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George Duning
Composer, Additional Credits
Born February 25, 1908Died February 27, 2000 (92 years)
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George Duning (February 25, 1908 – February 27, 2000) was an American musicial and film composer. He was born in Richmond, Indiana and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where his mentor was Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
In his early 20s Duning played trumpet and piano for the Kay Kyser band, later arranging most of the music for Kyser's radio program, Kollege of Musical Knowledge. It was during the Kyser band's appearance in Carolina Blues (1944) that Duning's work was noticed, leading to a Columbia contract. Duning joined the Navy in 1942 and served as a conductor and arranger with Armed Forces Radio.
Film and TV career
Morris Stoloff signed Duning to Columbia Pictures in 1946, where he worked almost exclusively through the early 1960s, collaborating most often with director Richard Quine.
Prominent Duning scores are two of the best examples of western genre – the original 3:10 to Yuma, and Cowboy – and those he composed for films as diverse as Picnic, The World of Suzie Wong, The Devil at Four O'Clock, Bell, Book, and Candle and Toys in the Attic.
Duning shared music adaptation credit with Nelson Riddle for the highly successful 1957 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey starring Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth.
During his career, Duning worked on more than 300 film and television scores. His notable television work includes Tightrope, Star Trek, The Big Valley and Naked City, and TV miniseries, such as Top of the Hill (1980), The Dream Merchants (1980) and Goliath Awaits (1981).
The quality of his work remained consistently and remarkably high in any medium. His last feature film was The Man with Bogart's Face (1980), and he retired in 1981. Nominated five times for an Academy Award, Duning never won.
Duning was an active citizen of the music industry, serving on the ASCAP Board of Directors from 1972 to 1985, and as ASCAP Vice President from 1978 to 1979. He also served on the Board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was active in numerous other music industry organizations. In addition to his Academy Award nominations, Duning was also honored with awards from the Society for the Preservation of Film Music, Downbeat Magazine, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and his home state of Indiana (1993 Indiana Composer of the Year).
George Duning (February 25, 1908 – February 27, 2000) was an American musicial and film composer. He was born in Richmond, Indiana and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where his mentor was Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
In his early 20s Duning played trumpet and piano for the Kay Kyser band, later arranging most of the music for Kyser's radio program, Kollege of Musical Knowledge. It was during the Kyser band's appearance in Carolina Blues (1944) that Duning's work was noticed, leading to a Columbia contract. Duning joined the Navy in 1942 and served as a conductor and arranger with Armed Forces Radio.
Film and TV career
Morris Stoloff signed Duning to Columbia Pictures in 1946, where he worked almost exclusively through the early 1960s, collaborating most often with director Richard Quine.
Prominent Duning scores are two of the best examples of western genre – the original 3:10 to Yuma, and Cowboy – and those he composed for films as diverse as Picnic, The World of Suzie Wong, The Devil at Four O'Clock, Bell, Book, and Candle and Toys in the Attic.
Duning shared music adaptation credit with Nelson Riddle for the highly successful 1957 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey starring Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth.
During his career, Duning worked on more than 300 film and television scores. His notable television work includes Tightrope, Star Trek, The Big Valley and Naked City, and TV miniseries, such as Top of the Hill (1980), The Dream Merchants (1980) and Goliath Awaits (1981).
The quality of his work remained consistently and remarkably high in any medium. His last feature film was The Man with Bogart's Face (1980), and he retired in 1981. Nominated five times for an Academy Award, Duning never won.
Duning was an active citizen of the music industry, serving on the ASCAP Board of Directors from 1972 to 1985, and as ASCAP Vice President from 1978 to 1979. He also served on the Board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was active in numerous other music industry organizations. In addition to his Academy Award nominations, Duning was also honored with awards from the Society for the Preservation of Film Music, Downbeat Magazine, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and his home state of Indiana (1993 Indiana Composer of the Year).
George Duning Filmography
| 1980 | The Dream Merchants (TV Series) |
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| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Land's End (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) |
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| 2004 | Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1982 | Beyond Witch Mountain · as Original Music Composer |
| 1981 | Goliath Awaits (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 1980 | The Man with Bogart's Face · as Original Music Composer |
| 1978 | Child of Glass · as Original Music Composer |
| 1975 | The Abduction of Saint Anne · as Original Music Composer |
| 1975 | The Sky's the Limit · as Original Music Composer |
| 1973 | Arnold · as Original Music Composer |
| 1973 | Terror in the Wax Museum · as Original Music Composer |
| 1973 | Honor Thy Father · as Original Music Composer |
| 1972 | Climb an Angry Mountain · as Original Music Composer |
| 1972 | A Great American Tragedy · as Original Music Composer |
| 1972 | The Woman Hunter · as Original Music Composer |
| 1971 | Black Noon · as Original Music Composer |
| 1971 | Getting Together (TV Series) · as Composer |
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| 1970 | Crowhaven Farm · as Music Supervisor |
| 1970 | The House That Would Not Die · as Music Supervisor |
| 1970 | But I Don't Want to Get Married! · as Original Music Composer |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1970 | Quarantined · as Original Music Composer |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1968 | Lancer (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1967 | The Second Hundred Years (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 1966 | Any Wednesday · as Original Music Composer |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1965 | Long Hot Summer (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1965 | Brainstorm · as Original Music Composer |
| 1965 | My Blood Runs Cold · as Original Music Composer |
| 1965 | Dear Brigitte · as Original Music Composer |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1964 | Wendy and Me (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1964 | No Time for Sergeants (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1964 | Ensign Pulver · as Original Music Composer |
| 1963 | Island of Love · as Original Music Composer |
| 1963 | The Three Stooges Scrapbook · as Original Music Composer |
| 1963 | The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1963 | Breaking Point (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice · as Original Music Composer |
| 1962 | Who's Got the Action? · as Original Music Composer |
| 1962 | That Touch of Mink · as Original Music Composer |
| 1962 | The Notorious Landlady · as Original Music Composer |
| 1961 | Sail a Crooked Ship · as Composer |
| 1961 | The Devil at 4 O'Clock · as Composer |
| 1961 | Gidget Goes Hawaiian · as Composer |
| 1961 | Cry for Happy · as Original Music Composer |
| 1960 | The Wackiest Ship in the Army · as Original Music Composer |
| 1960 | The World of Suzie Wong · as Original Music Composer |
| 1960 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph · as Original Music Composer |
| 1960 | All the Young Men · as Original Music Composer |
| 1960 | Stop! Look! and Laugh! · as Composer |
| 1960 | Strangers When We Meet · as Original Music Composer |
| 1959 | 1001 Arabian Nights · as Songs |
| 1959 | The Last Angry Man · as Original Music Composer |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1958 | Bell Book and Candle · as Original Music Composer |
| 1958 | Houseboat · as Original Music Composer |
| 1958 | Me and the Colonel · as Original Music Composer |
| 1958 | Gunman's Walk · as Original Music Composer |
| 1958 | Cowboy · as Original Music Composer |
| 1957 | Pal Joey · as Other |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1957 | The Brothers Rico · as Original Music Composer |
| 1957 | Operation Mad Ball · as Original Music Composer |
| 1957 | 3:10 to Yuma · as Original Music Composer |
| 1957 | Jeanne Eagels · as Original Music Composer |
| 1957 | The Shadow on the Window · as Original Music Composer |
| 1957 | Utah Blaine · as Composer |
| 1956 | Nightfall · as Original Music Composer |
| 1956 | You Can't Run Away from It · as Composer |
| 1956 | The Solid Gold Cadillac · as Original Music Composer |
| 1956 | Storm Center · as Original Music Composer |
| 1956 | The Eddy Duchin Story · as Original Music Composer |
| 1955 | Three Stripes in the Sun · as Original Music Composer |
| 1955 | Picnic · as Original Music Composer |
| 1955 | Queen Bee · as Original Music Composer |
| 1955 | Count Three and Pray · as Original Music Composer |
| 1955 | Bring Your Smile Along · as Original Music Composer |
| 1955 | The Man from Laramie · as Original Music Composer |
| 1955 | Tight Spot · as Original Music Composer |
| 1955 | Chicago Syndicate · as Original Music Composer |
| 1955 | Three for the Show · as Original Music Composer |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1954 | Drive a Crooked Road · as Original Music Composer |
| 1954 | Battle of Rogue River · as Composer |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity · as Original Music Composer |
| 1953 | Cruisin' Down the River · as Composer |
| 1953 | Let's Do It Again · as Composer |
| 1953 | Salome · as Original Music Composer |
| 1953 | Last of the Comanches · as Original Music Composer |
| 1952 | Assignment: Paris · as Original Music Composer |
| 1952 | Captain Pirate · as Original Music Composer |
| 1952 | Paula · as Original Music Composer |
| 1952 | Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder · as Original Music Composer |
| 1952 | Scandal Sheet · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | Man in the Saddle · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | The Family Secret · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | The Mob · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | Sunny Side of the Street · as Composer |
| 1951 | The Lady and the Bandit · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | Two of a Kind · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | Lorna Doone · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | Her First Romance · as Composer |
| 1950 | The Flying Missile · as Original Music Composer |
| 1950 | Harriet Craig · as Original Music Composer |
| 1950 | Between Midnight and Dawn · as Original Music Composer |
| 1950 | When You're Smiling · as Composer |
| 1950 | The Petty Girl · as Composer |
| 1950 | Convicted · as Original Music Composer |
| 1950 | Cargo to Capetown · as Original Music Composer |
| 1949 | And Baby Makes Three · as Original Music Composer |
| 1949 | Jolson Sings Again · as Original Music Composer |
| 1949 | Lust for Gold · as Original Music Composer |
| 1949 | The Doolins of Oklahoma · as Original Music Composer |
| 1949 | Johnny Allegro · as Original Music Composer |
| 1949 | Slightly French · as Music Score Producer |
| 1949 | Shockproof · as Original Music Composer |
| 1948 | Ladies of the Chorus · as Original Music Composer |
| 1948 | The Dark Past · as Original Music Composer |
| 1948 | The Return of October · as Original Music Composer |
| 1948 | The Man from Colorado · as Original Music Composer |
| 1948 | Adventures in Silverado · as Composer |
| 1948 | To the Ends of the Earth · as Original Music Composer |
| 1948 | I Love Trouble · as Original Music Composer |
| 1947 | Her Husband's Affairs · as Original Music Composer |
| 1947 | The Corpse Came C.O.D. · as Composer |
| 1947 | The Guilt of Janet Ames · as Original Music Composer |
| 1947 | Johnny O'Clock · as Original Music Composer |
| 1946 | The Jolson Story · as Composer |
| 1946 | The Devil's Mask · as Composer |
| 1946 | Mysterious Intruder · as Original Music Composer |
| 1946 | The Notorious Lone Wolf · as Original Music Composer |
| 1946 | Meet Me on Broadway · as Composer |
| 1945 | Eve Knew Her Apples · as Composer |
| 1945 | Leave It to Blondie · as Original Music Composer |
| 1945 | Tonight and Every Night · as Original Music Composer |
| 1944 | Carolina Blues · as Composer |
| 1944 | She's a Sweetheart · as Original Music Composer |
| 1944 | Strange Affair · as Original Music Composer |
| 1944 | Kansas City Kitty · as Composer |
| 1943 | Around the World · as Composer |
| 1943 | Swing Fever · as Orchestrator |
| 1939 | That's Right - You're Wrong · as Music Arranger |