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Dick Hyman(I)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Composer, songwriter, conductor, pianist, organist and arranger, educated at Columbia University and a music student of Teddy Wilson. At college, he wrote the Columbia Varsity Show, and later appeared as pianist with the jazz groups of Lester Young, Tony Scott and others, and toured Europe in 1950 with the Benny Goodman orchestra. The following year he joined WMCA as staff pianist, and WNBC as pianist, organist and conductor from 1952 to 1957. He also performed with the orchestras of Mitch Miller and Percy Faith, then led his own jazz trio and conducted and arranged for vocal groups. He co-directed the music for the "Encyclopedia of Jazz Concerts" series, and conducted and accompanied for Johnny Desmond in 1962. He made many recordings. Joining ASCAP in 1955, his popular-song and instrumental compositions include "Blue Whistler", "The Old Professor", "Down Home Melody", "Bardolino", "Counterpoint for Six Valves", and "Turvy Part 2".
BornMarch 8, 1927
BornMarch 8, 1927
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Scott Joplin (1977)
    Scott Joplin
    6.5
    • Music Department(as Richard Hyman)
    • 1977
    Cher in Éclair de lune (1987)
    Éclair de lune
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1987
    Tout le monde dit I love you (1996)
    Tout le monde dit I love you
    6.7
    • Music Department(piano and celeste)
    • 1996
    Sean Penn in Accords & désaccords (1999)
    Accords & désaccords
    7.2
    • Music Department(additional piano player)
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Composer



    • Listen Up Emily (2016)
      Listen Up Emily
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • 25th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards
      TV Special
      • Composer
      • 2004
    • Futuro - Tulevaisuuden olotila (1998)
      Futuro - Tulevaisuuden olotila
      7.4
      Short
      • Composer
      • 1998
    • Alan & Naomi (1992)
      Alan & Naomi
      6.7
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • Diane Keaton, Carol Kane, and Kathryn Grody in The Lemon Sisters (1989)
      The Lemon Sisters
      5.0
      • Composer
      • 1989
    • Christopher Plummer in Nabokov on Kafka (1989)
      Nabokov on Kafka
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1989
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1989
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1989
    • Penelope Ann Miller and Rita Moreno in Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set (1988)
      Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1988
    • Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Golden Land
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1988
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1987–1988
    • Thelonious Monk in Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
      Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
      7.5
      • Composer
      • 1988
    • Cher in Éclair de lune (1987)
      Éclair de lune
      7.2
      • Composer
      • 1987
    • Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's (1987)
      Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1987
    • Leader of the Band (1987)
      Leader of the Band
      5.8
      • Composer
      • 1987

    Music Department



    • Will Ferrell, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Radha Mitchell in Melinda et Melinda (2004)
      Melinda et Melinda
      6.4
      • musician: piano (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • Sean Penn in Accords & désaccords (1999)
      Accords & désaccords
      7.2
      • music arranged by
      • music conducted by
      • musician: additional piano player
      • 1999
    • Tout le monde dit I love you (1996)
      Tout le monde dit I love you
      6.7
      • additional lyrics
      • music arranged and conducted by
      • musician: piano and celeste
      • 1996
    • Woody Allen and Mira Sorvino in Maudite Aphrodite (1995)
      Maudite Aphrodite
      7.0
      • music arranger
      • music conductor
      • 1995
    • Bubbe Meises: Bubbe Stories
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • music arranger
      • 1994
    • Coups de feu sur Broadway (1994)
      Coups de feu sur Broadway
      7.4
      • conductor
      • music arranger
      • 1994
    • Alan & Naomi (1992)
      Alan & Naomi
      6.7
      • conductor
      • musician: piano
      • 1992
    • In Performance at the White House (1998)
      In Performance at the White House: The House I Live in 1
      TV Special
      • music director
      • 1989
    • Penelope Ann Miller and Rita Moreno in Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set (1988)
      Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 1988
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • conductor
      • music arranger
      • conductor: transitional music
      • 1987–1988
    • Cher in Éclair de lune (1987)
      Éclair de lune
      7.2
      • music adaptor
      • 1987
    • Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's (1987)
      Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 1987
    • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
      ABC Afterschool Specials
      7.1
      TV Series
      • music consultant
      • 1987
    • Mia Farrow in Radio Days (1987)
      Radio Days
      7.4
      • music supervision
      • 1987
    • Benny Goodman: Let's Dance - A Musical Tribute
      TV Special
      • music co-ordinator
      • 1986

    Actor



    • Le sortilège du scorpion de Jade (2001)
      Le sortilège du scorpion de Jade
      6.7
      • Band Leader
      • 2001

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Richard R. Hyman
    • Height
      • 1.75 m
    • Born
      • March 8, 1927
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Other works
      Album: "Shakespeare's Biggest Hits".

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Had minor hit record in 1968: "The Minotaur" as "Dick Hyman & the Eclectic Electrics". Was first single ever to be entirely performed on a synthesizer (Moog).
    • Nickname
      • Knuckles O'Toole

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    • How old is Dick Hyman?
      98 years old
    • When was Dick Hyman born?
      March 8, 1927
    • Where was Dick Hyman born?
      New York City, New York, USA
    • How tall is Dick Hyman?
      5 feet 9 inches, or 1.75 meters
    • What is Dick Hyman known for?
      Scott Joplin, Moonstruck, Everyone Says I Love You, and Sweet and Lowdown

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