Born Andre Ludwig Prewin in Berlin, Germany. Began working in films in the late 1940s and contributed memorable scores to a number of powerful dramas as well as musical direction/supervision on several big budget musicals of the 1950s and 60s, notably GIGI (1958) and PORGY AND BESS (1959). Other notable unnominated composing credits include KIM (1950), BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955), INVITATION TO THE DANCE (1956), DESIGNING WOMAN (1957), ONE, TWO THREE (1961), LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (1962), THE FORTUNE COOKIE and INSIDE DAISY CLOVER (both 1966), VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (songs, 1967), PAINT YOUR WAGON (add'l songs, 1969), MRS. POLLIFAX -- SPY (1971, song "Merdita"), BANG BANG (1973) and music for the mini-series "Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill" (1975). Former wives include Betty Bennett (1950s); composer-lyricist Dory (Langdon) Previn (1958-1965); actress Mia Farrow (1970-1979), with whom he had 3 sons and 3 adopted children; and Heather Mary Previn (1982-1999). He married violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter in 2002.

Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1950: THREE LITTLE WORDS  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1953: KISS ME KATE (w. Saul Chaplin)  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1955: IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER  Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1958: GIGI  Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1959: PORGY AND BESS (w. Ken Darby)  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1960: BELLS ARE RINGING  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1960: ELMER GANTRY  Nominated for Music Best Song 1960: PEPE "Faraway Part of Town" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1962: TWO FOR THE SEESAW "Song from Two for the Seesaw ('Second Chance')" - Music  Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of Music adaptation or treatment) 1963: IRMA LA DOUCE  Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of Music adaptation or treatment) 1964: MY FAIR LADY  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of Music Adaptation or Treatment) 1967: THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (w. Joseph Gershenson)  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Scoring: Original Song Score and/or Adaptation) 1973: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (w. Herbert Spencer & Andrew Lloyd Webber 13 nominations, 4 Awards