Dewey Phillips
(1926-1968)

American radio personality – Dewey Phillips was born in Crump (City in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States) on May 13th, 1926 and died in Memphis (City in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States) on September 28th, 1968 at the age of 42. Today Dewey Phillips would be 97 years old.

Age

how old was Dewey Phillips when he died?

Dewey Phillips died in 1968 at the age of 42.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 13th, 1926 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Crump City in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States
Death Date	September 28th, 1968 (Saturday)
Death place	Memphis City in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Tiger 兎

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Dewey Phillips

Birthday

When was Dewey Phillips born?

Dewey Phillips was born on May 13th, 1926.

Death

When did Dewey Phillips die?

Dewey Phillips died on September 28th, 1968 at the age of 42 in Memphis (City in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States). Today Dewey Phillips would be 97 years old.