Charles Previn
Charles Previn (born January 11, 1888 in Brooklyn , New York , † September 22, 1973 in Hollywood , California ) was an American film composer , music director and conductor .
Life
Previn grew up as the son of an immigrant family . After receiving his bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1910, he received his master's degree from the New York College of Music . From 1915 he worked as a music director on Broadway , then he worked as a conductor for NBC Radio . Between 1936 and 1944 he was music director at Universal Studios . In addition to the musical direction, he composed, arranged and conducted film music. He also occasionally contributed movie songs. From 1945 to 1947 he succeeded Ernö Rapée as music director and conductor at the Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan . He then returned to Hollywood and worked in the film business for a few years before retiring in 1953.
Previn was a distant relative of the conductor, composer, and Oscar-winning film composer André Previn .
Filmography (selection)
- 1936: My husband Godfrey (My Man Godfrey)
- 1937: 100 men and a girl (One Hundred Men and a Girl)
- 1938: Mad About Music
- 1938: That Certain Age
- 1938: Whirlwind from Paris (The Rage of Paris)
- 1939: First Love
- 1939: Frankenstein's son (Son of Frankenstein)
- 1940: The House of the Seven Gables
- 1940: Spring Parade
- 1940: The House of Seven Sins (Seven Sinners)
- 1940: The Bank Dick (The Bank Dick)
- 1940: The Invisible Man Returns (The Invisible Man Returns)
- 1940: The Invisible Woman (The Invisible Woman)
- 1940: The Boys from Syracuse
- 1941: This Woman Is Mine
- 1941: The Wolf Man (The Wolf Man)
- 1941: It Started with Eve (It Started with Eve)
- 1941: The devil breaks loose in hell! (Hellzapoppin)
- 1941: saboteurs (saboteurs)
- 1942 Arabian Nights (Arabian Nights)
- 1942: The Spoilers (The Spoilers)
- 1942: Pittsburgh
- 1942: The Voice of Terror (Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror)
- 1942: Frankenstein returns (The Ghost of Frankenstein)
- 1943: Dracula's son (Son of Dracula)
- 1943: Nine Children and No Fathers (The Amazing Mrs. Holliday)
- 1944: House of Frankenstein (House of Frankenstein)
- 1945: The last weekend ( And Then There Were None )
- 1948: The Three Musketeers (The Three Musketeers)
- 1950: Winchester '73
Awards
- 1938: Oscar for 100 men and a girl
- 1939: Oscar nomination for Mad About Music
- 1940: Oscar nomination for First Love
- 1941: Oscar nomination for Spring Parade
- 1942: Oscar nomination for Buck Privates
- 1943: Oscar nomination for The Eternal Eve
- 1945: Oscar nomination for Song of the Open Road
Web links
- Charles Previn in Internet Movie Database (English)
- Charles Previn in Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Charles Previn in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ theoscarsite.com (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Previn, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film composer, music director and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22nd September 1973 |
| Place of death | Hollywood , California |