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| Also Known As: | Jack Retherford Starkey | Died: | February 14, 1993 |
| Born: | April 21, 1922 | Cause of Death: | heart failure |
| Birth Place: | LaGrange, Kentucky, USA | Profession: | actor, composer, soldier |
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Former child performer who worked the vaudeville circuit until joining the Air Corps in WWII. After he completed his service, Pepper was signed as a composer and arranger for Universal Pictures, where he wrote such memorable songs as "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" and "Top Man." Probably his biggest hit, though, was the title song for the film "Pillow Talk" (1959). Pepper also worked as an accompanist for Judy Garland and Marlene Dietrich.
Former child performer who worked the vaudeville circuit until joining the Air Corps in WWII. After he completed his service, Pepper was signed as a composer and arranger for Universal Pictures, where he wrote such memorable songs as "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" and "Top Man." Probably his biggest hit, though, was the title song for the film "Pillow Talk" (1959). Pepper also worked as an accompanist for Judy Garland and Marlene Dietrich.
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