Jack Elliott (composer)
Irwin Elliott Zucker (born August 6, 1927 in Hartford , Connecticut , † August 18, 2001 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American jazz pianist , composer and arranger .
biography
Irwin Elliott Zucker was born in Hartford , Connecticut . After graduating from the Hartt School of Music , Elliott worked as a jazz pianist and studied with Arnold Franchetti , Isadore Freed , Bohuslav Martinů and Lukas Foss . However, it was Judy Garland who hired him from New York City to Los Angeles to win him as an arranger for her Judy Garland Show . After other engagements like The Andy Williams Show and Live From Studio 8H: 100 Years of America's Popular Music , Elliott began composing films.
At the Academy Awards in 1965 , Elliott, Robert Armbruster , Léo Arnaud , Jack Hayes , Calvin Jackson and Leo Shuken received a nomination for best film music for their musical collaboration in the musical film Goldgräber-Molly .
On August 18, 2001, Elliott died of complications from a brain tumor . He is buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery .
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1964: Goldgräber-Molly ( The Unsinkable Molly Brown )
- 1967: Valley of Secrets ( Valley of Mystery )
- 1969: The Comedian ( The Comic )
- 1970: Where's Papa? ( Where's Poppa? )
- 1971: Latigo ( Support Your Local Gunfighter )
- 1971: Tanja Baskin - just give us a call ( TR Baskin )
- 1972: Help, I'm successful! ( Get to Know Your Rabbit )
- 1973: The man without a country ( The Man Without a Country )
- 1973: Duel of Helicopters ( Birds of Prey )
- 1973: In the Trap of the Decoy ( The Bait )
- 1977: Oh God ... ( Oh, God! )
- 1977: What Happened on Little Big Horn? ( The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer )
- 1979: Just you and me ( Just You and Me, Kid )
- 1979: Father Brown refuses to be bluffed ( Sanctuary of Fear )
- 1979: Wealth Is Not Shame ( The Jerk )
- 1982: The Last Detective ( Computercide )
- 1983: dizziness for the charity ( Found Money )
- 1988: The Observator ( Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs )
- 1990: An Almost Decent Woman ( Sibling Rivalry )
series
- 1966–1967: Pistols and Petticoats ( Pistols' n Petticoats , nine episodes)
- 1974–1980: Barney Miller (81 episodes)
- 1975–1978: Starsky & Hutch ( Starsky and Hutch , five episodes)
- 1976-1981: Charlie's Angels ( Charlie's Angels , 110 episodes)
- 1984–1992: Harry's Miraculous Criminal Court ( Night Court , theme music)
Award
- Academy Awards 1965 : nomination for best film music for gold digger Molly
Web links
- Jack Elliott in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sound recordings and films by Jack Elliott (composer) in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jon Thurber: Jack Elliott; Composer Led Mancini Institute , The LA Times . August 19, 2001. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- ^ Jack Elliott - Composer, 74 , The New York Times . August 24, 2001. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elliott, Jack |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zucker, Erwin Elliott (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer, jazz pianist and arranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hartford , Connecticut, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 2001 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California, United States |