Born in St. Louis, MO. Composer, songwriter and conductor, a music student of Edward Kilenyi and Max Steiner. He was under contract to David O. Selznick for seven years, and director of music for Goldwyn Productions for three years. He also worked for RKO. Brother of Leo Forbstein, who was head of the Warner Bros. music department. Visit the Internet Movie Database to view Forbes' extensive composing and musical directing credits.  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Score) 1939: INTERMEZZO  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1945: BREWSTER'S MILLIONS  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1945: WONDER MAN (w. Ray Heindorf) 3 nominations