Edward Paul

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Edward Tyler Paul (born August 24, 1896 in New York , † December 24, 1983 in Encinitas , California ) was an American film composer and filmmaker who won the 1945 award in the "Best Score" category for the films Up in Mabel's Room and The Hairy Ape was each nominated for an Oscar .

Life

Paul first appeared in the short film The Star Reporter in 1936 under the name Ed Paul, and in the same year worked as orchestra leader in the short film Midnight Melodies . In 1939 he worked with the comedian duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy known as Dick & Doof in the comedy Laurel and Hardy: In the Foreign Legion . In the 1940 war film The Long Road to Cardiff by John Ford with John Wayne in the lead role, Paul was part of the music department as a conductor. This was followed by a work in the music film Swing-Romance (1940), in which Fred Astaire and Paulette Goddard played the leading roles. In the following years Paul worked repeatedly in episodes of the documentary short film series Unusual Occupations and Popular Science, as well as individual episodes of the Speaking of Animals short films in the musical field.

In 1945 Paul was nominated for an Oscar in this category for two films for which he had written the soundtrack . Once for the comedy Up in Mabel's Room by Allan Dwan starring Marjorie Reynolds , Dennis O'Keefe and Gail Patrick , in which a now married man gets into trouble when he wears a telltale negligee with his initials embroidered on the tip of his former She wants to ask her beloved Marjorie back. Second, for the drama The Hairy Ape by Alfred Santell with William Bendix and Susan Hayward in which a stoker on a ship and a beautiful girl from a higher social class, which initially referred to him as a hairy ape meet. However, the Oscar went to Max Steiner and the literary film adaptation As you said goodbye .

In the following years Paul worked mainly for television, including several series, such as Topper , for which he composed 69 episodes of music from 1953 to 1955 and was also responsible for the theme music. From 1956 to 1961 he was then mainly busy creating music for short films. He made his last film work for the science fiction film The Bamboo Saucer from 1968, for which he composed the music.

Edward Paul died on Christmas Eve 1983 at the age of 87.

Filmography (selection)

- unless otherwise stated, Music Department -

  • 1936: The Star Reporter (short film as himself under the name Ed Paul)
  • 1936: Midnight Melodies (short film; orchestra leader as Ed Paul)
  • 1939: Gentleman Cowboy (as Ed Paul)
  • 1939: Laurel and Hardy: In the Foreign Legion (The Flying Deuces)
  • 1940: The Long Voyage Home (The Long Voyage Home)
  • 1940: Swing Romance (as Eddie Paul)
  • 1940–1949: Unusual Occupations (documentary short film, 23 episodes)
  • 1940–1949: Popular Science (short documentary film, 21 episodes)
  • 1941: Speaking of Animals in a Pet Shop (short film)
  • 1942: Miss Annie Rooney
  • 1942: And Their Families ( Speaking of Animals and Their Families , short film)
  • 1942: Six Fates (Tales of Manhattan)
  • 1944: Up in Mabel's Room
  • 1944: The Hairy Ape (as Eddie Paul)
  • 1944: I'm from Arkansas (as Eddie Paul)
  • 1944: Who's Who in Animal Land (short film)
  • 1946: An Old Chinese Proverb: One Picture Is Worth Ten Thousand Words (short film; actor as Eddie Paul)
  • 1947: Moon Rockets (short documentary film)
  • 1947: Doctor Jim
  • 1949: Speaking of Animals No. Y8-4: Hocus Focus (short film)
  • 1949: The Christmas Carol (TV short film)
  • 1950: Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy (TV movie)
  • 1950: The Silver Theater (TV series, 9 episodes)
  • 1950, 1951: The Bigelow Theater (TV series, 27 episodes)
  • 1950–1952: Crusader Rabbit (TV series, 10 episodes)
  • 1951: Family Theater (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1951, 1952: Front Page Detective (TV series, 22 episodes)
  • 1953: Mahatma Gandhi - 20th Century Prophet (Documentation)
  • 1953–1955: Topper (TV series, 69 episodes)
  • 1956: Down Liberty Road (short film)
  • 1956: Once Upon a Honeymoon (short film)
  • 1960: The Big Bounce (documentary short film)
  • 1961: Anatomy of an Accident (short film)

- composer -

  • 1941: Speaking of Animals in the Zoo (short film)
  • 1942: Speaking of Animals at the County Fair (short film)
  • 1943: The Rocky Road to Ruin (short film)
  • 1946: Speaking of Animals No. Y6-1: Stork Crazy (short film)
  • 1946: The Lonesome Stranger (short film)
  • 1950: The Fighting Stallion
  • 1950: Charlie's Haunt
  • 1951: The Big Red Wagon (documentary short film)
  • 1968: The Bamboo Saucer

- archive recordings -

  • 2015: Jon Boschen's Classic Industrial Film Showcase (TV documentary)
    in a 1948 episode: 'Inside Story of Modern Gasoline'

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The 17th Academy Awards | 1945 at oscars.org (English)
personal data
SURNAME Paul, Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Paul, Edward Tyler (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film composer and filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1983
Place of death Encinitas , California , United States