Karl Farr(1909-1961)

Karl Farr was born on 25 April 1909 in Rochelle, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Sons of the Pioneers (1942), Heldorado (1946) and Hit Parade of 1947 (1947). He was married to May Barksdale. He died on 20 September 1961 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.

6.1

Movie

6.0

Movie

6.6

Movie

6.4

Movie

The Saga of Windwagon Smith
6.4
Short
- Karl - Member Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited)
- 1961
Fighting Coast Guard
6.1
- Karl - Member Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited)
- 1951
Silver City Bonanza
6.4
- Guitar Player (uncredited)
- 1951
Rio Grande
7.0
- Regimental Singer (uncredited)
- 1950
Everybody's Dancin'
5.0
- Karl- Member Sons of the Pioneers (as Sons of the Pioneers)
- 1950
Nighttime in Nevada
6.5
- Cowhand, Guitar Playerr (uncredited)
- 1948
Eyes of Texas
6.3
- Guitar Player - Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited)
- 1948
Under California Stars
5.5
- Guitar Player - Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited)
- 1948
The Gay Ranchero
5.9
- Member Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited)
- 1948
On the Old Spanish Trail
5.9
- Guitar Player - Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited)
- 1947
Springtime in the Sierras
6.0
- Karl - Guitar Player - Member of Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited)
- 1947
Bells of San Angelo
5.6
- Guitar Player Karl - Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited)
- 1947
Hit Parade of 1947
6.6
- Karl Farr - Musician (as Sons of the Pioneers)
- 1947
Apache Rose
5.7
- Guitar Player - Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited)
- 1947
Heldorado
6.0
- Member Sons of the Pioneers (as Sons of the Pioneers)
- 1946

Hit Parade of 1947
6.6
- Soundtrack ("Is Anybody Here From Texas")
- 1947
Spade Cooley: King of Western Swing
6.0
Short
- writer: "Indian Scout" (uncredited)
- 1945
Forestalled
6.3
- writer: "Lazy Pioneers", "Moorish"
- 1939
The Stranger
6.0
- Soundtrack ("Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (1934), uncredited)
- 1939
Law of the Plains
- writer: "Swing Ding"
- 1938
The Old Wyoming Trail
6.7
- Soundtrack ("Tumbling Tumbleweeds")
- 1937
Gallant Defender
6.4
- writer: "Boggy Road to Texas"
- 1935

Trivia
On September 22, 1961, he appeared on stage with The Sons of the Pioneers before a crowd of 4,000 in West Springfield, MA. He broke a string while playing his acoustic Martin on a solo of 'Up A Lazy River'. This upset him very much and while trying to remove the broken string, he slumped down on to the floor. Fellow band members Tommy Doss and Dale Warren carried him off the stage. Although Farr was not officially pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, the doctor in charge later said he was DOA for all intents and purposes, with the cause being a heart attack.