Australians in Hollywood : Biographical Notes

The Bee Gees
The Bee Gees consisted of Barry Gibb (b. 1946) and twins Robin (b. 1949) and Maurice (1949-2003). Born in England , the brothers emigrated to Australia in 1958, and released a series of successful records here – the last of which, “Spicks and Specks”, reached number one just as the band left to seek its fortune in London. Their debut English single, “New York Mining Disaster 1941”, was the first of many international hits. In 1977 their soundtrack album for Saturday Night Fever would become the largest-selling movie soundtrack in history, although it was overlooked for Oscar nomination. In 1979 they starred, along with Peter Frampton, in their first and last Hollywood movie, the big-budget calamity Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, The Bee Gees effectively ceased to exist as a unit with the sudden death of Maurice Gibb in January 2003.

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