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Charles Previn

Composer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born January 11, 1888Died September 21, 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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • And Then There Were None
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
  • Son of Dracula
  • Hollow Triumph
  • The Phantom Creeps

Known For

  • It Started with Eve
  • One Hundred Men and a Girl

Charles Previn Filmography

1946
Two Sisters from Boston · as Orchestra Conductor
1939

1948
Hollow Triumph · as Conductor
1947
Green Dolphin Street · as Conductor
1945
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
1943
It Ain't Hay · as Music Director
1942
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
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 Director
1936
Postal Inspector · as Music Director

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