Harry Gray (film producer)
Harry Gray (born April 1, 1905 in Brooklyn , New York City , † October 17, 1963 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American film producer and filmmaker, who for his two short films Champagne for Two (1947) and Samba Mania (1948) was nominated for an Oscar .
biography
Grey's first listed film work comes from the US published on January 18, 1936 Western The Oregon Trail , in which John Wayne played the lead role. Gray was in charge of the music department. In the same year he contributed the song Dreamy Valley to Joseph Kane's Western Guns and Guitars with Gene Autry in the lead role . For the 1936 fantasy film Undersea Kingdom , which was again directed by Joseph Kane together with B. Reeves Eason, Gray was again responsible for overseeing the music department. This was followed by work in another western with John Wayne, which received the German title Winde der Wildnis , original title Winds of the Wasteland , in which Gray was responsible for the background music. This was also the case in the other western The Old Corral by Joseph Kane, and again with Gene Autry.
In 1943, Gray worked again with Joseph Kane in a western in which Roy Rogers starred in the title role of King of the Cowboys . This time Gray appeared as the producer of the film. For his short film Champagne for Two , produced in 1947 , Gray was nominated for an Oscar in the category “Best Short Film” (2 film roles) in 1948 , but had to let Irving Allen and his film Climbing the Matterhorn take precedence . The following year he was again nominated for an Oscar with a short film, this time Samba Mania , in the same category, which, however, went to Walt Disney and his film The Seal Island . Grey's last listed work as a producer is the 1948 romantic short film Catalina Interlude starring Jimmy Dorsey , which features a lot of music.
Harry Gray died in 1963 at the age of 58. He remained unmarried throughout his life.
Filmography (selection)
- 1936: Guns and Guitars (song: Dreamy Valley , written together with Oliver Drake)
- 1937: All Over Town (Music: Flageolet and Drums )
- 1941: Sunset in Wyoming (Music: Heebie Jeebie Blues )
- 1941: Sierra Sue (Music: Heebie Jeebie Bues )
Supervision in the music department
- 1936: The Oregon Trail
- 1936: The Girl from Mandalay
- 1936: Gone with the Wind (The Lonely Trail)
- 1936: Undersea Kingdom
- 1936: Winds of wilderness (Winds of the Wasteland)
- 1936: Zorro - The Vigilantes Are Coming
- 1936: Three Without Fear and Blame (The Three Mesquiteers)
- 1936: The Old Corral
- 1937: Hit the Saddle
- 1937: Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
- 1940: Young Bill Hickok
as a producer
- 1938: Ladies in Distress
- 1938: Western Jamboree
- 1939: Blue Montana Skies
- 1939: Cowboys from Texas
- 1940: Heroes of the Saddle
- 1940: The Trail Blazers
- 1941: Ridin 'on a Rainbow
- 1942: Heart of the Rio Grande
- 1943: King of the Cowboys
- 1943: Man from Music Mountain
- 1944: Lake Placid Serenade
- 1945: Love, Honor and Goodbye
- 1947: Champagne for Two (short film)
- 1948: Samba-Mania (short film)
- 1948: Catalina Interlude (short film)
Awards
- Academy Awards 1948 : Oscar nomination for Champagne for Two
- Academy Awards 1949 : Oscar nomination for Samba Mania
Web links
- Harry Gray at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Harry Gray at Turner Classic Movies (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Harry Gray at celeslight.club (English)
- ↑ The 20th Academy Awards | 1948 at oscars.org (English)
- ↑ The 20th Academy Awards | 1949 at oscars.org (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gray, Harry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer and filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th October 1963 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |