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Eugene Poddany(1919-1984)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Eugene Poddany was born on 23 December 1919 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. Eugene was a composer, known for Fireman Save My Child (1954), How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955) and Horton Hears a Who! (1970). Eugene died on 10 March 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 23, 1919
DiedMarch 10, 1984(64)
BornDecember 23, 1919
DiedMarch 10, 1984(64)
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Known for

Buddy Hackett, Spike Jones, Adele Jergens, and Hugh O'Brian in Fireman Save My Child (1954)
Fireman Save My Child
6.7
  • Music Department
  • 1954
Betty Grable and Sheree North in How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)
How to Be Very, Very Popular
5.2
  • Music Department
  • 1955
Horton Hears a Who! (1970)
Horton Hears a Who!
7.3
TV Short
  • Music Department(music by)
  • 1970
The Voice Beneath the Sea (1956)
The Voice Beneath the Sea
Short
  • Composer
  • 1956

Credits

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Music Department

  • The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (1986)
    The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • segment composer
    • 1992
  • Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection - Foghorn Leghorn's Fractured Funnies (1985)
    Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection - Foghorn Leghorn's Fractured Funnies
    7.2
    Video
    • Music director
    • 1985
  • Horton Hears a Who! (1970)
    Horton Hears a Who!
    7.3
    TV Short
    • conductor
    • songs: music by
    • 1970
  • The Pogo Special Birthday Special (1969)
    The Pogo Special Birthday Special
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • composer: additional music
    • conductor: additional music
    • 1969
  • Boris Karloff and Dal McKennon in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • composer: additional music
    • conductor
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Rendezvous in Space (1964)
    Rendezvous in Space
    6.0
    Short
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Tin Can Concert
    6.0
    Short
    • orchestrator
    • 1961
  • Fred Astaire, Debbie Reynolds, Tab Hunter, and Lilli Palmer in The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
    The Pleasure of His Company
    6.6
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Betty Grable and Sheree North in How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)
    How to Be Very, Very Popular
    5.2
    • orchestrator
    • 1955
  • Buddy Hackett, Spike Jones, Adele Jergens, and Hugh O'Brian in Fireman Save My Child (1954)
    Fireman Save My Child
    6.7
    • orchestrator
    • 1954
  • Hans Conried, Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, and Tommy Rettig in The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
    The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
    6.7
    • composer: additional music
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Oily Hare (1952)
    Oily Hare
    7.3
    Short
    • music copyist (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Cracked Quack (1952)
    Cracked Quack
    7.4
    Short
    • music copyist (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • The Turn-Tale Wolf (1952)
    The Turn-Tale Wolf
    6.9
    Short
    • music copyist (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Ain't She Tweet (1952)
    Ain't She Tweet
    7.3
    Short
    • music copyist (uncredited)
    • 1952

Composer

  • The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (1986)
    The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Composer (classic cartoons)
    • 1986–2000
  • Mel Blanc and June Foray in Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983)
    Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
    6.9
    • Composer (as Gene Poddany)
    • 1983
  • Horton Hears a Who! (1970)
    Horton Hears a Who!
    7.3
    TV Short
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Guided Mouse-Ille (1967)
    Guided Mouse-Ille
    6.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • O-Solar-Meow (1967)
    O-Solar-Meow
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Cat and Dupli-cat (1967)
    Cat and Dupli-cat
    6.3
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Boris Karloff and Dal McKennon in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Love Me, Love My Mouse (1966)
    Love Me, Love My Mouse
    6.3
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Hazel (1961)
    Hazel
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Jerry-Go-Round (1966)
    Jerry-Go-Round
    5.9
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • The Cat's Me-Ouch (1965)
    The Cat's Me-Ouch
    6.5
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965)
    The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
    7.5
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Mel Blanc in The Year of the Mouse (1965)
    The Year of the Mouse
    6.6
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Of Feline Bondage (1965)
    Of Feline Bondage
    6.3
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • I'm Just Wild About Jerry (1965)
    I'm Just Wild About Jerry
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1965

Soundtrack

  • Diminishing Returns (2016)
    Diminishing Returns
    2.9
    Podcast Series
    • performer: "Welcome Christmas"
    • 2018
  • Dr. Seuss and the Grinch: From Whoville to Hollywood (2006)
    Dr. Seuss and the Grinch: From Whoville to Hollywood
    5.3
    Video
    • arranger: "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", "Welcome Christmas (Flashback)"
    • performer: "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", "Welcome Christmas (Flashback)" (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Horton Hears a Who! (1970)
    Horton Hears a Who!
    7.3
    TV Short
    • music: "Mrs. Toucanella Told Me" (1970), "Old Doc Hoovey" (1970), "Wickersham Brothers' Song" (1970), "Dr. Hoovey, You Were Right" (1970), "Horton the Elephant's Going to Be Caged" (1970), "We are Here!" (1970), "Be Kind to Your Small Person Friends" (1970) (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Boris Karloff and Dal McKennon in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Overture" (1966), "Welcome Christmas (Opening)/Trim Up the Tree" (1966), "Welcome Christmas (Flashback)" (1966), "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Part 1" (1966), "You're the Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Part 2" (1966), "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Part 3" (1966), "Welcome Christmas (Christmas Morning)" (1966), "Finale" (1966), "Welcome Christmas (End Credits)" (1966) (uncredited)
    • 1966

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Gene Poddany
  • Born
    • December 23, 1919
    • Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
  • Died
    • March 10, 1984
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(suicide)

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    Wrote the music for Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat Song Book," published by Random House.

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