominated for (P1411): Academy Award for Best Original Song. oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Rod McKuen — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Rod McKuen — birth name (P1477): Rodney Marvin McKuen. nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Rod McKuen — name in native language (P1559): Rod McKuen. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Rod McKuen — owner of (P1830): Stanyan Records. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Rod McKuen — start of work period (P2031): 1955. wikidata.org.

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7d ago · Riggus · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Image → Rod McKuen 1972.jpg, Rod McKuen 1970 (cropped).jpg

"Changed [de] description: US-amerikanischer Singer-Songwriter, Lyriker und Komponist (1933–2015)"
6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Harper's tag → rod-mckuen

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9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Sinemalar person ID → 96620

"Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 96620, batch #270606"
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HAND ID → 6000-16C0-2CB6-572A-6EE9

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Occupation → composer, poet, actor +1

Prabook ID → 1316458, 221438

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Rod McKuen

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