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Alfred Newman
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Alfred Newman was an American conductor, composer, film score composer, and actor. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1901, he began his work period in 1915. He was a male practitioner of Judaism who spoke English. His career included releases with Mercury Records, Capitol Records, and MGM Records.
Newman was recognized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He was the sibling of Emil Newman and Lionel Newman, and the father of David Newman, Maria Newman, and Thomas Newman. Randy Newman was also a relative.
He died in Hollywood on February 17, 1970, from pulmonary emphysema. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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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…
Known for
- The Miracle of Stereophonic Sound — Self - Conductor1954
- How to Marry a Millionaire — Orchestra Conductor in Prologue (uncredited)1953
- The CinemaScope Parade — Joseph Haydn1951
- They Shall Have Music — Musical Director1939
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1901
- Active to
- 1970
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Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970), was a major American composer of music for films. In 1939, Newman began a twenty-one year career as music director for 20th Century-Fox Studios. He composed the familiar fanfare which accompanies the studio logo at the beginning of Fox's productions. At Fox, he also developed what came to be known as the Newman System, a means of synchronising the performance and recording of a musical score with the film. The system is still in use today. <a
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1900-03-17 ) March 17, 1900, New Haven, Connecticut , U.S.
- Died
- February 17, 1970 (1970-02-17) (aged 69), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
- Occupations
- Composer, conductor, arranger
- Spouse
- Martha Louise Montgomery ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 )
- Children
- 5, including David , Thomas , and Maria Newman
- Relatives
- Emil Newman (brother) Lionel Newman (brother) Randy Newman (nephew) Joey Newman (grandnephew)
- Awards
- Academy Awards (x9)
- Genres
- Film score
- Years active
- 1915–1970
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfred
- Family name
- Newman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Haven
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Field of work
- film score
- Genre
- film score
- Record label
- MGM Records
- Image
- Persconferentie ivm Anne Frankfilm in het Amstelhotel te Amsterdam, vlnr, Bestanddeelnr 909-7117 - Alfred Newman crop.jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1900-03-17
- date of death
- 1970-02-17
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- name in native language
- Alfred Newman
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- Commons category
- Alfred Newman (composer)
- start of work period
- 1915-00-00
- relative
- Randy Newman
- writing language
- English language
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Alfred Newman
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- manner of death
- natural causes
- has works in the collection
- Anne Frank House
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Alfred Newman, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
![Qu'attendez vous encore! (Why do you linger Master?) : Serenade: Vous qui faites l'endormie (Catarina, while you play at sleeping); "Faust" (act 4); (from the sound track of the film: "Tonight we sing") / [Text:] Barbier & Carré; [Musik:] Gounod](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F018629%2Ffon_snp_a_018629_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
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Encyclopedic overview
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 45 times, contributing to the extended Newman family being the most Academy Award-nominated family with a collective 92 nominations in various music categories.
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. He is perhaps best known for composing the fanfare which accompanies the studio logo at the beginning of 20th Century Fox's productions. Prior to commencing his employment with 20th Century Fox, Newman composed the fanfares which are most often associated with Samuel Goldwyn productions and David O. Selznick productions.
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