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Axel Stordahl (1913–1963)

Music Department | Composer | Soundtrack

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Composer and arranger. See more trivia »

Born:

in Staten Island, New York, USA

Died:

(age 50) in Encino, California, USA
Frank Sinatra and Axel Stordahl in a recording session c.1953
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1988-1989 Day by Day (TV series) (composer: theme music - 33 episodes)
– Father Knows Best (1989) (composer: theme music)
– The Lost Weekend (1989) (composer: theme music)
– The Reunion (1989) (composer: theme music)
– Foul Play (1989) (composer: theme music)
– Three Men and a Babe (1989) (composer: theme music)
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1962-1966 McHale's Navy (TV series) (composer: theme music - 138 episodes)
– Wally for Congress (1966) (composer: theme music)
– Binghamton at 20 Paces (1966) (composer: theme music)
– An Ensign's Best Friend (1966) (composer: theme music)
– The McHale Grand Prix (1966) (composer: theme music)
– Who Was That German I Saw You With? (1966) (composer: theme music)
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1961 Westinghouse Playhouse (TV series) (composer: theme music - 26 episodes)
– Nan Suits Dan (1961) (composer: theme music)
– Ballet-Oop (1961) (composer: theme music)
– The Mrs. Harper Story (1961) (composer: theme music)
– House Guest (1961) (composer: theme music)
– Behind Every Great Man (1961) (composer: theme music)
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1960 Startime (TV series) (musical director - 1 episode)
– The Nanette Fabray Show, or Help Me, Aphrodite (1960) (musical director)
 
1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series) (musical director - 2 episodes)
– Give My Regards to Broadway (1959) (musical director)
– The 1st Annual Grammy Awards (1959) (musical director)
 
1959 Some of Manie's Friends (TV movie) (musical director)
 
1953 Coke Time (TV series) (musical director - 1 episode)
– Diahann Carroll (1953) (musical director)
 
1950-1951 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV series) (musical director - 2 episodes)
– Episode #1.18 (1951) (musical director)
– Episode #1.1 (1950) (musical director)
 
1948 Lucky Strike Salesman's Movie 48-A (short) (musical director)
 
1945 MGM Christmas Trailer (short) (musical director)
 
1945 The House I Live In (short) (musical director)
 
1945 Anchors Aweigh (orchestrator)
 
1944 Step Lively (music arranger: Frank Sinatra)
 
1943 Higher and Higher (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
 
1943 Girl Crazy (orchestrator)
 
1943 Du Barry Was a Lady (orchestrator - as Alec Stordahl)
 
1942 Ship Ahoy (orchestrator - as Odd Stordahl, vocal arranger - as Odd Stordahl)
 
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1962-1963 McHale's Navy (TV series)
– My Ensign, the Lawyer (1963)
– Have Kimono, Will Travel (1963) (music score)
– To Binghamton with Love (1963) (music score)
– Is There a Doctor in the Hut? (1963) (music score)
– McHale and His Schweinhunds (1963)
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1962 Wagon Train (TV series)
– The Malachi Hobart Story (1962)
 
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1946 You Won't Be Satisfied Until You Break My Heart (short) (writer: "Day by Day")
 
1945 Anchors Aweigh (arranger: "We Hate to Leave" 1944 - uncredited, "I Begged Her" 1944 - uncredited, "What Makes the Sunset?" 1944 - uncredited, "The Charm of You" 1944 - uncredited, "I Fall In Love Too Easily" 1944 - uncredited)
 
1945 The All-Star Bond Rally (short) (arranger: "Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week" - uncredited)
 
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1956 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Guest Conductor
– Tribute to Tommy Dorsey (1956) … Guest Conductor
 
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by)
 
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1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Himself - Music Director
– The 1st Annual Grammy Awards (1959) … Himself - Music Director
 
1957 The Gisele MacKenzie Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1957) … Himself
 
1951 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Musician
– Episode #2.6 (1951) … Himself - Musician
– Episode #1.31 (1951) … Himself
 
1948 Lucky Strike Salesman's Movie 48-A (short)
Himself
 
1945 The House I Live In (short)
Himself - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Songwriter: Wrote (w/Sammy Cahn, Paul Weston) "Day by Day", a hit for Doris Day,

Alternate Names:

Alec Stordahl | Odd Stordahl
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Trivia:

Composer and arranger. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo