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Charles Ives(1874-1954)

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Charles Ives was born on 20 October 1874 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was a composer, known for Lola Rennt (1998), The Thin Red Line (1998) and Neruda (2016). He was previously married to Harmony Twitchell. He died on 19 May 1954 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornOctober 20, 1874
DiedMay 19, 1954(79)
BornOctober 20, 1874
DiedMay 19, 1954(79)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations

Known for:

Franka Potente in Lola Rennt (1998)
Lola Rennt
7.7
  • Soundtrack("The Unanswered Question")
  • 1998
The Thin Red Line (1998)
The Thin Red Line
7.6
  • Soundtrack("The Unanswered Question")
  • 1998
Gael García Bernal in Neruda (2016)
Neruda
6.8
  • Soundtrack("The Unanswered Question", "Washington's Birthday from Holiday Symphony")
  • 2016
Kojak (1973)
Kojak
7.1
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech")

Credits

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Composer

  • 2084 (2012)
    2084
    • Composer (music composed by)
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Life, Love & Celluloid (2005)
    Life, Love & Celluloid
    • Composer (non-original music)
    • 2005
  • À travers la forêt (2005)
    À travers la forêt
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Esch oder Die Anarchie
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • A Good Dissonance Like a Man
    • Composer
    • 1977

Music Department

  • Our Beds Are Burning (2021)
    Our Beds Are Burning
    • Music Department
    • 2021
  • The Light at Walden (2014)
    The Light at Walden
    • composer: additional music
    • Short
    • 2014
  • New World Symphony Wallcast Concert Ii
    • stock music
    • Video
    • 2011
  • The Unanswered Question
    • Music Department
    • Short
    • 1986
  • Ach Viola
    • Music Department
    • Short
    • 1971

Soundtrack

  • Moffie (2019)
    Moffie
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question"
    • 2019
  • The Heart Dances - the journey of The Piano: the ballet (2018)
    The Heart Dances - the journey of The Piano: the ballet
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question"
    • 2018
  • Gael García Bernal in Neruda (2016)
    Neruda
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question", "Washington's Birthday from Holiday Symphony"
    • 2016
  • Cynthia Nixon in A Quiet Passion (2016)
    A Quiet Passion
    • writer: "Decoration Day", "The Unanswered Question"
    • 2016
  • Valley of Love (2015)
    Valley of Love
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question"
    • 2015
  • Epílogo (2008)
    Epílogo
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question"
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Way Down Low (2007)
    Way Down Low
    • writer: "In the Night", "Barn Dance"
    • 2007
  • Wit (2001)
    Wit
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question"
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • The Thin Red Line (1998)
    The Thin Red Line
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question"
    • 1998
  • Franka Potente in Lola Rennt (1998)
    Lola Rennt
    • music: "The Unanswered Question"
    • 1998
  • Marsalis on Music (1995)
    Marsalis on Music
    • Soundtrack ("Variations on America")
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: La voix de l'âme (1995)
    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: La voix de l'âme
    • music: "2nd Symphony"
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • An Americanmind
    • writer: "Robert Browning Overture"
    • Short
    • 1991
  • George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
    Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
    • writer: "Shall We Gather at the River?" (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Convoy (1978)
    Convoy
    • writer: "Shall We Gather at the River?" (uncredited)
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 20, 1874
    • Danbury, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • May 19, 1954
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Harmony Twitchell1908 - May 19, 1954 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    (2014-2015 Season) His play, "Charles Ives, Take Me Home," was performed at the Strawdog Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois with Stephanie Chavara in the cast.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies

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  • Trivia
    Pictured on one of a set of eight 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the Legends of American Music series, issued 12 September 1997, celebrating "Classical Composers & Conductors". Others honored in this issue are Leopold Stokowski, Arthur Fiedler, George Szell, Eugene Ormandy, Samuel Barber, Ferde Grofé Sr., and Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

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