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Paul Francis Webster(1907-1984)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Paul Francis Webster
Paul Francis Webster was born on 20 December 1907 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Calamity Jane (1953), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) and Spider-Man (2002). He died on 22 March 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 20, 1907
DiedMarch 22, 1984(76)
BornDecember 20, 1907
DiedMarch 22, 1984(76)
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  • Won 3 Oscars
    • 9 wins & 19 nominations total

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Doris Day and Howard Keel in Calamity Jane (1953)
Calamity Jane
7.2
  • Music Department(lyrics by)
  • 1953
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Follow Me")
  • 1962
Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man
7.4
  • Soundtrack("Theme from Spider Man")
  • 2002
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease (1978)
Grease
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Love Is a Many Splendored Thing", "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing")
  • 1978

Credits

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Music Department

  • Rolf Lassgård in A Man Called Ove (2015)
    A Man Called Ove
    7.7
    • composer: additional music: "Din skugga stannar kvar"
    • 2015
  • Glenn Frey: The Shadow of Your Smile
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2012
  • Michael Bublé: Spider-Man Theme (2004)
    Michael Bublé: Spider-Man Theme
    7.7
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2004
  • Ramones: Spider-Man (Live/Animation Version) (1995)
    Ramones: Spider-Man (Live/Animation Version)
    6.9
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 1995
  • Ramones: Spider-Man (Animation Version) (1995)
    Ramones: Spider-Man (Animation Version)
    7.4
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 1995
  • Spider-Man (1967)
    Spider-Man
    7.3
    TV Series
    • lyrics
    • 1967–1970
  • Calamity Jane (1963)
    Calamity Jane
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • songs: lyrics by
    • 1963
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
    Maverick
    8.0
    TV Series
    • lyricist: theme music
    • 1957–1962
  • David Niven, Gregory Peck, and Anthony Quinn in The Guns of Navarone (1961)
    The Guns of Navarone
    7.5
    • lyrics by
    • 1961
  • Sugarfoot (1957)
    Sugarfoot
    7.4
    TV Series
    • lyricist: theme music
    • 1957–1961
  • John Wayne, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, and John Russell in Rio Bravo (1959)
    Rio Bravo
    8.0
    • original songs: lyrics
    • 1959
  • Pat Boone and Shirley Jones in April Love (1957)
    April Love
    6.1
    • songs by
    • 1957
  • Robert Flemyng, Zena Marshall, Tony Martin, and Vera-Ellen in Let's Be Happy (1957)
    Let's Be Happy
    5.6
    • lyricist
    • 1957
  • Ann Blyth, John Ericson, and Edmund Purdom in The Student Prince (1954)
    The Student Prince
    6.5
    • additional lyrics
    • 1954
  • Ann Blyth, Howard Keel, and Fernando Lamas in Rose Marie (1954)
    Rose Marie
    5.8
    • lyricist: screen version
    • 1954

Composer

  • Science Fiction Theatre (1955)
    Science Fiction Theatre
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1955

Soundtrack

  • Eugene Byrd, Hudson Thames, and Grace Song in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2025)
    Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Neighbor Like Me"
    • 2025
  • Le cinéma de Maurice Jarre - Lawrence d'Arabie (2024)
    Le cinéma de Maurice Jarre - Lawrence d'Arabie
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "La Chanson de Lara" (Somewhere, My Love)
    • 2024
  • Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Perkins, Josh Keaton, Ziggy Marley, Jason Schwartzman, Rachel Dratch, Taran Killam, Yuri Lowenthal, Peggy Lu, Cliff Robertson, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Luna Lauren Velez, Shea Whigham, Mahershala Ali, Kathryn Hahn, Lorraine Velez, Oscar Isaac, Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg, Andrew Garfield, Nic Novicki, Jake Johnson, Donald Glover, Daniel Kaluuya, Greta Lee, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Atsuko Okatsuka, Melissa Sturm, Nicole Delaney, Amandla Stenberg, Karan Soni, Shameik Moore, Jack Quaid, Kimiko Glenn, Issa Rae, Sofia Barclay, Nina Lentini, Danielle Perez, Jharrel Jerome, Ayo Edebiri, and Metro Boomin in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    8.5
    • performer: "Theme from Spiderman"
    • writer: "Theme from Spiderman"
    • 2023
  • Eileen (2023)
    Eileen
    5.9
    • writer: "Secret Love"
    • 2023
  • A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
    A Jazzman's Blues
    6.8
    • writer: "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)"
    • 2022
  • Don Cheadle, May Nivola, Greta Gerwig, Adam Driver, and Raffey Cassidy in White Noise (2022)
    White Noise
    5.7
    • writer: "The Twelfth of Never"
    • 2022
  • For All Mankind (2019)
    For All Mankind
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "My Rifle, My Pony and Me"
    • 2022
  • Lesley Manville in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
    Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
    7.1
    • writer: "Secret Love"
    • 2022
  • The Baby (2022)
    The Baby
    6.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)"
    • 2022
  • David Duchovny, Leslie Mann, Fred Armisen, Pedro Pascal, Keegan-Michael Key, Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow, Ben Ashenden, Alexander Owen, and Guz Khan in The Bubble (2022)
    The Bubble
    4.7
    • writer: "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good"
    • 2022
  • Diminishing Returns Diminisodes (2017)
    Diminishing Returns Diminisodes
    6.0
    Podcast Series
    • writer: "Theme from Spider-Man", "Spider-Credits"
    • 2022
  • Both Sides of the Blade (2022)
    Both Sides of the Blade
    6.1
    • writer: "Follow Me"
    • 2022
  • Pretend It's a City (2021)
    Pretend It's a City
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Secret Love"
    • 2021
  • Alan Jones in Alan Jones (2020)
    Alan Jones
    4.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Loveliest Night of the Year"
    • 2020
  • Still Into You (2020)
    Still Into You
    7.7
    • lyrics: "Niin paljon kuuluu rakkauteen (Love is a Many Splendored Thing)"
    • 2020

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Paul Webster
  • Born
    • December 20, 1907
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 22, 1984
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

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    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.

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