Gérard Carbonara
Gérard Carbonara (born December 8, 1886 , New York City , USA ; † January 11, 1959 in Sherman Oaks , California , USA) was an American musician and film composer.
Life
Carbonara began his film music career at the end of the silent film era. In the 1930s and 1940s he was involved in numerous film scores, including the one for the western classic Ringo by director John Ford . However, he was not one of the Oscar winners. In the 1940s, especially after the Second World War, he was primarily involved in short films. Carbonara often worked closely with his colleague John Leipold . In 1944 he was nominated for an Oscar for his work on The Sheriff of Kansas .
Filmography (selection)
- 1926: The Son of the Sheik ( The Son of the Sheik )
- 1928: The Patriot ( The Patriot )
- 1936: Battle in the Mountains ( The Trail of the Lonesome Pine )
- 1936: The General Died at Dawn ( The General Died at Dawn )
- 1939: Ringo ( stagecoach )
- 1939: Union Pacific
- 1939: Geronimo, the scourge of the prairie ( Geronimo )
- 1940: Dr. Cyclops ( Dr. Cyclops )
- 1941: The Shepherd of the Hills ( The Shepherd of the Hills )
- 1943: The Sheriff of Kansas ( The Kansan )
literature
- Jürgen Wölfer, Roland Löper: The great lexicon of film composers. The magicians of cinematic acoustics - from Ennio Morricone to Hans Zimmer. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-89602-296-2 .
Web links
- Gerard Carbonara in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carbonara, Gérard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician and film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1959 |
| Place of death | Sherman Oaks , California |