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Also known as Donnell Clyde Cooley

American big band leader, actor, television personality (1910–1969)

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Spade Cooley (Donnell Clyde Cooley, Grand, Oklahoma, December 17, 1910 – Oakland, California, November 23, 1969) was an American, Western Swing fiddler, singer and big band leader and also songwriter, actor, and television personality. His career ended in 1961 when he was arrested and convicted for the murder of his second wife, Ella Mae Evans. Cooley, being part Cherokee, was sent to the Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon to be educated. Around 1930 his family fled the Dust Bowl for Cali

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Oklahoma
Place of death
Vacaville
Occupation
bandleader
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
fiddle
Image
Spade Cooley Billboard alt.jpg
Convicted of
murder
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date of birth
1910-12-17
date of death
1969-11-23
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
writing language
English language
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