Hugh Prince

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Hugh Durham Prince - also Hughie Prince - (born August 9, 1906 in Greenville , South Carolina , † January 15, 1960 in New York ) was an American film composer and songwriter who wrote the song Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy from the comedy film Buck Privates was nominated for an Oscar .

Life

Hugh Prince's music has appeared in more than 56 film and television productions, composed, wrote, and directed and scripted the 1950 film drama The Strip Tease Murder Case . From 1940 he composed film music, beginning with Hit the Road and Rhumboogie , for the film Argentine Nights .

In 1942 , Hugh Prince and Don Raye received an Oscar nomination in the category "Best Song" for the song Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy from the comedy film Buck Privates with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the leading roles . However, the statue went to Jerome David Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II for their song The Last Time I Saw Paris from the film musical Lady Be Good . Prince is said to have had a small role in Buck Privates as an actor , but this is not guaranteed.

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy remained Prince's most successful song and was still used in feature films, television productions and shows after his death.

Soundtrack (selection)

  • 1941: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy , Bounce Me Brother with a Solid Four , When Private Brown Becomes a Captain , You're a Lucky Fellow , Mr. Smith , I Wish You Were Here from the movie Buck Privates
  • 1941: You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith from In the Navy
  • 1941: Beat Me Daddy , Eight to the Bar from the short film In the Groove
  • 1944: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy from the movie Follow the Boys
  • 1944: Sing from the movie Moonlight and Cactus
  • 1944: Let's Have Another One from the movie Dreaming
  • 1946: Solid Potato Salad from the movie Breakfast in Hollywood
  • 1946: Bounce Me Brother with a Solid Four from the movie One Exciting Week
  • 1947: Bounce Me Daddy With A Solid Four from the film The Egg and I ( The Egg and I )
  • 1962: Rhumboogie was used in the film play with the fate ( Term of Trial )
  • 1976: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy , used in the Bette Midler show
  • 1986: Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar , used in The 40th Annual Tony Awards
  • 1988: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy , used in the television mini-series Firestorm and Ashes ( War and Remembrance )
  • 1992: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy , used on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
  • 1995: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy , used in the film Schön ist die Jugendzeit ( Lust och fägring stor )
  • 1997: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy , used in the television miniseries The Shining
  • 2004: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy , used in the film a work of God ( Something the Lord Made )
  • 2009: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy , used in the film Land of the Lost ( Land of the Lost )
  • 2012: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy , used in the movie Red Tails
  • 2015: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy , used in the movie Pitch Perfect 2

Award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hugh Prince In: IMDb Internet Movie Database
personal data
SURNAME Prince, Hugh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Prince, Hughie; Prince, H .; Prince, Hugh Durham (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film composer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Greenville , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH January 15, 1960
Place of death new York