Frank Perkins (composer)
Frank Perkins (full name Frank Sutherland Perkins, Jr , born April 21, 1908 in Salem , Massachusetts , † March 15, 1988 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American composer and conductor who was also active in the field of film music.
Life
Perkins holds a PhD in economics from Brown University . From 1929 he appeared as a composer. From the late 1930s he worked for Warner Bros. operates. He worked regularly with the songwriter Mitchell Parish . He got greater fame through the song Stars Fell on Alabama , composed in 1934 , which became a jazz standard .
For his work on Gypsy - Queen of the Night Perkins was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Film Music in 1963 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: Glory
- 1959–1963: Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
- 1961: ... always point 7 (The Couch)
- 1962: Gypsy - Queen of the Night (Gypsy)
- 1963: The devil's loose in paradise (Palm Springs Weekend)
- 1963: My divorced wife Mary Mary (Mary, Mary)
- 1964: The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Web links
- Frank Perkins in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Perkins, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Perkins, Frank Sutherland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American conductor, film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salem , Massachusetts , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1988 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |