Gerald Wilson Net Worth
Gerald Wilson Net Worth is
$700,000
Gerald Wilson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Gerald Stanley Wilson (born September 4, 1918) is an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer/arranger, and educator. He has been based in Los Angeles since the early 1940s.Wilson was born in Shelby, Mississippi, and went on to graduate from Cass Technical High School in Detroit. Wilson joined the Jimmie Lunceford orchestra in 1939, replacing its star trumpeter and arranger Sy Oliver. While with Lunceford, he contributed numbers to the band's book, including Hi Spook and Yard-dog Mazurka, the first being influenced by Ellington's recording of Caravan and latter being a big influence on Stan Kenton's famous signature tune Intermission Riff. In addition to being a band leader, Wilson has written arrangements for many other prominent artists including Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Julie London, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Carter, Lionel Hampton, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson and many more. | Date Of Birth | 1918-09-04 |
| Died | 2014-09-08 |
| Place Of Birth | Shelby, Mississippi, USA |
| Profession | Writer |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Was originally considered to write the script for Åke Lindman's film Lapin kullan kimallus (1999), but was later replaced by Heikki Vuento. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane | 1964 | TV Series writer - 5 episodes | |
| No Hiding Place | 1963 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Dykaren | 2000 | screenplay | |
| Småstadberättelser | 1994 | TV Series writer - 4 episodes | |
| Under the Glacier | 1989 | writer | |
| Mister Corbett's Ghost | 1987 | TV Movie | |
| Firepower | 1979 | screenplay | |
| The Stone Killer | 1973 | screenplay | |
| Scorpio | 1973 | screenplay | |
| Chato's Land | 1972 | written by | |
| Lawman | 1971 | written by | |
| Scream Free! | 1969 | screenplay - uncredited | |
| Robbery | 1967 | story | |
| Vendetta | 1967 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Champion House | 1967 | TV Series | |
| The Man in Room 17 | 1965 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
Known for movies
Chato's Land (1972)
as Writer
Lawman (1971)
as Writer
Scorpio (1973)
as Writer
Robbery (1967)
as Writer