During his 20-year Hollywood career, American composer Victor Young wrote the scores to over 300 films. For the first three decades of his life, he was best known as a concert violinist. A child prodigy, Young was born in Chicago and raised in Poland, where he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and made his debut with the Warsaw Philharmonic. At age 20, Young was appointed musical director of the Balaban & Katz theater chain, supervising live orchestrations for silent films. With 1936's Anything Goes, Young launched his career with the Paramount music department, where he would remain until his death in 1956. Outside of such Paramount projects as The Light That Failed (1939), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Love Letters (1945), and The Greatest Show on Earth (1953), Young worked for Columbia (Golden Boy [1939]), Sam Goldwyn (My Foolish Heart [1949]), Republic (The Quiet Man [1953]), and Mike Todd Sr. (Around the World in 80 Days [1956]). He earned 20 Oscar nominations during his lifetime, and won for Around the World in 80 Days. Among the many Victor Young compositions which became popular hits were "Sweet Sue," "Love Me Tonight," and "Stella by Starlight" (from 1943's The Uninvited).
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Swing Era: Artie Shaw/Tommy Dorsey - Big Band Legends
Archival Appearance |
2003 | |||
Harlem Roots, Vol. 1: The Big Bands
Archival Appearance |
1988 | |||
Blue Velvet
Songwriter |
1986 | |||
Mona Lisa
Featured Music |
1986 | |||
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Featured Music |
1962 | |||
Where the Boys Are
Featured Music |
1960 | |||
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Outcasts of the City
Featured Music |
1958 | |||
China Gate
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
Forty Guns
Featured Music |
1957 | |||
Omar Khayyam
Featured Music |
1957 | |||
Run of the Arrow
Featured Music |
1957 | |||
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The Buster Keaton Story
Featured Music |
1957 | |||
Around the World in 80 Days
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
The Brave One
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
The Conqueror
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
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The Proud and Profane
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
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The Vagabond King
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
Written on the Wind
Songwriter |
1956 | |||
A Man Alone
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
Son of Sinbad
Composer (Music Score) |
1955 | |||
Strategic Air Command
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision, Songwriter |
1955 | |||
The Left Hand of God
Composer (Music Score) |
1955 | |||
The Maverick Queen
Composer (Music Score) |
1955 | |||
The Tall Men
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
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Timberjack
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1955 | |||
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About Mrs. Leslie
Composer (Music Score) |
1954 | |||
Drum Beat
Composer (Music Score) |
1954 | |||
Johnny Guitar
Composer (Music Score) |
1954 | |||
Jubilee Trail
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1954 | |||
Knock on Wood
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1954 | |||
The Country Girl
Composer (Music Score) |
1954 | |||
Three Coins in the Fountain
Composer (Music Score) |
1954 | |||
Trouble in the Glen
Composer (Music Score) |
1954 | |||
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A Perilous Journey
Composer (Music Score) |
1953 | |||
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Fair Wind to Java
Composer (Music Score) |
1953 | |||
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Flight Nurse
Composer (Music Score) |
1953 | |||
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Forever Female
Composer (Music Score) |
1953 | |||
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Little Boy Lost
Composer (Music Score) |
1953 | |||
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Sea of Lost Ships
Songwriter |
1953 | |||
Shane
Composer (Music Score) |
1953 | |||
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Tanga-Tika
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1953 | |||
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The Stars are Singing
Composer (Music Score) |
1953 | |||
The Sun Shines Bright
Composer (Music Score) |
1953 | |||
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The Woman They Almost Lynched
Songwriter |
1953 | |||
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Anything Can Happen
Composer (Music Score) |
1952 | |||
Blackbeard the Pirate
Composer (Music Score) |
1952 | |||
One Minute to Zero
Composer (Music Score) |
1952 | |||
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Scaramouche
Composer (Music Score) |
1952 | |||
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Something to Live For
Composer (Music Score) |
1952 | |||
The Greatest Show on Earth
Composer (Music Score) |
1952 | |||
The Quiet Man
Composer (Music Score) |
1952 | |||
The Star
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1952 | |||
The Story of Will Rogers
Composer (Music Score) |
1952 | |||
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Thunderbirds
Composer (Music Score) |
1952 | |||
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A Millionaire for Christy
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1951 | |||
Appointment with Danger
Composer (Music Score) |
1951 | |||
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Belle Le Grand
Composer (Music Score) |
1951 | |||
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Honeychile
Composer (Music Score) |
1951 | |||
My Favorite Spy
Composer (Music Score) |
1951 | |||
Payment on Demand
Composer (Music Score) |
1951 | |||
The Lemon Drop Kid
Composer (Music Score) |
1951 | |||
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The Wild Blue Yonder
Composer (Music Score) |
1951 | |||
Bright Leaf
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
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Of Men and Music
Performance |
1950 | |||
Our Very Own
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
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Paid in Full
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
Riding High
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
Rio Grande
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
September Affair
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
The Bullfighter and the Lady
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
The Fireball
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Composer (Music Score) |
1949 | |||
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Bride of Vengeance
Songwriter |
1949 | |||
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Chicago Deadline
Composer (Music Score), Editor |
1949 | |||
Gun Crazy
Composer (Music Score) |
1949 | |||
My Foolish Heart
Composer (Music Score) |
1949 | |||
Samson and Delilah
Cinematographer, Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision, Songwriter |
1949 | |||
Sands of Iwo Jima
Composer (Music Score) |
1949 | |||
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Song of Surrender
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1949 | |||
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Streets of Laredo
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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The File on Thelma Jordon
Composer (Music Score) |
1949 | |||
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Beyond Glory
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
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Dream Girl
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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I Walk Alone
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
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Miss Tatlock's Millions
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
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Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
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So Evil My Love
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
State of the Union
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
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The Accused
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
The Big Clock
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
The Emperor Waltz
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
The Paleface
Composer (Music Score) |
1948 | |||
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Calcutta
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
Golden Earrings
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
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Suddenly It's Spring
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
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The Imperfect Lady
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
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The Trouble with Women
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
Unconquered
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
California
Composer (Music Score) |
1946 | |||
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Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Composer (Music Score) |
1946 | |||
The Blue Dahlia
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1946 | |||
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The Searching Wind
Composer (Music Score) |
1946 | |||
To Each His Own
Composer (Music Score) |
1946 | |||
Two Years Before the Mast
Composer (Music Score) |
1946 | |||
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A Medal for Benny
Composer (Music Score) |
1945 | |||
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Hold That Blonde
Composer (Music Score) |
1945 | |||
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Kitty
Composer (Music Score) |
1945 | |||
Love Letters
Composer (Music Score) |
1945 | |||
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Masquerade in Mexico
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
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Out of This World
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
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The Great John L.
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
The Lost Weekend
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
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You Came Along
Composer (Music Score) |
1945 | |||
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And Now Tomorrow
Composer (Music Score) |
1944 | |||
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And the Angels Sing
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1944 | |||
Frenchman's Creek
Composer (Music Score) |
1944 | |||
Ministry of Fear
Composer (Music Score) |
1944 | |||
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Practically Yours
Composer (Music Score) |
1944 | |||
The Great Moment
Composer (Music Score) |
1944 | |||
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Composer (Music Score) |
1944 | |||
The Uninvited
Composer (Music Score) |
1944 | |||
Buckskin Frontier
Composer (Music Score) |
1943 | |||
China
Composer (Music Score) |
1943 | |||
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1943 | |||
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Hostages
Composer (Music Score) |
1943 | |||
No Time for Love
Composer (Music Score) |
1943 | |||
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Riding High
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1943 | |||
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Salute for Three
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1943 | |||
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The Crystal Ball
Composer (Music Score) |
1943 | |||
The Outlaw
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1943 | |||
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True to Life
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1943 | |||
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Beyond the Blue Horizon
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
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Priorities on Parade
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
Reap the Wild Wind
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
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Silver Queen
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
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Take a Letter, Darling
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
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The Fleet's In
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
The Flying Tigers
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
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The Forest Rangers
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
The Glass Key
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
The Great Man's Lady
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
The Palm Beach Story
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
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The Remarkable Andrew
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
The Road to Morocco
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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True to the Army
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Young and Willing
Composer (Music Score) |
1942 | |||
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Aloma of the South Seas
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
Caught in the Draft
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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Hold Back the Dawn
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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I Wanted Wings
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1941 | |||
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Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Las Vegas Nights
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Reaching for the Sun
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
Road to Zanzibar
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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Skylark
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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The Mad Doctor
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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Virginia
Composer (Music Score) |
1941 | |||
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Arise, My Love
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
Arizona
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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Buck Benny Rides Again
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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I Want a Divorce
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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Knights of the Range
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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Moon over Burma
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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Northwest Mounted Police
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
Rhythm on the River
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
Road to Singapore
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
The Dark Command
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
The Light of Western Stars
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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The Llano Kid
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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The Way of All Flesh
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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Those Were the Days
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
Three Faces West
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
Three Men from Texas
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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Untamed
Composer (Music Score) |
1940 | |||
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All Women Have Secrets
Songwriter |
1939 | |||
Escape to Paradise
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
Fisherman's Wharf
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
Golden Boy
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
Gulliver's Travels
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
Heritage of the Desert
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1939 | |||
Law of the Pampas
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
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Man About Town
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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Man of Conquest
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
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Our Neighbors the Carters
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
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Raffles
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
Range War
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
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The Light That Failed
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
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The Night of Nights
Composer (Music Score) |
1939 | |||
Way Down South
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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Army Girl
Composer (Music Score) |
1938 | |||
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Breaking the Ice
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision, Songwriter |
1938 | |||
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Flirting with Fate
Composer (Music Score) |
1938 | |||
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Composer (Music Score) |
1938 | |||
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The Gladiator
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
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Artists and Models
Composer (Music Score) |
1937 | |||
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Champagne Waltz
Composer (Music Score) |
1937 | |||
Double or Nothing
Songwriter |
1937 | |||
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Ebb Tide
Composer (Music Score) |
1937 | |||
Heart of the West
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1937 | |||
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Maid of Salem
Composer (Music Score) |
1937 | |||
Make Way for Tomorrow
Composer (Music Score) |
1937 | |||
Swing High, Swing Low
Composer (Music Score) |
1937 | |||
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Vogues of 1938
Composer (Music Score) |
1937 | |||
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Wells Fargo
Composer (Music Score) |
1937 | |||
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Anything Goes
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1936 | |||
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Fatal Lady
Songwriter |
1936 | |||
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Frankie and Johnnie
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1936 |
