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Lightnin Hopkins
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Born
March 15
,
1912
·
Centerville, Texas, USA
Died
January 30
,
1982
·
Houston, Texas, USA
(esophageal cancer)
Birth name
Sam Hopkins
Mini Bio
Lightnin Hopkins was born on March 15, 1912 in Centerville, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for
Crazy Heart (2009)
,
Everything Must Go (2010)
and
Superbad (2007)
. He died on January 30, 1982 in Houston, Texas, USA.
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Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 400-402. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
Cousin of Texas blues singer Alger "Texas" Alexander.
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