Ross Bagdasarian
Born
January 27, 1919 Fresno, California, USA
Died
January 16, 1972 Beverly Hills, California, USA

Ross Bagdasarian (January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), American pianist, songwriter, actor, and record producer was born in Fresno, California and was of Armenian ethnic descent. During his professional life he was better known by the stage name David Seville, which he used on his recordings featuring The Chipmunks. Image File history File links Bagdasarian. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Do not change January 16 it preserves the date correctly formatted and stops robots from delinking it. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, almost entirely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Do not change January 16 it preserves the date correctly formatted and stops robots from delinking it. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Pianist Glenn Gould, Toronto, 1974 A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A stage name or a screen name is a pseudonym used by performers - such as actors, comedians, musicians and clowns. ... The Chipmunks, left to right: Theodore, Simon, and Alvin. ...

His first musical success was Rosemary Clooney's "Come on-a My House", which he wrote with his cousin, novelist William Saroyan. As David Seville, he had another number-one record in his song, The Witch Doctor, which was also his first experiment with the technique of speeding up the playback of an audio track to get the "most-distinctive" higher pitched squeaky comedy sound. This success led to his recording of The Chipmunk Song with Alvin and the Chipmunks. Rosemary Clooney on the cover of her 2000 collection 16 Biggest Hits Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American popular singer and actress. ... Come On-a My House is a popular song. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... William Saroyan (August 31, 1908 - May 18, 1981) was an Armenian-American author who wrote many plays and short stories about growing up impoverished as the son of Armenian immigrants. ... Alvin and the Chipmunks, left to right: Theodore, Simon, and Alvin. ...

Bagdasarian also appeared in minor film parts, including Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, in which he plays an obsessed piano-playing songwriter. He also had bit parts in The Deep Six (1957), The Devil's Hairpin (1957), The Proud and Profane (1956), Three Violent People (1956), Hot Blood (1956), Alaska Seas (1954), Destination Gobi (1953), Stalag 17 (1953), Viva Zapata! (1952), and The Greatest Show on Earth (1952). Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was a British film director and producer, a master of the suspense thriller genre. ... Rear Window (1954) is a motion picture directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on Cornell Woolrichs short story It Had to Be Murder (1942). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Stalag 17 is a 1953 film which tells the story of a group of American soldiers held in a German World War II prisoner of war camp who come to believe one of their number is a traitor. ... Viva Zapata! is a 1952 biographical film which tells the story of Emiliano Zapata. ... The Greatest Show on Earth is the slogan for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. ...

He also provided the voice for the David Seville character in the Chipmunks' 1961 animated television series The Alvin Show. Alvin and the Chipmunks, left to right: Theodore, Simon, and Alvin. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ...

On his passing from a heart attack at the age of 52 in January 16, 1972, Bagdasarian was cremated at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles, California. His son, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., continued to release Chipmunks recordings and took over as the voice for the Chipmunk characters in subsequent iterations of the cartoon. A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... Do not change January 16 it preserves the date correctly formatted and stops robots from delinking it. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Chapel of the Pines Crematory at 1605 South Catalina Street in Los Angeles, California is located near the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery. ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. ...

External links

• History area on TheChipmunks.com with some photos and stories about Ross Bagdasarian
• Ross Bagdasarian at The Internet Movie Database