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Alfred Newman
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Alfred Newman was an American conductor, composer, film score composer, and actor. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1901, he began his professional work period in 1915. His musical career included releases on Mercury Records, Capitol Records, and MGM Records. Among his notable works is the film *A star is born*. Newman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
He was a member of the Newman family, which included siblings Emil Newman and Lionel Newman, and children David Newman, Maria Newman, and Thomas Newman. Randy Newman is also listed as a relative. Newman was a member of the Jewish faith. He died in Hollywood in 1970 from pulmonary emphysema. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Person · Open Library
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- A star is born
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Sound · New Haven, Connecticut, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor of film music. From his start as a music prodigy, he came to be regarded as a respected figure in the history of film music. He won nine Academy Awards and was nominated forty-three times. In a career spanning more than four decades, Newman composed the…
Known for
- The Miracle of Stereophonic Sound — Self - Conductor1954
- How to Marry a Millionaire — Orchestra Conductor in Prologue (uncredited)1953
- The CinemaScope Parade — Joseph Haydn1951
- They Shall Have Music — Musical Director1939
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1901
- Active to
- 1970
Discography
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Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970), was a major American composer of music for films. In 1939, Newman began a twenty-one year career as music director for 20th Century-Fox Studios. He composed the familiar fanfare which accompanies the studio logo at the beginning of Fox's productions. At Fox, he also developed what came to be known as the Newman System, a means of synchronising the performance and recording of a musical score with the film. The system is still in use today. <a
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Synthesis of graphene-based nanosheets via chemical reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1900-03-17 ) March 17, 1900, New Haven, Connecticut , U.S.
- Died
- February 17, 1970 (1970-02-17) (aged 69), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
- Occupations
- Composer, conductor, arranger
- Spouse
- Martha Louise Montgomery ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 )
- Children
- 5, including David , Thomas , and Maria Newman
- Relatives
- Emil Newman (brother) Lionel Newman (brother) Randy Newman (nephew) Joey Newman (grandnephew)
- Awards
- Academy Awards (x9)
- Genres
- Film score
- Years active
- 1915–1970
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Alfred Newman, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
![Qu'attendez vous encore! (Why do you linger Master?) : Serenade: Vous qui faites l'endormie (Catarina, while you play at sleeping); "Faust" (act 4); (from the sound track of the film: "Tonight we sing") / [Text:] Barbier & Carré; [Musik:] Gounod](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F018629%2Ffon_snp_a_018629_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
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Encyclopedic overview
Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor of film music. From his start as a music prodigy, he came to be regarded as a respected figure in the history of film music. He won nine Academy Awards and was nominated 45 times, contributing to the extended Newman family being the most Academy Award-nominated family with a collective 92 nominations in various music categories.
In a career spanning more than four decades, Newman composed the scores for over 200 motion pictures. Some of his most famous scores include Wuthering Heights, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Mark of Zorro, How Green Was My Valley, The Song of Bernadette, Captain from Castile, All About Eve, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, Anastasia, The Diary of Anne Frank, How the West Was Won, The Greatest Story Ever Told, and his final score, Airport, all of which were nominated for or won Academy Awards. He is perhaps best known for composing the fanfare which accompanies the studio logo at the beginning of 20th Century Fox's productions. Prior to commencing his employment with 20th Century Fox, Newman composed the fanfares which are most often associated with Samuel Goldwyn productions and David O. Selznick productions.
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