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Born in Philadelphia, PA. A child prodigy violinist, he played with the Los Angeles Philharmonic before joining Paramount in 1928 as a concert master. With Columbia as music director from 1936, he became head of the studio's music department in the 40s.
Visit the Internet Movie Database for a listing of his over-400 film credits.
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Score) 1937: LOST HORIZON - Head of Columbia Pictures Music Dept.
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Score) 1938: GIRLS SCHOOL (w. Gregory Stone)
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1941: LADIES IN RETIREMENT (w. Ernst Toch)
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1941: YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1942: THE TALK OF THE TOWN (w. Frederick Hollander)
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1943: THE COMMANDOS STRIKE AT DAWN (w. Louis Gruenberg)
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1943: SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1944: ADDRESS UNKNOWN (w. Ernst Toch)
Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1944: COVER GIRL (w. Carmen Dragon)
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1945: A SONG TO REMEMBER (w. Miklos Rozsa)
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1945: TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT (w. Marlin Skiles)
Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1946: THE JOLSON STORY
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1949: JOLSON SINGS AGAIN (w. George Duning)
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1953: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (w. George Duning)
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1953: THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T. (w. Frederick Hollander)
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1956: THE EDDY DUCHIN STORY (w. George Duning)
Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1960: SONG WITHOUT END (w. Harry Sukman)
Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1961: FANNY (w. Harry Sukman)
18 nominations, 3 Awards
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