Herbert Stothart

Person · Open Library

Born

1885

Died

1949

Works

1

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Film & TV

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Herbert P. Stothart (September 11, 1885 – February 1, 1949) was an American songwriter, arranger, conductor, and composer. He was also nominated for twelve Academy Awards, winning Best Original Score for The Wizard of Oz. Stothart was widely acknowledged as a member of the top tier of Hollywood composers during the 1930s and 1940s. Life and career Herbert…

Known for

• We Must Have Music — Himself1942
• Cavalcade of the Academy Awards — Self1940
• The Romance of Celluloid — Self1937

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

US

Active from

1885-09-11

Active to

1949-02-01

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

6,953

Total plays

78,065

Herbert Stothart (September 11, 1885 – February 1, 1949) was a song writer, arranger, and composer. He was also nominated for nine Oscars, winning for his background music for The Wizard of Oz. Herbert Stothart was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He studied music in Europe and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he later taught. Stothart was first hired by producer Arthur Hammerstein to be a musical director for touring companies of Broadway shows, and was soon writing music for the pr

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Herbert

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Milwaukee

Place of death

Los Angeles

Occupation

conductor

Educated at

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Academy Award for Best Original Score

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