Lawrence Welk (1903–1992)

Soundtrack | Actor | Producer

Lawrence Welk Picture

The accordion maestro provided nearly two decades of squeaky-clean music and family entertainment ...

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Died: (age 89)

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  • Lawrence Welk, Pete Fountain, and Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra in The Lawrence Welk Show (1955)
  • Lawrence Welk and Phillip P. Moore in The Lawrence Welk Show (1955)
  • Lawrence Welk and his band with donated cars from his sponser, Chrysler
  • Lawrence Welk and his band with cars donated by his sponsor, Chrysler, 1958.
  • Lawrence Welk with a visiting Girl Scout troop, 1958.
  • Lawrence Welk with his guests at his annual picnic, 1957.

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Filmography

All Filmography

Awards

2 wins.

Did You Know

Trivia

Served as his own producer for most of his years on TV, via Teleklew Productions. The name was made up of "tele" for television and "klew" was Welk spelled backwards.

Quotes

We cater to the people who want a melody as it was originally written. Our audiences want songs that tell a story. We don't want any song with questionable moral standards.

Trademark

Theme song: "Bubbles in the Wine" (1955 - 1970)

Star Sign

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Personal Details

Born


Strasburg, North Dakota, USA

Died

(age 89)
Santa Monica, California, USA

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