Director: Steve Rash

Writers: Robert Gittler; Alan Swyer

Based on a book: Buddy Holly: His Life and Music by John Goldrosen

Keywords: Drama, Biography, Rock and Roll

Life of legendary rock musician Buddy Holly, who rose out of Lubbock, Texas to achieve stardom, married his Puerto Rican secretary, and his death at age twenty-two in an airplane crash along with Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. Dynamic performance by a young Gary Busey who does his own singing. Won an Oscar for Best Score; received additional nominations for Best Actor and Best Sound.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Matthew "Stymie" Beard	Actor	1-Jan-1925	8-Jan-1981	Stymie in Our Gang
Gary Busey	Actor	29-Jun-1944		The Buddy Holly Story
Conrad Janis	Actor	11-Feb-1928		Fredzo on Mork & Mindy
Paul Mooney	Comic	4-Aug-1941		Negrodamus
Dick O'Neill	Actor	29-Aug-1928	17-Nov-1998	Charlie Cagney on Cagney and Lacey
Neva Patterson	Actor	10-Feb-1920	14-Dec-2010	An Affair to Remember
Gailard Sartain	Actor	18-Sep-1946		The Buddy Holly Story
Charles Martin Smith	Actor	30-Oct-1953		The Untouchables
Don Stroud	Actor	1-Sep-1943		Capt. Pat Chambers on Mike Hammer
Fred Travalena	Comic	6-Oct-1942	28-Jun-2009	The Man of a Thousand Faces

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