Charles Koff(1909-1977)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Composer, conductor, arranger, songwriter, musician and publisher,
educated at the James M. Coughlin High School and a private music
student of Michael Fiveisky. He was a member of the George Olsen pit
orchestra in several Broadway musicals, including "Good News" and
"Whoopee". Joining CBS and NBC as an arranger, he also orchestrated for
the Paramount Theatre Orchestra in New York and several music
publishers. Coming to Hollywood in 1942, he composed for films and
later, television. Joining ASCAP in 1951, his popular-song compositions
include "Captive Women", "The Man from Planet X' and "Sword of
Venus".
