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Erno Rapee(1891-1945)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Erno Rapee was born on 4 June 1891 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a composer, known for The Island (2005), The Green Mile (1999) and Matchstick Men (2003). He was married to Mariska ?. He died on 26 June 1945 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJune 4, 1891
DiedJune 26, 1945(54)
BornJune 4, 1891
DiedJune 26, 1945(54)
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Known for

Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in The Island (2005)
The Island
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Charmaine")
  • 2005
Movie Poster
The Green Mile
8.6
  • Soundtrack("Charmaine")
  • 1999
Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman in Matchstick Men (2003)
Matchstick Men
7.3
  • Soundtrack("Charmaine")
  • 2003
Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep in It's Complicated (2009)
It's Complicated
6.5
  • Soundtrack("Charmaine")
  • 2009

Credits

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Music Department

  • Stuart Erwin and Wallace Ford in Back Door to Heaven (1939)
    Back Door to Heaven
    5.9
    • musical director
    • 1939
  • Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
    Revolt of the Zombies
    3.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Chloe, Love Is Calling You (1934)
    Chloe, Love Is Calling You
    3.3
    • music arranger
    • 1934
  • Nils Asther, Elissa Landi, Paul Lukas, Esther Ralston, and Dorothy Revier in By Candlelight (1933)
    By Candlelight
    6.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
    Pack Up Your Troubles
    7.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Tala Birell, Albert Conti, and Victor Varconi in The Doomed Battalion (1932)
    The Doomed Battalion
    7.0
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon in My Past (1931)
    My Past
    5.6
    • general musical director
    • 1931
  • Ben Lyon and Ona Munson in The Hot Heiress (1931)
    The Hot Heiress
    5.7
    • general musical director
    • 1931
  • Barbara Stanwyck and James Rennie in Illicit (1931)
    Illicit
    6.1
    • general musical director
    • 1931
  • Joe E. Brown and Winnie Lightner in Sit Tight (1931)
    Sit Tight
    5.0
    • general musical director
    • 1931
  • Louise Fazenda, Emily Fitzroy, Julia Swayne Gordon, Lila Lee, Lucien Littlefield, and Ben Lyon in Misbehaving Ladies (1931)
    Misbehaving Ladies
    • musical director
    • 1931
  • Kiss Me Again (1931)
    Kiss Me Again
    5.5
    • general musical director
    • 1931
  • Little Caesar (1931)
    Little Caesar
    7.2
    • general musical director
    • 1931
  • Mary Astor and Grant Withers in Other Men's Women (1930)
    Other Men's Women
    6.4
    • general musical director
    • 1930
  • Don Alvarado, Victor Varconi, and Fay Wray in Captain Thunder (1930)
    Captain Thunder
    4.5
    • general musical director
    • 1930

Composer

  • Conquer by the Clock (1942)
    Conquer by the Clock
    5.4
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1942
  • Invasion
    • Composer
    • 1941
  • The Dead March
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Men of the Sky (1931)
    Men of the Sky
    7.4
    • Composer
    • 1931
  • Der Tanz geht weiter
    • Composer (as Ernö Rapée)
    • 1930
  • Whispering Winds
    • Composer
    • 1929
  • Making the Grade
    • Composer
    • 1929
  • Bachelor's Club
    4.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Mary Astor and Matt Moore in Dry Martini (1928)
    Dry Martini
    4.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Nancy Drexel, Mary Duncan, Janet Gaynor, J. Farrell MacDonald, Charles Morton, and Barry Norton in 4 Devils (1928)
    4 Devils
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Madge Bellamy, Louise Dresser, and Albert Gran in Mother Knows Best (1928)
    Mother Knows Best
    4.9
    • Composer
    • 1928
  • Dolores Del Río and Charles Farrell in The Red Dance (1928)
    The Red Dance
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1928
  • Charles Farrell and Greta Nissen in Fazil (1928)
    Fazil
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1928
  • Mary Philbin and Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs (1928)
    The Man Who Laughs
    7.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Janet Gaynor in Street Angel (1928)
    Street Angel
    7.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1928

Soundtrack

  • Nick Broomfield and Maurice Broomfield in My Father and Me (2019)
    My Father and Me
    7.3
    • writer: "Charmaine"
    • 2019
  • Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre in Genius (2017)
    Genius
    8.2
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Charmaine" (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Twin Peaks (2017)
    Twin Peaks
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Charmaine"
    • 2017
  • Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary (2011)
    The Rum Diary
    6.1
    • writer: "Charmaine"
    • 2011
  • Sean Penn in This Must Be the Place (2011)
    This Must Be the Place
    6.7
    • writer: "Charmaine"
    • 2011
  • Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962 - 1969 (2010)
    Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962 - 1969
    8.0
    Video
    • writer: "Charmaine"
    • 2010
  • Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep in It's Complicated (2009)
    It's Complicated
    6.5
    • writer: "Charmaine"
    • 2009
  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)
    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
    8.1
    Video
    • music: "Charmaine" (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in The Island (2005)
    The Island
    6.8
    • writer: "Charmaine"
    • 2005
  • Panorama Ephemera (2004)
    Panorama Ephemera
    6.2
    • writer: "Excerpts from 'Conquer by the Clock'"
    • 2004
  • Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman in Matchstick Men (2003)
    Matchstick Men
    7.3
    • writer: "Charmaine"
    • 2003
  • Movie Poster
    The Green Mile
    8.6
    • writer: "Charmaine"
    • 1999
  • Jimmy Jenseits (1993)
    Jimmy Jenseits
    Short
    • Soundtrack ("Charmaine")
    • 1993
  • David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, and Lennard Pearce in Only Fools and Horses (1981)
    Only Fools and Horses
    9.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Diane" (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • David Bowie and Kim Novak in Just a Gigolo (1978)
    Just a Gigolo
    5.5
    • lyrics: "Charmaine"
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Ernó Rapee
  • Born
    • June 4, 1891
    • Budapest, Hungary
  • Died
    • June 26, 1945
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Mariska ?
  • Other works
    Book: "Enyclopedia of Music for Motion Pictures". New York: Belmont.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His two most popularly enduring compositions were the songs 'Charmaine', written in 1926, and 'Diane', written for the 1927 silent movie "Seventh Heaven". The first was later recorded, among others, by Mantovani and Billy May, the second (famously) by Ray Charles and by the Miles Davis Quartet.

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