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Heinz Roemheld
Composer, Additional Credits
Born May 1, 1901Died February 11, 1985 (83 years)
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Heinz Roemheld (Milwaukee, May 1, 1901 – Huntington Beach, California, February 11, 1985) was an American composer.
Born Heinz Eric Roemheld in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was one of four children of German immigrant Heinrich Roemheld and his wife Fanny Rauterberg Roemheld. Heinrich was a pharmacist, but all the members of the family were musical. Heinz's brother Edgar (1898-1964) became a conductor, while sister Irmgard (1904-1995) became a well-known Milwaukee music teacher and radio broadcaster.
Roemheld was a child prodigy who began playing the piano at the age of 4. He graduated from the Milwaukee College of Music at 19, and performed in theaters to earn money to study piano in Europe. In 1920, he went to Berlin, where he studied with Hugo Kaun, Ferruccio Busoni, and Egon Petri. While he was there, he appeared in concert with the Berlin Philharmonic.
When he returned to America, Roemheld became involved in music for silent films, both as a pianist and as a conductor. In 1925, he was sent back to Berlin as head of Universal Pictures theaters there, but had to leave in 1929 due to the rise of Nazism.
Back in America, Roemheld moved to Los Angeles and became a prominent cinema composer. He scored some scenes in Gone with the Wind, including the burning of Atlanta, although he was not credited on-screen. In 1942, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Music Score for Yankee Doodle Dandy. Among the more than 400 other films for which he composed music were Gentleman Jim, The Lady From Shanghai, The Invisible Man, and Shine On, Harvest Moon.
After World War II, Roemheld once again returned to Germany to become Chief of the Film, Theatre, and Music Section of the Information Central Division of The American Armies in Europe. He continued writing for several major film studios until the late 1950s, and after briefly working in television, he retired in 1964 to concentrate on his classical composition. He is best known for the song "Ruby" from the movie Ruby Gentry (1952), which has become a standard.
He married a former Miss Milwaukee, Emeline Defnet (1901-1980), from whom he was later divorced. They had two daughters, Mary Lou Roemheld, who was married for years to game show host Jack Narz, and Ann, who married game show host Bill Cullen.
Roemheld died on February 11, 1985, at a convalescent home in Huntington Beach after contracting pneumonia three weeks earlier.
Heinz Roemheld (Milwaukee, May 1, 1901 – Huntington Beach, California, February 11, 1985) was an American composer.
Born Heinz Eric Roemheld in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was one of four children of German immigrant Heinrich Roemheld and his wife Fanny Rauterberg Roemheld. Heinrich was a pharmacist, but all the members of the family were musical. Heinz's brother Edgar (1898-1964) became a conductor, while sister Irmgard (1904-1995) became a well-known Milwaukee music teacher and radio broadcaster.
Roemheld was a child prodigy who began playing the piano at the age of 4. He graduated from the Milwaukee College of Music at 19, and performed in theaters to earn money to study piano in Europe. In 1920, he went to Berlin, where he studied with Hugo Kaun, Ferruccio Busoni, and Egon Petri. While he was there, he appeared in concert with the Berlin Philharmonic.
When he returned to America, Roemheld became involved in music for silent films, both as a pianist and as a conductor. In 1925, he was sent back to Berlin as head of Universal Pictures theaters there, but had to leave in 1929 due to the rise of Nazism.
Back in America, Roemheld moved to Los Angeles and became a prominent cinema composer. He scored some scenes in Gone with the Wind, including the burning of Atlanta, although he was not credited on-screen. In 1942, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Music Score for Yankee Doodle Dandy. Among the more than 400 other films for which he composed music were Gentleman Jim, The Lady From Shanghai, The Invisible Man, and Shine On, Harvest Moon.
After World War II, Roemheld once again returned to Germany to become Chief of the Film, Theatre, and Music Section of the Information Central Division of The American Armies in Europe. He continued writing for several major film studios until the late 1950s, and after briefly working in television, he retired in 1964 to concentrate on his classical composition. He is best known for the song "Ruby" from the movie Ruby Gentry (1952), which has become a standard.
He married a former Miss Milwaukee, Emeline Defnet (1901-1980), from whom he was later divorced. They had two daughters, Mary Lou Roemheld, who was married for years to game show host Jack Narz, and Ann, who married game show host Bill Cullen.
Roemheld died on February 11, 1985, at a convalescent home in Huntington Beach after contracting pneumonia three weeks earlier.
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Heinz Roemheld Filmography
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| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Appearance |
| 1959 | Ride Lonesome · as Original Music Composer |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1957 | The Monster That Challenged the World · as Conductor |
| 1957 | Decision at Sundown · as Conductor |
| 1957 | The Land Unknown · as Original Music Composer |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1957 | The Tall T · as Original Music Composer |
| 1957 | Istanbul · as Composer |
| 1956 | The Mole People · as Original Music Composer |
| 1956 | Pillars of the Sky · as Original Music Composer |
| 1956 | Away All Boats · as Original Music Composer |
| 1956 | The Creature Walks Among Us · as Original Music Composer |
| 1956 | The Price of Fear · as Composer |
| 1956 | There's Always Tomorrow · as Original Music Composer |
| 1955 | Hell's Horizon · as Composer |
| 1955 | The Square Jungle · as Original Music Composer |
| 1955 | Kiss of Fire · as Composer |
| 1955 | The Purple Mask · as Composer |
| 1955 | Female on the Beach · as Original Music Composer |
| 1955 | The Looters · as Composer |
| 1953 | The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. · as Composer |
| 1952 | Ruby Gentry · as Original Music Composer |
| 1952 | Three for Bedroom C · as Composer |
| 1952 | Loan Shark · as Original Music Composer |
| 1952 | Jack and the Beanstalk · as Original Music Composer |
| 1952 | The Big Trees · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | Chicago Calling · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | Insurance Investigator · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | Valentino · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | The Story of 'Rapunzel' · as Composer |
| 1950 | The Fuller Brush Girl · as Original Music Composer |
| 1950 | Union Station · as Original Music Composer |
| 1950 | Rogues of Sherwood Forest · as Composer |
| 1950 | Kill the Umpire · as Original Music Composer |
| 1950 | The Good Humor Man · as Original Music Composer |
| 1949 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond · as Original Music Composer |
| 1949 | Mr. Soft Touch · as Original Music Composer |
| 1949 | The Lucky Stiff · as Original Music Composer |
| 1948 | My Dear Secretary · as Original Music Composer |
| 1948 | Station West · as Original Music Composer |
| 1948 | The Fuller Brush Man · as Original Music Composer |
| 1948 | I, Jane Doe · as Original Music Composer |
| 1948 | On Our Merry Way · as Original Music Composer |
| 1947 | The Lady from Shanghai · as Original Music Composer |
| 1947 | The Flame · as Original Music Composer |
| 1947 | Heaven Only Knows · as Composer |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Joe · as Composer |
| 1947 | Curley · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1946 | The Bachelor's Daughters · as Composer |
| 1946 | Mr. Ace · as Composer |
| 1946 | A Scandal in Paris · as Conductor |
| 1945 | Too Young to Know · as Original Music Composer |
| 1945 | Wonder Man · as Composer |
| 1944 | Janie · as Original Music Composer |
| 1944 | Sensations of 1945 · as Composer |
| 1944 | Make Your Own Bed · as Original Music Composer |
| 1943 | The Desert Song · as Composer |
| 1943 | Find the Blackmailer · as Original Music Composer |
| 1943 | Adventure in Iraq · as Composer |
| 1943 | The Hard Way · as Original Music Composer |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim · as Original Music Composer |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy · as Original Music Composer |
| 1942 | The Male Animal · as Original Music Composer |
| 1942 | Bullet Scars · as Composer |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides · as Composer |
| 1941 | Blues in the Night · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | Law of the Tropics · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | Navy Blues · as Composer |
| 1941 | Riders of Death Valley · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | Out of the Fog · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | Affectionately Yours · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | The Wagons Roll at Night · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | The Strawberry Blonde · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | Flight from Destiny · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | Four Mothers · as Original Music Composer |
| 1940 | Lady with Red Hair · as Original Music Composer |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American · as Composer |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid · as Original Music Composer |
| 1940 | Flight Angels · as Composer |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again · as Composer |
| 1940 | It All Came True · as Original Music Composer |
| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby · as Original Music Composer |
| 1939 | Calling Philo Vance · as Composer |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes · as Original Music Composer |
| 1939 | A Child Is Born · as Original Music Composer |
| 1939 | British Intelligence · as Composer |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties · as Original Music Composer |
| 1939 | On Your Toes · as Composer |
| 1939 | No Place to Go · as Composer |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase · as Original Music Composer |
| 1939 | Waterfront · as Composer |
| 1939 | Hell's Kitchen · as Composer |
| 1939 | Naughty But Nice · as Composer |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter · as Original Music Composer |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with Murder · as Original Music Composer |
| 1939 | Yes, My Darling Daughter · as Composer |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Reporter · as Original Music Composer |
| 1939 | King of the Underworld · as Original Music Composer |
| 1938 | Going Places · as Composer |
| 1938 | Hard to Get · as Composer |
| 1938 | Brother Rat · as Composer |
| 1938 | Garden of the Moon · as Composer |
| 1938 | Secrets of an Actress · as Composer |
| 1938 | Four's a Crowd · as Original Music Composer |
| 1938 | Men Are Such Fools · as Original Music Composer |
| 1938 | The Young in Heart · as Original Music Composer |
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris · as Original Music Composer |
| 1938 | Women Are Like That · as Composer |
| 1938 | Love, Honor and Behave · as Original Music Composer |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder · as Original Music Composer |
| 1938 | I Met My Love Again · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | The Perfect Specimen · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | Sh! The Octopus · as Composer |
| 1937 | Alcatraz Island · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | West of Shanghai · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | Stand-In · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | Over the Goal · as Composer |
| 1937 | It's Love I'm After · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | Back in Circulation · as Composer |
| 1937 | Varsity Show · as Composer |
| 1937 | San Quentin · as Composer |
| 1937 | The Outer Gate · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | Ever Since Eve · as Composer |
| 1937 | Marry the Girl · as Composer |
| 1937 | The Singing Marine · as Composer |
| 1937 | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop · as Composer |
| 1937 | Kid Galahad · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | Draegerman Courage · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | Melody for Two · as Composer |
| 1937 | Mountain Justice · as Composer |
| 1937 | Marked Woman · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | Ready, Willing and Able · as Composer |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley · as Composer |
| 1937 | Stolen Holiday · as Composer |
| 1937 | Once a Doctor · as Composer |
| 1936 | Smart Blonde · as Composer |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | Sing Me a Love Song · as Composer |
| 1936 | The Mandarin Mystery · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | Three Smart Girls · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | Earthworm Tractors · as Musical |
| 1936 | Two in a Crowd · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | The Girl on the Front Page · as Composer |
| 1936 | Cain and Mabel · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | Stage Struck · as Composer |
| 1936 | China Clipper · as Composer |
| 1936 | Postal Inspector · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | The Case of the Velvet Claws · as Composer |
| 1936 | Satan Met a Lady · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | The White Angel · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | The Big Noise · as Composer |
| 1936 | Hearts Divided · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | Sons o' Guns · as Composer |
| 1936 | The Golden Arrow · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | Dracula's Daughter · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | I Married a Doctor · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | Brides Are Like That · as Composer |
| 1936 | The Singing Kid · as Composer |
| 1936 | Snowed Under · as Composer |
| 1936 | Road Gang · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | Colleen · as Composer |
| 1936 | Boulder Dam · as Composer |
| 1936 | The Story of Louis Pasteur · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | The Voice of Bugle Ann · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | Tough Guy · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Dangerous · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | The Widow from Monte Carlo · as Composer |
| 1935 | The Great Impersonation · as Composer |
| 1935 | Broadway Hostess · as Composer |
| 1935 | East of Java · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | I Found Stella Parish · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Mary Burns, Fugitive · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | The Payoff · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Peter Ibbetson · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Dr. Socrates · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Hands Across the Table · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | The Last Outpost · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | I Live for Love · as Composer |
| 1935 | The Goose and the Gander · as Composer |
| 1935 | Little Big Shot · as Composer |
| 1935 | Going Highbrow · as Composer |
| 1935 | We're in the Money · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | The Irish in Us · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Bright Lights · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Front Page Woman · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Stranded · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | The Glass Key · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Oil for the Lamps of China · as Composer |
| 1935 | The Girl from 10th Avenue · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Paris in Spring · as Composer |
| 1935 | Dinky · as Composer |
| 1935 | Mary Jane's Pa · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Love in Bloom · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Private Worlds · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | Four Hours to Kill! · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | All the King's Horses · as Composer |
| 1935 | The Good Fairy · as Music Director |
| 1935 | Wings in the Dark · as Composer |
| 1935 | The Gilded Lily · as Composer |
| 1935 | Maybe It's Love · as Original Music Composer |
| 1935 | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | Enter Madame! · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | Sweet Adeline · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | Here Is My Heart · as Composer |
| 1934 | The Man Who Reclaimed His Head · as Composer |
| 1934 | Father Brown, Detective · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | Ready for Love · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | Gentlemen Are Born · as Composer |
| 1934 | Madame Du Barry · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | A Lost Lady · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happiness · as Composer |
| 1934 | The Lemon Drop Kid · as Composer |
| 1934 | British Agent · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | Desirable · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | You Belong to Me · as Composer |
| 1934 | Dames · as Composer |
| 1934 | Housewife · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | Side Streets · as Composer |
| 1934 | Midnight Alibi · as Composer |
| 1934 | The Circus Clown · as Composer |
| 1934 | Dr. Monica · as Composer |
| 1934 | Merry Wives of Reno · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | A Modern Hero · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | Registered Nurse · as Composer |
| 1934 | Journal of a Crime · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | Fashions of 1934 · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | Four Frightened People · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | Cross Country Cruise · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | Easy to Love · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | Bombay Mail · as Original Music Composer |
| 1933 | The Sin of Nora Moran · as Original Music Composer |
| 1933 | The Invisible Man · as Original Music Composer |
| 1933 | I'm No Angel · as Original Music Composer |
| 1931 | Seed · as Composer |
| 1931 | Drácula · as Conductor |
| 1931 | Dracula · as Music Supervisor |
| 1930 | East Is West · as Composer |
| 1930 | Outside the Law · as Composer |
| 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front · as Composer |
| 1929 | Hell's Heroes · as Original Music Composer |
| 1929 | Tarzan the Tiger · as Composer |
| 1929 | The White Hell of Pitz Palu · as Composer |
| 1923 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Composer |