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Carl Davis
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American-born conductor and composer (1936-2023)
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It sits within the topics 1936 births, 2023 deaths and 20th-century American composers.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 28
Top works
- How to Buy Wine at the Grocery Store
- Hoosier Tales
- Carl Davis -- Maestro
- Cranford Suite
- Pride and Prejudice Suite
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Carl Davis was an American music composer and conductor for film and television. He was the driving force behind the reinvention of the silent movie for this generation and wrote the score to some of the most loved and remembered British television dramas. Davis was a conductor and composer of symphonic works, as well as a notable writer for the ballet.
Known for
- Florence Foster Jenkins — Orlando Adams2016
- Composing Napoleon — Self2016
- The Understudy — Mr. Davidovitz2012
- There's Only One Paul McCartney — Self2002
- The Queen's Nose — Choral Plant1995
- Paul McCartney: Ghosts of the Past — Self1991
- Private Schulz — Pianist at Salon Kitty (uncredited)1981
- Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition — Composer1970
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1926-05-26
- Active to
- 1991-09-28
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 29,960
- Total plays
- 235,658
Tags
Carl Davis, CBE born October 28, 1936 in New York City, United States, is an American-born conductor and composer who has made his home in the UK since 1961. Carl is a conductor with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and regularly conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. He has written music for more than 100 television programs, but is best known for creating music to accompany silent films. Davis has assisted in the orchestration of the symphonic works of Paul McCartney. <a href
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carl
- Family name
- Davis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Oxford
- Spouse
- Jean Boht
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Educated at
- New England Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- vocal music
- Record label
- EMI
- Official website
- www.carldaviscollection.com
- Image
- Carl Davis.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1936-10-28
- name in native language
- Carl Davis
- Commons category
- Carl Davis (conductor)
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- date of death
- 2023-08-03
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- manner of death
- natural causes
- P12674
- Karl Etlinger
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