Biography
Known mostly for his work in the pop/rock supergroup
The Bee Gees with his older brother, Barry, and twin brother, Robin, Maurice Gibb was the harmony vocalist and bass player. He was also married to British pop superstar Lulu for a few years in the early '70s. Generally appearing as himself, most of his film and television credits are for his work as a composer and songwriter for a wide variety of productions, including composing the score for the movie
A Breed Apart. His earliest television work dates to 1965 for several appearances on
Beat-Club, which was a kind of
American Bandstand for the U.K. He made his film debut in the little-seen documentary
Popcorn, appearing along with fellow musical stars Joe Cocker and
Jimi Hendrix. In 1970, he and brother Barry Gibb wrote the short-lived British TV show
Cucumber Castle, starring himself as Prince Marmaduke, King of Jelly. In perhaps his most recognizable roles and songs, he and the other bandmembers wrote the music and appeared as singers in the movies
Saturday Night Fever and
Staying Alive, both starring
John Travolta. In 1978,
The Bee Gees played a Beatles-derived band in the ill-fated movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, along with fellow superstars of the time Peter Frampton and
Aerosmith. The late '90s saw a resurgence of public attention on the
The Bee Gees, and he made numerous television, film, and guest-starring appearances. He spent his later years with his wife Yvonne and two children in Florida, where he opened a paintball shop called Commander Mo's. He died of cardiac arrest in Miami Beach, FL, on January 12, 2003. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide