Alfred NewmanBiography |
Birth: 1900 in New Haven, Connecticut
Death: 1970 in Los Angeles, California
Notes:
- He took lessons Arnold Schoenberg, before making his professional debut at age 7.
- He composed the 20th Century (Fox) theme.
- He is the brother of Lionel Newman, father of David, Thomas, and Maria, and uncle to Randy Newman, who are all composers.
- He has won nine Academy Awards (more than any other composer)
Highlight Films:
Airport (AA:N) (GG:N) (1970)
Camelot (AA:W) (1967)
How the West Was Won (AA:N) (1962)
The Diary of Anne Frank (AA:N) (1959)
South Pacific (AA:N) (1958)
Anastasia (AA:N) (1956)
The King and I (AA:W) (1956)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (AA:W) (1955)
There's No Business Like Show Business (AA:N) (1954)
Call Me Madam (AA:W) (1953)
Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
With a Song in My Heart (AA:W) (1952)
All About Eve (AA:N) (1950)
Mother Wore Tights (AA:W) (1947)
State Fair (AA:N) (1945)
The Song of Bernadette (AA:W) (1943)
How Green Was My Valley (AA:N) (1941)
The Mark of Zorro (AA:N) (1940)
Tin Pan Alley (AA:W) (1940)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (AA:W) (1938)
Links:
The International Movie Database
Movie Tunes - Alfred Newman