Oliver Drake

Clarence Oliver Drake (May 28, 1903 – August 19, 1991) was an American film/television director, screenwriter, producer and actor who was most active in the Western genre. Though Drake began his career as an actor, he is best known as a prolific screenwriter and director of low-budget Western films (sometimes referred to as B-Westerns). Drake was most active in the 1930s and 1940s, although he continued writing and directing films until 1974.

His films include Today I Hang (1942).

Birth and Death Data: Born May 28, 1903 (Boise), Died August 19, 1991 (Las Vegas)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PBVE-61087 10-in. 4/2/1931 Corazon José Bohr Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor PBVE-61088 10-in. 4/2/1931 Luces en el valle José Bohr Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-070324 10-in. 10/24/1941 Chiquita Harvey Crawford ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Drake, Oliver," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102504.

Drake, Oliver. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102504.

"Drake, Oliver." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102504

External Sources

Wikipedia: Oliver Drake (filmmaker)

IMDb: Oliver Drake

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Drake, Oliver - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79098042

Wikidata: Oliver Drake (filmmaker) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q774497

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/228655889

ISNI: 0000 0003 6424 8796 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000364248796

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/41750

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