Edward Ward

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Edward Ward (* 3. April 1900 in St. Louis , Missouri ; † 26. December 1971 in Hollywood , California ) was an American composer of film music , who for seven Oscars was nominated.

Life

Ward began his career as a film composer in the late 1920s. In 1928 he made his debut with the backing music for Frances White entitled Heart-Breaking Creole Rose . During his career he was responsible for the music of over 130 films, particularly in the 1940s.

At the Academy Awards in 1939 he was nominated for the Oscar in the category "Best Song" together with the songwriters Chet Forrest and Bob Wright for the song Always and Always from the drama Mannequin (1938) by Frank Borzage . In 1942 he was nominated three times, for the Oscar for best film music in the film dramas Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) by Tay Garnett and Tanks a Million (1941) by Fred Guiol as well as in the musical film All-American Co-Ed (1941) by LeRoy Prinz .

At the Academy Awards in 1943 he was nominated for the best film music in the musical Flying with Music (1942) by George Archainbaud and, together with the lyricists Forrest and Wright, for the best original song Pennies for Peppino from the film Flying with Music . In 1944 he finally got his last Oscar nomination for best film music in the musical Phantom of the Opera (1943) by Arthur Lubin .

Sometimes he also worked with other composers such as Hubert Bath .

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SURNAME Ward, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Louis , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 1971
Place of death Hollywood , California