Leo Shuken
Leo Shuken (born December 8, 1906 in Los Angeles , † July 24, 1976 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American film composer , arranger and musical director .
Life
Shuken was in the film business from the late 1930s until shortly before his death. Already at the beginning of this career he received an Oscar in 1940 for his participation in the editing of the film music for the classic Western Ringo by director John Ford . In 1965 he was nominated again for the orchestration of Goldgräber-Molly .
Filmography (selection)
- 1937: Artist Ball (Artists and Models)
- 1937: Every Day's a Holiday
- 1939: In the Foreign Legion (The Flying Deuces)
- 1939: Ringo ( stagecoach )
- 1939: Union Pacific
- 1940: Christmas in July (Christmas in July)
- 1940: The Scarlet Horsemen ( North West Mounted Police )
- 1941: Sullivan's Travels ( Sullivan's Travels )
- 1941: The Cardsharp ( The Lady Eve )
- 1943: Mardi Gras (short film)
- 1943: Riding High
- 1944: The Pirate and the Lady ( Frenchman's Creek )
- 1944: The mysterious guest ( The Uninvited )
- 1947: Fourteen Years of Sing-Sing ( I Walk Alone )
- 1955: The Left Hand of God ( The Left Hand of God )
- 1964: Goldgräber-Molly ( The Unsinkable Molly Brown )
- 1965: ... because nobody is without guilt ( The Oscar )
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
- Leo Shuken in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shuken, Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film composer, arranger and musical director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1976 |
| Place of death | Santa Monica , California |