Charles Previn
Componist, Acteur
11 januari 1888 — 21 september 1973 (85 years)
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Charles Previn (January 11, 1888 - September 21, 1973) was an American film composer who was highly active at Universal in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. Before going to Hollywood, Previn had arranged music for over 100 Broadway productions.
Previn was born in Brooklyn. He was the great-uncle of German-born composer, pianist, conductor André Previn and TV and film director Steve Previn (brothers). He graduated from Brooklyn High School and obtained a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1910. He obtained a master's degree from New York College of Music.
From 1936 to 1944, Previn was musical director at Universal, overseeing everything from horror pictures to Arabian Nights fantasies. He began working at other studios after 1944 and retired in 1953. He died in Los Angeles, aged 85.
He won an Oscar for Best Score in 1937 for One Hundred Men and a Girl. He was nominated for six other Oscars between 1938 and 1944.
Charles Previn (January 11, 1888 - September 21, 1973) was an American film composer who was highly active at Universal in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. Before going to Hollywood, Previn had arranged music for over 100 Broadway productions.
Previn was born in Brooklyn. He was the great-uncle of German-born composer, pianist, conductor André Previn and TV and film director Steve Previn (brothers). He graduated from Brooklyn High School and obtained a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1910. He obtained a master's degree from New York College of Music.
From 1936 to 1944, Previn was musical director at Universal, overseeing everything from horror pictures to Arabian Nights fantasies. He began working at other studios after 1944 and retired in 1953. He died in Los Angeles, aged 85.
He won an Oscar for Best Score in 1937 for One Hundred Men and a Girl. He was nominated for six other Oscars between 1938 and 1944.
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| 1949 | That Midnight Kiss · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1944 | Song of the Open Road · as Original Music Composer |
| 1943 | Son of Dracula · as ComposerOp Plex |
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| 1941 | Never Give a Sucker an Even Break · as Composer |
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| 1940 | The Bank Dick · as Original Music Composer |
| 1940 | Spring Parade · as Composer |
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| 1939 | Scouts to the Rescue · as Composer |
| 1939 | The Phantom Creeps · as ComposerOp Plex |
| 1938 | Youth Takes a Fling · as Composer |
| 1938 | The Rage of Paris · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1936 | Postal Inspector · as Original Music Composer |
| 1946 | Two Sisters from Boston · as Orchestra Conductor |
| 1939 | Three Smart Girls Grow Up · as Conductor |
| 1948 | Hollow Triumph · as ConductorOp Plex |
| 1947 | Green Dolphin Street · as Conductor |
| 1945 | And Then There Were None · as Music DirectorOp Plex |
| 1944 | Three Is a Family · as Music Director |
| 1943 | Crazy House · as Music Director |
| 1943 | We've Never Been Licked · as Music Director |
| 1943 | Hit the Ice · as Music Director |
| 1943 | White Savage · as Music Director |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon · as Music DirectorOp Plex |
| 1942 | Arabian Nights · as Music Director |
| 1942 | Behind the Eight Ball · as Music Director |
| 1942 | Nightmare · as Music Director |
| 1942 | Who Done It? · as Music Director |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong · as Music Director |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam · as Music Director |
| 1942 | The Spoilers · as Music Director |
| 1942 | Saboteur · as Music Director |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy · as Music Director |
| 1941 | Moonlight in Hawaii · as Music Director |
| 1941 | South of Tahiti · as Music Director |
| 1941 | It Started with Eve · as Music Director |
| 1941 | Riders of Death Valley · as Music Director |
| 1941 | In the Navy · as Music Director |
| 1941 | The Flame of New Orleans · as Songs |
| 1941 | Man Made Monster · as Orchestrator |
| 1941 | Nice Girl? · as Music Director |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman · as Music Director |
| 1940 | One Night in the Tropics · as Music Director |
| 1940 | Hired Wife · as Music Director |
| 1940 | It's a Date · as Music Director |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee · as Music Director |
| 1940 | Green Hell · as Music Director |
| 1940 | The Invisible Man Returns · as Music Director |
| 1939 | Destry Rides Again · as Music Director |
| 1939 | Tower of London · as Music Director |
| 1939 | Rio · as Music Director |
| 1939 | The Witness Vanishes · as Music Director |
| 1939 | When Tomorrow Comes · as Music Director |
| 1939 | The Sun Never Sets · as Music Director |
| 1939 | Son of Frankenstein · as Music Director |
| 1938 | Danger on the Air · as Music Director |
| 1938 | Young Fugitives · as Music Director |
| 1938 | Wives Under Suspicion · as Music Director |
| 1938 | Midnight Intruder · as Music Director |
| 1938 | The Jury's Secret · as Music Director |
| 1936 | My Man Godfrey · as Music DirectorOp Plex |