Emil Newman(1911-1984)

Music Department
Composer
Soundtrack

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Emil Newman was born on 20 January 1911 in Connecticut, USA. He was a composer, known for Laura (1944), Les Plus Belles Années de notre vie (1946) and Les naufragés (1944). He was married to Eve Farrell. He died on 30 August 1984 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

Known for

Laura (1944)

7.9

Movie

Music Department

1944

Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, Fredric March, and Teresa Wright in Les Plus Belles Années de notre vie (1946)

Les Plus Belles Années de notre vie

8.1

Movie

Music Department

1946

Les naufragés (1944)

7.6

Movie

Music Department

1944

Glenn Miller, Sonja Henie, and John Payne in Tu seras mon mari (1941)

Tu seras mon mari

7.1

Movie

Music Department

1941

Credits

Music Department

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Music Video
- Music Department
- 2005
Le massacre des Sioux
5.1
- conductor (uncredited)
- 1965
Beauty and the Beast
4.8
- composer: additional music
- musical director (uncredited)
- 1962
Guns Girls and Gangsters
6.2
- composer: additional music
- musical director (uncredited)
- 1959
Le fier rebelle
6.9
- conductor
- 1958
Le Shérif de fer
6.0
- conductor
- 1957
Opération requins
5.1
- conductor
- 1956
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
5.3
- conductor
- 1956
Les sept merveilles du monde
7.1
- composer: theme music
- conductor: Cinerama Symphony Orchestra (uncredited)
- 1956
L'homme au fusil
6.7
- musical director
- 1955
Le roi du racket
6.5
- musical director (uncredited)
- 1955
Hondo, l'homme du désert
7.0
- musical director (uncredited)
- 1953
Aventure dans le Grand Nord
6.8
- musical director (uncredited)
- 1953
Pour vous, mon amour
6.0
- musical director
- 1952
C'est toi que j'aime
6.2
- musical director
- 1952

Composer

Le massacre des Sioux
5.1
- Composer
- 1965
Wildcatters
TV Short
- Composer (music)
- 1959
New York Confidential
5.7
TV Series
- Composer
- 1959
Riot in Juvenile Prison
4.9
- Composer
- 1959
Unwed Mother
5.4
- Composer
- 1958
Contrebande en Extrême-Orient
5.3
- Composer
- 1958
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
7.6
TV Series
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1957
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
7.6
TV Series
- Composer
- 1957
Death in Small Doses
6.1
- Composer
- 1957
Chicago Confidential
6.1
- Composer
- 1957
Le Shérif de fer
6.0
- Composer
- 1957
Les sept merveilles du monde
7.1
- Composer
- 1956
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
7.4
TV Series
- Composer
- 1956
Le roi du racket
6.5
- Composer
- 1955
Les géants du cirque
5.0
- Composer
- 1954

Soundtrack

Le Shérif de fer
6.0
- arranger: "Nelly Bly", "Little Brown Jug"
- 1957
Aventure dans le Grand Nord
6.8
- writer: "Island in The Sky", "Blue Waters"
- 1953
La Loi du scalp
5.7
- Soundtrack ("Elaine")
- 1953
The Lady Says No
5.1
- music: "The Lady Says No"
- 1951
The Groom Wore Spurs
5.3
- music: "No More Wandrin' Around"
- 1951
The Golden Gloves Story
5.9
- writer: "You Came Along"
- 1950
Honni soit qui mal y pense
7.6
- music: "Lost April" (uncredited)
- 1947
Girl from Avenue A
6.6
- writer: "Let Us Dance at the Waldorf" (uncredited)
- 1940

Personal details

Born
- January 20, 1911
- Connecticut, USA
Died
- August 30, 1984
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse
- Eve Farrell1937 - January 31, 1972 (her death)
Relatives

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Trivia
Began in films in 1940. Joined 20th Century Fox from 1941 to 1947, notably as orchestrator/musical director. Worked on many classic films, including Symphonie magique (1943), Laura (1944) and Les Plus Belles Années de notre vie (1946). As composer scored mostly B-grade features. Worked in television, 1956-1965.

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