Born in Germany, composer Andre Previn spent much of his adolescence in Los Angeles. After studying musical composition with Mario Castenuovo-Tedasco, Previn sought out work in Hollywood, where his cousin Charles Previn was already an established composer (another Previn, Andre's younger brother Steve Previn, became a film and TV director). At 19, Previn was hired as an arranger by MGM. Functioning in this capacity and as composer and musical director, Previn was honored several times by the Academy Awards folks, earning nominations for Kiss Me Kate (1953), Two for the Show (1955), It's Always Fair Weather (1955), Bells are Ringing (1960), Pepe (1960) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), and winning Oscars for Gigi (1958) and Porgy and Bess (1959). With his first wife Dory Langdon (who, as Dory Previn, went on to an impressive musical career of her own), he composed the Oscar-nominated "Faraway Part of Town," which, as performed by Judy Garland, was the sole highlight of Pepe. Divorcing Dory in 1970, Previn married actress Mia Farrow, a union that lasted until 1979. A brilliant jazz and classical pianist, Previn has turned out several top-selling record albums, some of which have earned Grammies. From 1968 to 1979, he was director of the London Symphony Orchestra, and from 1985 to 1989 he wielded the baton for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In addition, he was heard and seen in a series of TV hi-fi commercials. In 1992, Andre Previn wrote his autobiography, No Minor Chords: My Days in Hollywood.
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Anne-Sophie Mutter: Mozart - Piano Trios
Performance |
2006 | |||
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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Interviewee |
2002 | |||
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Harold Arlen: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Archival Appearance |
1999 | |||
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Intimate Portrait: Mia Farrow
Interviewee |
1999 | |||
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A Streetcar Named Desire
Composer (Music Score), Conductor, From Opera by |
1998 | |||
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Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz
Participant |
1997 | |||
| 1996 | ||||
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A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
Performance |
1992 | |||
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Mozart on Tour, Vol. 5
Actor, Director |
1991 | |||
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Director |
1990 | |||
| 198z | ||||
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Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Performance |
1989 | |||
| 1984 | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
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Story of the Symphony, Vol. 3: Berlioz
Performance |
1984 | |||
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Story of the Symphony, Vol. 6: Shostakovich
Interviewee |
1984 | |||
| 1984 | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
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Andre Previn: Rachmaninov - The Bells/Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kije
Conductor, Performance |
1977 | |||
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Rollerball
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1975 | |||
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Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Composer (Music Score) |
1974 | |||
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Jesus Christ Superstar
Conductor |
1973 | |||
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Mrs. Pollifax -- Spy
Composer (Music Score) |
1971 | |||
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The Music Lovers
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1971 | |||
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Paint Your Wagon
Composer (Music Score) |
1969 | |||
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The Way West
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1967 | |||
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1967 | |||
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Valley of the Dolls
Songwriter |
1967 | |||
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Harper
Songwriter |
1966 | |||
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The Fortune Cookie
Composer (Music Score) |
1966 | |||
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The Swinger
Songwriter |
1966 | |||
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Inside Daisy Clover
Composer (Music Score) |
1965 | |||
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Dead Ringer
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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Goodbye Charlie
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1964 | |||
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Kiss Me, Stupid!
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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My Fair Lady
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1964 | |||
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Irma La Douce
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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Long Day's Journey into Night
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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Two for the Seesaw
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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All in a Night's Work
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
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One, Two, Three
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1961 | |||
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Bells Are Ringing
Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
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Elmer Gantry
Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
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Pepe
Actor, Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
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Tall Story
Songwriter |
1960 | |||
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The Subterraneans
Actor, Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
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Who Was That Lady?
Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
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Porgy and Bess
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1959 | |||
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Gigi
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
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Party Girl
Composer (Music Score) |
1958 | |||
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Designing Woman
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
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Hot Summer Night
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
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House of Numbers
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
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Silk Stockings
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1957 | |||
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Invitation to the Dance
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1956 | |||
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The Catered Affair
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
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The Fastest Gun Alive
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
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Bad Day at Black Rock
Composer (Music Score) |
1955 | |||
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It's Always Fair Weather
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
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Kismet
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
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Give a Girl a Break
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
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Kiss Me Kate
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
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Small Town Girl
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
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The Girl Who Had Everything
Composer (Music Score) |
1953 | |||
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Cause for Alarm
Composer (Music Score) |
1951 | |||
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Dial 1119
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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Kim
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
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Shadow on the Wall
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
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The Outriders
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
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Three Little Words
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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Border Incident
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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Challenge to Lassie
Composer (Music Score) |
1949 | |||
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Malaya
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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Scene of the Crime
Composer (Music Score) |
1949 | |||
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Tension
Composer (Music Score) |
1949 | |||
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The Great Sinner
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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The Secret Garden
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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The Sun Comes Up
Composer (Music Score) |
1949 | |||
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The Kissing Bandit
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
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Andre Previn: A Bridge Between Two Worlds
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Dvorak: Symphony No. 8
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