Morton Stevens

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Morton Stevens , born in Morton Aaron Suckno (born January 30, 1929 in Newark , New Jersey , † November 11, 1991 in Encino , California ) was an American composer .

biography

Morton Stevens graduated from the Juilliard School with a degree in composition in 1950 . As arranger and conductor of Sammy Davis Jr. , Stevens made his entry into show business in the early 1950s. He later worked in the same capacity with Jerry Lewis , Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin and Liza Minnelli . From the early 1960s, Stevens made his debut as a film composer for several television series and the western The Rough Riders of Texas . Stevens achieved greater national and international fame with his theme music for the television series Hawaii Five-Zero . In addition to the theme music, he also composed for 57 episodes and won his only two Emmy Awards in 1970 and 1974 , with a total of over ten nominations.

Stevens died on November 11, 1991 at the age of 62 of complications from a pancreatic tumor . He was survived by his wife and their two children.

Filmography (selection)

Movie

  • 1963: The Rough Riders of Texas (The Raiders)
  • 1964: Monsieur Cognac (Wild and Wonderful)
  • 1972: The bomb goes off at three o'clock (Visions ...)
  • 1976: Time Travelers
  • 1978: The Right Am I (The One Man Jury)
  • 1980: Everything by hand (Hardly Working)
  • 1980: Hunted by Gangsters (Fugitive Family)
  • 1981: The Million Dollar Face
  • 1981: Masada
  • 1982: Memories Never Die
  • 1982: Slapstick (Slapstick (Of Another Kind))
  • 1983: Always on the little ones (Smorgasbord)
  • 1983: Wyatt Earp (I Married Wyatt Earp)
  • 1985: Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland)
  • 1986: Cry for Justice (Outrage!)
  • 1987: Everyone Call Me Bruce (They Still Call Me Bruce)
  • 1988: The Ann Jillian Story

Series

composition
  • 1961–1962: Thriller (24 episodes)
  • 1962–1963: The Wide Country (24 episodes)
  • 1962–1963: Wagon Train (4 episodes)
  • 1963–1965: Dr. Kildare (6 episodes)
  • 1964–1965: Solo for ONCEL ( The Man from UNCLE , 13 episodes)
  • 1965–1967: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke , 9 episodes)
  • 1968–1980: Hawaii Five-Zero ( Hawaii Five-O , 57 episodes)
  • 1974–1977: Make-up and pistols ( Police Woman , 9 episodes)
  • 1986–1987: Matlock (8 episodes)
Theme music
  • 1961–1962: Police Station 87 (87th Precinct)
  • 1968–1980: Hawaii Five-Zero (Hawaii Five-O)
  • 1970–1971: Defense has the floor (Storefront Lawyers)
  • 1974-1975: Apple's Way
  • 1974–1977: Make-up and pistols (Police Woman)
  • 1981-1982: Code Red

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Emmy-Winning Composer Morton Stevens Dies , latimes.com
  2. ↑ a b Morton Stevens Television Composer, 62 , nytimes.com
personal data
SURNAME Stevens, Morton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sucko, Morton Aaron (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Newark , New Jersey, United States
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 1991
Place of death Encino , California, United States