Phil Boutelje

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Phil Boutelje (born August 6, 1895 in Philadelphia , † July 29, 1979 in Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) ) was an American pianist , songwriter , composer , author and conductor .

Life

Boutelje graduated from the Academy of Music in Philadelphia with a degree in music . When he was drafted in the First World War, the opportunity arose for him to act as a military bandmaster. After the end of the war, Boutelje played for various jazz groups, such as Nick Lucas and Paul Whiteman in 1922 . He also worked as an arranger for Whiteman . In the early 1930s he became music director at Paramount Pictures and United Artists . During this time he created many pieces for film soundtracks. This work earned him two Academy Award nominations for best film music : 1939 music for the musical film Three Quarter Time on Broadway and 1943 music for the screwball comedy Hi Diddle Diddle .

Since 1930 Boutelje was a member of ASCAP , a collecting society for music products. He worked closely with songwriters Ned Washington , Dick Winfree, Harry Tobias, Rubey Cowan, Foster Carling and Al Dubin, among others . His compositions China Boy , Blue Dawn and Lonesome are also known .

Private

In 1975 Boutelje married the actress Babe London. The marriage lasted until Boutelje's death in 1979.

Film music (selection)

  • 1929: Red Nichols and His Five Pennies (short film)… China Boy
  • 1930: Anna Christie ... Flocons de Neige
  • 1932: Pie, Pie Blackbird ... China Boy
  • 1931: Texas Rangers ( The Texas Rangers )… I Can't Play My Banjo
  • 1936: A Princess for America ( The Princess Comes Across )… My Concertina
  • 1937: Blossoms on Broadway ... Olympiad
  • 1938: Romance in the Dark ... Blue Dawn
  • 1940: Hot rhythms in Chicago ( Strike Up the Band )… China Boy
  • 1942: Night in the harbor ( Moontide )… China Boy
  • 1943: Hi Diddle Diddle … I Loved You Too Little, Too Late , The Man with the Big Sombrero
  • 1941: Magic of Music ( There's Magic in Music )
  • 1947: The Undefeated ( Unconquered ) ... singin Whippoorwill's a
  • 1950: Flaming Valley ( Cooper Canyon )… Square Dance Calls
  • 1956: The Benny Goodman Story… China Boy
  • 1962: Escape from Zahrain ... Laila

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Phil Boutelje Biography at IMDb. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ Phil Boutelje at beta.worldcat.org (English). Retrieved January 10, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Boutelje, Phil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American pianist, film composer, songwriter, writer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH July 29, 1979
Place of death Woodland Hills (Los Angeles)