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Dory Previn (1925–2012)

Soundtrack | Composer | Writer

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Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences [Music Branch]. See more trivia »

Born:

Dorothy Veronica Langan
in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 86) in Southfield, Massachusetts, USA
Andre Previn and wife Dory circa 1960s Andre Previn and wife Dory circa 1960s
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2005 Shadowboxer (writer: "I'll Plant My Own Tree" / as Dorothy Langdon Previn)
 
1998 Playing by Heart (writer: "I'll Plant My Own Tree" 1967, "It's Impossible" 1967)
 
1990 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
– The Big Show of 1965 (1990) (lyrics: "You're Gonna Hear from Me" - uncredited)
 
1982 Two of a Kind (TV movie) (lyrics: "We'll Win This World")
 
1973 The Third Girl from the Left (TV movie) (writer: "The Third Girl From the Left" / performer: "The Third Girl From the Left")
 
1970 Up in the Cellar (music: "Didn't I Turn Out Nice" / lyrics: "Didn't I Turn Out Nice")
 
1970 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Come Saturday Morning")
 
1969 The Sterile Cuckoo ("Come Saturday Morning")
 
1969 Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (lyrics: "Daddy's Gone A-Hunting")
 
1968 Lulu's Back in Town (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1968) (writer: "You're Gonna Hear from Me" - uncredited)
 
1967 Valley of the Dolls (lyrics: "Theme from Valley of the Dolls", "Give A Little More", "It's Impossible", "I'll Plant My Own Tree")
 
1967 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
– Episode dated 30 November 1967 (1967) (writer: "I'll Plant My Own Tree")
 
1967 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
– Episode dated 30 June 1967 (1967) (writer: "You're Gonna Hear From Me" - uncredited, "Goodbye Charlie" - uncredited)
 
1966 The Swinger (lyrics: "The Swinger")
 
1966 Harper (lyrics: "Livin' Alone")
 
1965 Inside Daisy Clover (lyrics: "You're Gonna Hear from Me" - uncredited, "The Circus Is a Wacky World" - uncredited)
 
1964 Goodbye Charlie (lyrics: "Goodbye Charlie", "Seven at Once" / as Dory Langdon)
 
1963 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
– Episode #7.8 (1963) (writer: "Second Chance", "Control Yourself")
 
1963 The 35th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Song from Two for the Seesaw Second Chance" / as Dory Langdon)
 
1962 Two for the Seesaw (lyrics: "Second Chance")
 
1962 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (writer: "Mine For the Moment")
 
1961 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Faraway Part of Town" / as Dory Langdon)
 
1960 Pepe (lyrics: "That's How It Went, All Right", "Faraway Part of Town", "Pepe", "Lovely Day Concha Nacar" / as Dory Langdon)
 
1960 Who Was That Lady? (writer: "Your Smile" - uncredited)
 
1960 Tall Story (lyrics: "Tall Story")
 
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1979 Doppelganger (short)
 
1973 The Third Girl from the Left (TV movie)
 
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1973 The Third Girl from the Left (TV movie)
 
1961 The Devil's Messenger (uncredited)
 
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1971 Say Goodbye (documentary) (composer: title music)
 
1969 Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (composer: songs)
 
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1972 Personenbeschreibung (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Dory Previn - ein Leben in Hollywood (1972) … Herself
 
1970 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #24.11 (1970) … Herself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.27 (1970) … Herself
 
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(1971) Album: "Reflections in a Mud Puddle/Taps Tremors and Time Steps," United Artists See more »
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What I've tried to do is bring the madness out in the open. Keep it under wraps, and it erupts into wars and violence. See more »

Trivia:

Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences [Music Branch]. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra