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Adolph Deutsch (1897–1980)

Composer | Music Department | Soundtrack

Academy Award-winning composer, songwriter, conductor and arranger, educated at London Poly. and the Royal Academy of Music. He came to the USA in 1910 and became a US citizen in 1920, eventually leading his own orchestra; later he composed and arranged for and conducted other dance bands. He was the music director and arranger for three Broadway musicals... See full bio »

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in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 82) in Palm Desert, California, USA
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1961 Go Naked in the World
 
1960 The Apartment
 
1959 Some Like It Hot (background score)
 
1958 The Matchmaker
 
1956 The Rack
 
1956 Tea and Sympathy
 
1955 Interrupted Melody (uncredited)
 
1954 Deep in My Heart (uncredited)
 
1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (uncredited)
 
1953 The Long, Long Trailer
 
1953 Torch Song
 
1953 The Band Wagon (uncredited)
 
1952 Million Dollar Mermaid (uncredited)
 
1952 The Belle of New York (uncredited)
 
1951 Show Boat (uncredited)
 
1951 Soldiers Three
 
1950 Pagan Love Song (uncredited)
 
1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
 
1950 Father of the Bride
 
1950 The Big Hangover
 
1950 Stars in My Crown
 
1949 Intruder in the Dust
 
1949 The Stratton Story (uncredited)
 
1949 Little Women
 
1948 Whispering Smith
 
1948 Luxury Liner (uncredited)
 
1948 Julia Misbehaves
 
1947 Blaze of Noon
 
1947 Ramrod
 
1946 Nobody Lives Forever
 
1946 Shadow of a Woman
 
1946 Three Strangers
 
1945 Danger Signal
 
1945 Escape in the Desert
 
1944 The Doughgirls
 
1944 The Mask of Dimitrios
 
1944 Uncertain Glory
 
1943 Northern Pursuit
 
1943 Action in the North Atlantic
 
1942 Lucky Jordan
 
1942 George Washington Slept Here
 
1942 You Can't Escape Forever
 
1942 Across the Pacific
 
1942 The Big Shot
 
1942 Juke Girl
 
1942 Larceny, Inc.
 
1941 All Through the Night
 
1941 The Maltese Falcon
 
1941 Manpower
 
1941 Kisses for Breakfast
 
1941 Underground
 
1941 Singapore Woman
 
1941 The Great Mr. Nobody
 
1941 High Sierra
 
1940 East of the River
 
1940 Tugboat Annie Sails Again
 
1940 Flowing Gold
 
1940 They Drive by Night
 
1940 Torrid Zone
 
1940 Saturday's Children
 
1940 Three Cheers for the Irish
 
1940 Castle on the Hudson
 
1940 The Fighting 69th
 
1939 Espionage Agent
 
1939 The Angels Wash Their Faces
 
1939 Indianapolis Speedway
 
1939 The Kid from Kokomo
 
1939 The Man Who Dared (uncredited)
 
1939 Off the Record
 
1938 Heart of the North
 
1938 Valley of the Giants
 
1938 Racket Busters
 
1938 Cowboy from Brooklyn (uncredited)
 
1938 Swing Your Lady
 
1937 The Great Garrick
 
1937 Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (uncredited)
 
1937 They Won't Forget
 
1929 The Dance of Life (1930 - uncredited)
 
1928 The Wedding March (1930 - uncredited)
 
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1959 Up Periscope (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1958 Lonelyhearts (conductor)
 
1928 Noah's Ark (composer: stock music - 1957 reissue - uncredited)
 
1957 Les Girls (conductor, music adaptor)
 
1957 Funny Face (conductor, music adaptor)
 
1956 The Rack (musical director - uncredited)
 
1955 Oklahoma! (adaptor: background music, conductor: background music)
 
1955 Interrupted Melody (conductor: dramatic music score, music adaptor: dramatic music score)
 
1955 The Battle of Gettysburg (documentary short) (conductor, music adaptor)
 
1954 Deep in My Heart (conductor, music supervisor)
 
1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (musical director)
 
1954 The Great Diamond Robbery (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1953 The Band Wagon (musical director)
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1952 Million Dollar Mermaid (musical director)
 
1952 Fearless Fagan (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1952 The Belle of New York (musical director)
 
1951 It's a Big Country (music adaptor)
 
1951 Show Boat (musical director)
 
1950 Pagan Love Song (musical director)
 
1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (musical director - uncredited)
 
1950 Annie Get Your Gun (composer: additional music - uncredited, musical director)
 
1950 Stars in My Crown (musical director - uncredited)
 
1950 The Yellow Cab Man (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 The Barkleys of Broadway (additional conductor - uncredited)
 
1949 The Stratton Story (musical director)
 
1949 Take Me Out to the Ball Game (musical director)
 
1947 Ramrod (conductor)
 
1946 Her Kind of Man (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1945 Christmas in Connecticut (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1944 Since You Went Away (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1943 Truck Busters (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1942 Lady Gangster (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1942 This Was Paris (composer: additional music (US release - uncredited)
 
1941 A Shot in the Dark (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1939 Gone with the Wind (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1939 Espionage Agent (conductor - uncredited)
 
1939 Dodge City (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1939 The Oklahoma Kid (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestral arrangements)
 
1938 Valley of the Giants (conductor - uncredited)
 
1938 Cowboy from Brooklyn (orchestrator)
 
1938 Fools for Scandal (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestral arrangements by)
 
1938 A Slight Case of Murder (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1937 Nothing Sacred (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1937 The Great Garrick (music arrangements by)
 
1937 Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (music arranger)
 
1937 They Won't Forget (arrangements)
 
1931 The Smiling Lieutenant (musical director - uncredited)
 
1930 Follow the Leader (musical director)
 
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2011/I Jack and Jill (writer: "Bicycle Chase", "Cold Pan", "Hot Pan")
 
2008 Tough Baby: Torch Song (video documentary short) (writer: "Follow Me", "Cigarette Lighter")
 
2000 Annie Get Your Gun Intro with Susan Lucci (video documentary short) (writer: "Dark County")
 
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary) (writer: "Excerpt from tt0033870")
 
1960 The Apartment (writer: "Lonely Room" 1960 - uncredited)
 
1959 Some Like It Hot (music: "Randolph Street Rag" 1958 - uncredited)
 
1953 Torch Song (music: "Follow Me" / lyrics: "Follow Me")
 
1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (music: "Missus O'Malley and Mister Malone" - uncredited, "Possum Up a Gun Stump" - uncredited / lyrics: "Possum Up a Gun Stump" - uncredited)
 
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1953 Torch Song
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1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (grateful acknowledgment: to the music arrangers and orchestrators)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary) (acknowledgment: helped to give films their special style and sound)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Pardon My English (1933). Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Book by Herbert Fields. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Musical Director: Earl Busby. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett, William Daly and Adolph Deutsch. Scenic Design by John Wenger. Costume Design by Robert Ten Eyck. Production staged by Vinton Freedley... See more »

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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