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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
July 14, 1932
Died
January 1, 2007 (age 74)
Place of Birth
Sparta, North Carolina, USA
Del Reeves
Biography
Country singer/songwriter Franklin Delano Reeves was born on July 14, 1932 in Sparta, North Carolina. The youngest of eleven children, Reeves learned how to play guitar with his mother's help (he borrowed his brothers' instruments while they were serving in World War II) and was a local radio star at age twelve.
Known For
Film
Sam Whiskey
The Fisherman
1969
Film
Las Vegas Hillbillys
1966
Film
Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers
Darby Clyde Fenster
1967
Film
Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts
Himself (archive footage)
2007
Film
The Gold Guitar
1966
Film
Forty Acre Feud
Del Culpepper
1965
Film
Country's Family Reunion: Precious Memories (Vol. 1)
Self
2016
Filmography
2016FilmCountry's Family Reunion: Precious Memories (Vol. 1)as Self2007FilmOpry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Chartsas Himself (archive footage)1969FilmSam Whiskeyas The Fisherman1967FilmCottonpickin' Chickenpickersas Darby Clyde Fenster1966FilmThe Gold Guitar1966FilmLas Vegas Hillbillys1965FilmForty Acre Feudas Del Culpepper