John Leipold
John Max Leipold (born February 26, 1888 in Ulster County , New York , † March 8, 1970 in Dallas , Texas ) was an American film composer .
Life
In the 1930s and 1940s, John Leipold was involved in over 380 films as a composer and musical director. He received an Oscar for working on the soundtrack for the western classic Ringo . He also wrote the music for film musicals such as The Big Broadcast of 1936 . His work includes the music for more than 250 productions.
Filmography (selection)
- 1929: The Love Parade ( The Love Parade )
- 1930: Monte Carlo
- 1930: The King of the Vagabonds ( The Vagabond King )
- 1931: Doom of a Day ( 24 Hours )
- 1931: Skippy
- 1931: An American Tragedy ( An American Tragedy )
- 1932: Who is right here? ( Lady and Gent )
- 1932: Legs are worth gold (Million Dollar Legs)
- 1932: Most Beautiful, Love Me ( Love Me Tonight )
- 1932: In Another Land ( A Farewell to Arms )
- 1932: Blonde Venus
- 1932: Hot Saturday
- 1932: Shanghai Express ( Shanghai Express )
- 1932: One Hour with You ( One Hour with You )
- 1933: Serenade for three ( Design for Living )
- 1933: The Marx Brothers at War ( Duck Soup )
- 1933: They did him wrong ( She Done Him Wrong )
- 1934: You're Telling Me!
- 1934: The good old days ( The Old Fashioned Way )
- 1934: It's a Gift ( It's a poison )
- 1934: All the King's Horses
- 1935: A Butler in America ( Ruggles of Red Gap )
- 1935: Bengali ( The Lives of a Bengal Lancer )
- 1935: The Devil Is a Woman ( The Devil Is a Woman )
- 1936: The Big Broadcast of 1936
- 1937: Artist Ball ( Artists & Models )
- 1937: Souls at Sea ( Souls at Sea )
- 1938: The Big Broadcast of 1938
- 1939: Ringo (Stage Coach)
- 1939: Geronimo, the scourge of the prairie (Geronimo)
- 1939: In the Foreign Legion (The Flying Deuces)
- 1939: Union Pacific
- 1939: Three-quarter time on Broadway (The Great Victor Herbert)
- 1940: Christmas in July (Christmas in July)
- 1941: Arabs, Bedouins and Fraudsters (Outlaws of the Desert)
- 1941: The Cardsharp (The Lady Eve)
- 1943: Something to Shout About
- 1943: Mardi Gras (short film)
- 1945: Incendiary Blonde
literature
- Jürgen Wölfer and 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
- John Leipold in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Leipold, John |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leipold, John Max (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1888 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ulster County , New York , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1970 |
Place of death | Dallas , Texas , United States |