Alfred Newman

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 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. Newman was also highly regarded as a conductor, and arranged and conducted many scores by other composers, including George Gershwin, Charlie Chaplin, and Irving Berlin. He also conducted the music for many film adaptations of Broadway musicals (having worked on Broadway for ten years before coming to Hollywood), as well as many original Hollywood musicals. He was among the first musicians to compose and conduct original music during Hollywood's Golden Age of movies, later becoming a respected and powerful music director in the history of Hollywood. Newman and two of his fellow composers, Max Steiner and Dimitri Tiomkin, were considered the "three godfathers of film music"

Known For

Modern Times
City Lights
All About Eve
The Grapes of Wrath
The Seven Year Itch
Miracle on 34th Street
Birth Location New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Born 1901-03-17
Died 1970-02-17

Movies

How to Marry a Millionaire as Orchestra Conductor in Prologue (uncredited)
1953
The CinemaScope Parade as Joseph Haydn
1951
They Shall Have Music as Musical Director
1939

Movies

Airport Original Music Composer
1970
Firecreek Original Music Composer
1968
Camelot Music
1967
Nevada Smith Original Music Composer
1966
The Greatest Story Ever Told Original Music Composer
1965
1962
How the West Was Won Original Music Composer
1962
The Counterfeit Traitor Original Music Composer
1962
State Fair Original Music Composer
1962
Flower Drum Song Music Supervisor
1961
Flower Drum Song Conductor
1961
Flower Drum Song Original Music Composer
1961
The Best of Everything Original Music Composer
1959
The Diary of Anne Frank Original Music Composer
1959
1958
South Pacific Music Supervisor
1958
South Pacific Conductor
1958
South Pacific Original Music Composer
1958
The Gift of Love Original Music Composer
1958
Anastasia Original Music Composer
1956
Bus Stop Original Music Composer
1956
Bus Stop Conductor
1956
The King and I Original Music Composer
1956
Carousel Music Supervisor
1956
Carousel Conductor
1956
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Original Music Composer
1955
The Seven Year Itch Original Music Composer
1955
Daddy Long Legs Conductor
1955
Daddy Long Legs Music Supervisor
1955
Daddy Long Legs Original Music Composer
1955
A Man Called Peter Original Music Composer
1955
The Egyptian Original Music Composer
1954
Hell and High Water Original Music Composer
1954
1953
How to Marry a Millionaire Original Music Composer
1953
The Robe Original Music Composer
1953
The President's Lady Original Music Composer
1953
The Desert Rats Music Director
1953
Call Me Madam Music Director
1953
1953
The Prisoner of Zenda Original Music Composer
1952
1952
O. Henry's Full House Original Music Composer
1952
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie Original Music Composer
1952
With a Song in My Heart Original Music Composer
1952
Viva Zapata! Original Music Composer
1952
David and Bathsheba Original Music Composer
1951
Take Care of My Little Girl Original Music Composer
1951
1951
Fourteen Hours Original Music Composer
1951
For Heaven's Sake Original Music Composer
1950
All About Eve Original Music Composer
1950
Two Flags West Music Director
1950
No Way Out Original Music Composer
1950
Broken Arrow Music Director
1950
Panic in the Streets Original Music Composer
1950
The Gunfighter Original Music Composer
1950
The Big Lift Original Music Composer
1950
Twelve O'Clock High Original Music Composer
1949
Dancing in the Dark Music Director
1949
Prince of Foxes Original Music Composer
1949
Pinky Original Music Composer
1949
Thieves' Highway Original Music Composer
1949
You're My Everything Music Director
1949
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College Original Music Composer
1949
Mother Is a Freshman Original Music Composer
1949
A Letter to Three Wives Original Music Composer
1949
Yellow Sky Original Music Composer
1948
The Snake Pit Original Music Composer
1948
Cry of the City Original Music Composer
1948
1948
Sitting Pretty Original Music Composer
1948
Call Northside 777 Music Director
1948
Call Northside 777 Original Music Composer
1948
Daisy Kenyon Music Director
1947
Captain from Castile Original Music Composer
1947
Gentleman's Agreement Original Music Composer
1947
Mother Wore Tights Music Director
1947
Miracle on 34th Street Music Director
1947
Moss Rose Music Director
1947
The Late George Apley Music Director
1947
The Brasher Doubloon Music Director
1947
The Razor's Edge Original Music Composer
1946
My Darling Clementine Music Director
1946
Margie Music Director
1946
Dragonwyck Original Music Composer
1946
Leave Her to Heaven Original Music Composer
1945
A Bell for Adano Original Music Composer
1945
A Royal Scandal Original Music Composer
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Original Music Composer
1945
The Keys of the Kingdom Original Music Composer
1944
Irish Eyes Are Smiling Music Director
1944
Irish Eyes Are Smiling Original Music Composer
1944
Wilson Original Music Composer
1944
The Purple Heart Original Music Composer
1944
1943
The Song of Bernadette Original Music Composer
1943
Claudia Original Music Composer
1943
Heaven Can Wait Original Music Composer
1943
The Moon Is Down Original Music Composer
1943
December 7th Original Music Composer
1943
China Girl Original Music Composer
1942
The Black Swan Music Director
1942
The Black Swan Original Music Composer
1942
To the Shores of Tripoli Original Music Composer
1942
The Battle of Midway Original Music Composer
1942
It's Everybody's War Original Music Composer
1942
Orchestra Wives Music Director
1942
The Pied Piper Music Director
1942
The Pied Piper Original Music Composer
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point Original Music Composer
1942
1942
This Above All Music Director
1942
This Above All Original Music Composer
1942
Roxie Hart Original Music Composer
1942
1942
Ball of Fire Original Music Composer
1941
I Wake Up Screaming Additional Music
1941
How Green Was My Valley Original Music Composer
1941
A Yank in the R.A.F. Music Director
1941
Belle Starr Original Music Composer
1941
The Little Foxes Music Director
1941
Wild Geese Calling Original Music Composer
1941
Charley's Aunt Original Music Composer
1941
Man Hunt Original Music Composer
1941
Blood and Sand Original Music Composer
1941
Hudson's Bay Original Music Composer
1941
Tin Pan Alley Original Music Composer
1940
1940
They Knew What They Wanted Original Music Composer
1940
Brigham Young Original Music Composer
1940
Foreign Correspondent Original Music Composer
1940
Earthbound Original Music Composer
1940
Girl in 313 Original Music Composer
1940
The Grapes of Wrath Original Music Composer
1940
Blondie on a Budget Original Music Composer
1940
Little Old New York Original Music Composer
1940
Vigil in the Night Original Music Composer
1940
1940
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Original Music Composer
1939
Barricade Music Director
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk Original Music Composer
1939
The Real Glory Original Music Composer
1939
The Rains Came Original Music Composer
1939
The Star Maker Original Music Composer
1939
They Shall Have Music Music Director
1939
Beau Geste Original Music Composer
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln Original Music Composer
1939
The Gorilla Music
1939
Wuthering Heights Original Music Composer
1939
Gunga Din Original Music Composer
1939
Trade Winds Music Director
1938
Trade Winds Original Music Composer
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady Music Director
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady Original Music Composer
1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band Music Director
1938
1938
52nd Street Original Music Composer
1937
The Hurricane Music Director
1937
The Hurricane Original Music Composer
1937
The Prisoner of Zenda Original Music Composer
1937
Dead End Music Director
1937
Dead End Original Music Composer
1937
Stella Dallas Music Director
1937
Stella Dallas Original Music Composer
1937
Wee Willie Winkie Original Music Composer
1937
Slave Ship Original Music Composer
1937
Woman Chases Man Original Music Composer
1937
History Is Made at Night Music Director
1937
History Is Made at Night Original Music Composer
1937
You Only Live Once Music Director
1937
You Only Live Once Original Music Composer
1937
Beloved Enemy Music Director
1936
Beloved Enemy Original Music Composer
1936
Born to Dance Music Director
1936
Come and Get It Original Music Composer
1936
The Gay Desperado Music Director
1936
The Gay Desperado Original Music Composer
1936
Ramona Original Music Composer
1936
Dodsworth Music Director
1936
Dodsworth Original Music Composer
1936
1936
One Rainy Afternoon Music Director
1936
One Rainy Afternoon Original Music Composer
1936
These Three Music Director
1936
These Three Original Music Composer
1936
Modern Times Music Director
1936
Strike Me Pink Original Music Composer
1936
Splendor Original Music Composer
1935
Barbary Coast Original Music Composer
1935
Broadway Melody of 1936 Music Director
1935
Red Salute Original Music Composer
1935
The Dark Angel Original Music Composer
1935
Call of the Wild Original Music Composer
1935
Les Misérables Original Music Composer
1935
Cardinal Richelieu Original Music Composer
1935
The Wedding Night Original Music Composer
1935
Folies Bergère Original Music Composer
1935
Clive of India Original Music Composer
1935
The Mighty Barnum Original Music Composer
1934
Kid Millions Original Music Composer
1934
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round Original Music Composer
1934
We Live Again Original Music Composer
1934
Our Daily Bread Original Music Composer
1934
The Affairs of Cellini Original Music Composer
1934
1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Original Music Composer
1934
Born to Be Bad Original Music Composer
1934
The Last Gentleman Original Music Composer
1934
The House of Rothschild Original Music Composer
1934
Looking for Trouble Original Music Composer
1934
Nana Original Music Composer
1934
Roman Scandals Original Music Composer
1933
Blood Money Music Director
1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole Original Music Composer
1933
The Bowery Original Music Composer
1933
The Masquerader Music Director
1933
The Masquerader Original Music Composer
1933
I Cover the Waterfront Original Music Composer
1933
Secrets Music Director
1933
Secrets Original Music Composer
1933
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum Original Music Composer
1933
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum Music Director
1933
Cynara Music Director
1932
Cynara Original Music Composer
1932
Flesh Original Music Composer
1932
The Kid from Spain Original Music Composer
1932
Rain Original Music Composer
1932
Movie Crazy Original Music Composer
1932
Mr. Robinson Crusoe Original Music Composer
1932
Night World Original Music Composer
1932
Sky Devils Original Music Composer
1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Them Original Music Composer
1932
Arrowsmith Music Director
1931
Arrowsmith Original Music Composer
1931
Corsair Original Music Composer
1931
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks Original Music Composer
1931
The Age for Love Original Music Composer
1931
The Unholy Garden Music Director
1931
Street Scene Music Director
1931
City Lights Music Director
1931
Tonight or Never Music Director
1931
Tonight or Never Original Music Composer
1931