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Songwriter ("Some Sunday Morning"), composer, conductor, and arranger... moreTrivia:
Composed and/or arranged and conducted music exclusively for Warner Brothers... moreAwards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 15 nominations moreFilmography
Music Department:
- 1776 (1972) (music supervisor) (musical director)
- "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" (composer: theme music) (22 episodes, 1971-1972)
- Operation: Smokescreen (1972) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Operation: Good Citizen (1972) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Operation: Mr. Felix (1972) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Operation: Rake-Off (1972) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Operation: Dorias (1972) TV episode (composer: theme music)
(17 more) - Finian's Rainbow (1968) (conductor) (music supervisor)
- The Music Man (1962) (conductor) (music supervisor) (orchestrator)
... aka Meredith Willson's The Music Man (USA: complete title) - The Miracle (1959) (music supervisor)
- "Sugarfoot" (composer: theme music) (2 episodes, 1959)
... aka "Tenderfoot" (UK)
- The Trial of the Canary Kid (1959) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The Return of the Canary Kid (1959) TV episode (composer: theme music) - The Young Philadelphians (1959) (music supervisor)
... aka The City Jungle (UK) - Up Periscope (1959) (composer: music cues) (uncredited)
- Auntie Mame (1958) (music supervisor)
- Home Before Dark (1958) (musical director)
- Onionhead (1958) (musical director)
- Damn Yankees! (1958) (conductor) (music supervisor)
... aka What Lola Wants (UK) - Marjorie Morningstar (1958) (music supervisor)
- The Helen Morgan Story (1957) (musical director)
... aka Both Ends of the Candle (UK)
... aka Why Was I Born? (USA: alternative title) - The Pajama Game (1957) (musical director) (uncredited)
- Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) (composer: song "Kiss Me Quick")
- The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) (composer: music cues) (uncredited) (conductor) (uncredited)
- Miracle in the Rain (1956) (composer: song "I'll Always Believe In You")
- Serenade (1956) (conductor)
- Sincerely Yours (1955) (composer: incidental music)
- Young at Heart (1954) (composer: song "Hold Me in Your Arms") (uncredited) (conductor) (uncredited) (music arranger) (uncredited)
- A Star Is Born (1954) (musical director)
- Them! (1954) (musical director)
... aka Them (USA: poster title) - Lucky Me (1954) (musical director)
- The Command (1954) (musical director)
- The Eddie Cantor Story (1953) (musical director)
- Three Sailors and a Girl (1953) (music arranger)
... aka 3 Sailors and a Girl (USA: poster title) - Calamity Jane (1953) (musical director)
- Blowing Wild (1953) (musical director)
- So This Is Love (1953) (musical director)
... aka The Grace Moore Story (UK) - South Sea Woman (1953) (composer: music cues) (uncredited)
- The Desert Song (1953) (musical director)
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) (musical director)
- I Confess (1953) (musical director)
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's 'I Confess!' (USA: promotional title) - She's Back on Broadway (1953) (musical director)
- April in Paris (1952) (composer: incidental music) (uncredited) (musical director)
- Stop, You're Killing Me (1952) (musical director)
- Operation Secret (1952) (musical director)
- She's Working Her Way Through College (1952) (musical director)
- Where's Charley? (1952) (composer: incidental music) (uncredited)
- About Face (1952) (musical director)
- Bugles in the Afternoon (1952) (musical director)
- The Big Trees (1952) (musical director)
- Starlift (1951) (musical director)
- I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) (musical director)
- Come Fill the Cup (1951) (musical director)
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) (musical director)
- Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951) (musical director)
- Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951) (musical director)
- On Moonlight Bay (1951) (musical director)
- Strangers on a Train (1951) (musical director)
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (USA: complete title) - Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) (musical director)
- Lullaby of Broadway (1951) (musical director)
- Sugarfoot (1951) (composer: song "Oh, He Looked Like He Might Buy Wine")
... aka Swirl of Glory (USA: reissue title) - Storm Warning (1951) (musical director)
- The West Point Story (1950) (composer: music cues) (uncredited) (musical director)
... aka Fine and Dandy (UK) - Highway 301 (1950) (musical director) (uncredited)
... aka The Big Stickup - The Breaking Point (1950) (musical director)
- Tea for Two (1950) (musical director) (orchestrator)
- The Damned Don't Cry (1950) (musical director)
- The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950) (musical director)
- Young Man with a Horn (1950) (musical director)
... aka Young Man of Music (UK)
... aka Young Man with a Trumpet (Australia) - Backfire (1950) (musical director)
- Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) (musical director)
- It's a Great Feeling (1949) (musical director)
- Look for the Silver Lining (1949) (musical director)
- Flamingo Road (1949) (musical director)
- My Dream Is Yours (1949) (musical director)
- A Kiss in the Dark (1949) (musical director)
- One Sunday Afternoon (1948) (musical director)
- Adventures of Don Juan (1948) (musical director) (uncredited)
... aka The New Adventures of Don Juan (UK) - Fighter Squadron (1948) (musical director)
- Two Guys from Texas (1948) (orchestrator)
... aka Two Texas Knights (UK) - Race Street (1948) (composer: song "I'm in a Jam with Baby")
- Let's Sing a Song from the Movies (1948) (composer: song "Some Sunday Morning")
- Romance on the High Seas (1948) (conductor) (orchestrator)
... aka It's Magic (UK) - My Wild Irish Rose (1947) (musical director)
- Love and Learn (1947/I) (orchestrator)
- The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946) (conductor) (orchestrator)
- Night and Day (1946) (conductor: production numbers) (orchestrator: production numbers)
- Jan Savitt and His Band (1946) (composer: song "Some Sunday Morning")
- Cinderella Jones (1946) (orchestrator)
- Rhapsody in Blue (1945) (orchestrator)
- Wonder Man (1945) (conductor) (orchestrator)
- Hollywood Canteen (1944) (music adaptor)
- Up in Arms (1944) (conductor) (music arranger)
- The Desert Song (1943) (orchestrator)
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) (orchestral arranger)
- This Is the Army (1943) (composer: music cues) (uncredited) (orchestral arrangements)
- The Hard Way (1943) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
- Gentleman Jim (1942) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) (orchestral arranger)
- The Male Animal (1942) (orchestrator)
- Kings Row (1942) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- Blues in the Night (1941) (music arranger: orchestral music)
- Navy Blues (1941) (orchestrator)
- The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
- Affectionately Yours (1941) (music arranger: orchestral music)
- The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) (orchestrator)
- The Great Lie (1941) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
- The Sea Wolf (1941) (orchestral arrangements)
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
- Flight from Destiny (1941) (music arranger: orchestral music)
- Honeymoon for Three (1941) (music arranger: orchestral music)
- Four Mothers (1941) (music arranger: orchestral music)
- Knute Rockne All American (1940) (orchestral arranger)
... aka A Modern Hero (UK) - City for Conquest (1940) (composer: additional music cues) (uncredited) (orchestral arranger)
- No Time for Comedy (1940) (music arranger)
... aka A Guy with a Grin (USA: reissue title) - My Love Came Back (1940) (music arranger: orchestral music)
- The Sea Hawk (1940) (orchestrator)
- The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
... aka Broadway Lawyer
... aka The Sentence - Brother Orchid (1940) (orchestral arrangements)
- 'Til We Meet Again (1940) (orchestrator)
- It All Came True (1940) (orchestral arrangements)
- Three Cheers for the Irish (1940) (music arranger: orchestral music)
- Castle on the Hudson (1940) (music arranger: orchestral music)
... aka Years Without Days (UK) - Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) (composer: music cues) (uncredited) (orchestral arrangements)
... aka Baby Be Good (UK) - Invisible Stripes (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- Four Wives (1939) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) (composer: music cues) (uncredited) (orchestral arrangements)
- On Your Toes (1939) (composer: incidental music) (uncredited) (music arranger)
- The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) (orchestral arrangements)
... aka Angels Wash Their Faces (USA: review title) - Hell's Kitchen (1939) (composer: music cues) (uncredited)
- Daughters Courageous (1939) (music arranger)
... aka A Family Affair
... aka American Family
... aka Family Reunion - Naughty But Nice (1939) (music arranger)
- Going Places (1938) (arrangements)
- Comet Over Broadway (1938) (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
- Hard to Get (1938) (music arranger: orchestral music)
- Garden of the Moon (1938) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
- Men Are Such Fools (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) (composer: incidental music) (uncredited) (music arranger)
... aka The Gay Impostors (UK) - Hollywood Hotel (1937) (orchestral arrangements)
- Varsity Show (1937) (composer: music cues) (uncredited)
- San Quentin (1937) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- The Singing Marine (1937) (music arranger)
- Ready, Willing and Able (1937) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
- Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) (music arranger)
- Cain and Mabel (1936) (music arranger)
- Stage Struck (1936) (music arranger)
- The Singing Kid (1936) (music arranger)
- Colleen (1936) (music arranger)
- Captain Blood (1935) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- Broadway Hostess (1935) (music arranger) (uncredited)
- Stars Over Broadway (1935) (music arranger)
- Shipmates Forever (1935) (music arranger) (uncredited)
- I Live for Love (1935) (music arranger) (uncredited)
... aka I Live for You - Broadway Gondolier (1935) (music arranger) (uncredited)
- Bright Lights (1935) (music arranger) (uncredited)
... aka Funny Face (UK) - Alibi Ike (1935) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- In Caliente (1935) (music arranger)
... aka Viva Senorita (USA: poster title) - Go Into Your Dance (1935) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
... aka Casino de Paree (UK) - Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) (orchestrator)
- Sweet Music (1935) (music arranger)
- Sweet Adeline (1934) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
- Flirtation Walk (1934) (music arranger) (uncredited)
- Happiness Ahead (1934) (music arranger) (uncredited)
- Dames (1934) (music arranger) (uncredited)
- Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) (music arranger) (uncredited)
- Wonder Bar (1934) (music arranger) (uncredited)
- Roman Scandals (1933) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- Footlight Parade (1933) (music arranger) (uncredited)
- Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) (music arranger) (uncredited)
- Picture Snatcher (1933) (composer: music cues) (uncredited)
- The Keyhole (1933) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- 42nd Street (1933) (music arranger) (uncredited)
- Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
... aka Hallelujah, I'm a Tramp (UK)
... aka Happy Go Lucky
... aka Lazy Bones (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Heart of New York (USA: reissue title) - Parachute Jumper (1933) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- The Kid from Spain (1932) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- Three on a Match (1932) (music arranger: orchestral music) (uncredited)
- The Cabin in the Cotton (1932) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- One Way Passage (1932) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- Week-end Marriage (1932) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
... aka Weekend Lives
... aka Working Wives (UK) - State's Attorney (1932) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
... aka Cardigan's Last Case (UK) - Under 18 (1931) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- Palmy Days (1931) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- Street Scene (1931) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- Whoopee! (1930) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) (music arranger) (uncredited)
... aka The Hollywood Revue
Composer:
- Survival of Spaceship Earth (1972)
- O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971) (TV)
... aka O'Hara, U.S. Treasury: Operation Cobra (USA) - -30- (1959)
... aka Deadline Midnight (UK) - Home Before Dark (1958)
- Onionhead (1958) (uncredited)
- "Sugarfoot" (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "Tenderfoot" (UK)
- Ring of Sand (1958) TV episode - No Time for Sergeants (1958)
- "Warner Brothers Presents" (1955) TV series (unknown episodes)
- A Star Is Born (1954) (uncredited)
- Lucky Me (1954) (uncredited)
- The Boy from Oklahoma (1954) (uncredited)
- The Jazz Singer (1952)
- About Face (1952)
- The Big Trees (1952) (uncredited)
- The Breaking Point (1950)
- Young Man with a Horn (1950) (uncredited)
... aka Young Man of Music (UK)
... aka Young Man with a Trumpet (Australia) - Romance on the High Seas (1948)
... aka It's Magic (UK) - April Showers (1948)
- Wonder Man (1945) (uncredited)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) (uncredited)
- Boy Meets Girl (1938) (uncredited)
- Four's a Crowd (1938) (uncredited)
- Love, Honor and Behave (1938) (uncredited)
- Hollywood Hotel (1937) (uncredited)
- The Singing Kid (1936) (uncredited)
- Dangerous (1935) (uncredited)
- Broadway Hostess (1935) (uncredited)
- Murder in the Clouds (1934) (uncredited)
- Gentlemen Are Born (1934) (uncredited)
- A Lost Lady (1934) (uncredited)
... aka Courageous (UK) - Desirable (1934) (uncredited)
- Hi, Nellie! (1934) (uncredited)
- Lilly Turner (1933) (uncredited)
- Central Park (1932) (uncredited)
- Big City Blues (1932) (uncredited)
- Crooner (1932) (uncredited)
Soundtrack:
- Crawford at Warners (2008) (V) ("Slap")
- Le confessionnal (1995) ("Original Soundtrack of I Confess")
... aka The Confessional - Finian's Rainbow (1968) ("Look To The Rainbow / How Are Things In Glocca Morra?")
- The Naked and the Dead (1958) (music: "Some Sunday Morning")
- Miracle in the Rain (1956) (music: "I'll Always Believe in You")
- Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) (writer: "Pete Kelly's Blues")
- Tall Man Riding (1955) (music: "Oh, He Looked Like He Might Buy Wine", "As the Brass Band Played")
- Battle Cry (1955) (music: "I'm in a Jam with Baby")
- Young at Heart (1954) (writer: "Hold Me in Your Arms")
- There Auto Be a Law (1953) (music: "Some Sunday Morning")
- The Desert Song (1953) ("Azuri's Dance")
- Harry James and His Music Makers (1953) (music: "I'm in a Jam with Baby")
- Trouble Along the Way (1953) (music: "Some Sunday Morning")
... aka Alma Mater - A Peck o' Trouble (1953) (music: "Some Sunday Morning" (uncredited))
- Leghorn Swoggled (1951) (music: "Some Sunday Morning" (uncredited))
- His Bitter Half (1950) (music: "Some Sunday Morning" (uncredited))
- Each Dawn I Crow (1949) (music: "Some Sunday Morning" (uncredited))
- Look for the Silver Lining (1949) (music: "'Twas the Night Before Christmas")
- South of St. Louis (1949) (music: "Too Much Love")
- Fighter Squadron (1948) (music: "Some Sunday Morning")
- The Snake Pit (1948) (music: "Some Sunday Morning")
- House Hunting Mice (1948) (music: "Some Sunday Morning")
- Race Street (1948) (writer: "I'M IN A JAM WITH BABY")
- Hot Cross Bunny (1948) (music: "Some Sunday Morning" (uncredited))
- Let's Sing a Song from the Movies (1948) (music: "Some Sunday Morning")
- Romance on the High Seas (1948) (music: "Brazilian Rhapsody")
... aka It's Magic (UK) - April Showers (1948) (music: "Mr. Lovejoy, Mr. Gay")
- Back Alley Oproar (1948) (music: "Some Sunday Morning")
- Easter Yeggs (1947) (music: "Some Sunday Morning")
- Scent-imental Over You (1947) (music: "Some Sunday Morning")
- The Big Snooze (1946) (music: "Some Sunday Morning")
- Jan Savitt and His Band (1946) (music: "Some Sunday Morning")
- San Antonio (1945) (music: "Some Sunday Morning")
- Hollywood Canteen (1944) (music: "Ballet in Jive" (uncredited), "Hollywood Canteen" (uncredited))
Actor:
- I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) (uncredited) .... Orchestra Leader at Kahn Benefit
Self:
- A Star Is Born (1954) (uncredited) .... Himself (at movie premiere party)
- It's a Great Feeling (1949) (uncredited) .... Himself, Cameo Appearance
- The Song Writers' Revue (1930) .... Himself
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