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Emil Newman (January 20, 1911 – August 30, 1984) was an American music director and conductor who worked on more than 200 films and TV series. He was nominated for an Oscar for his musical direction on the classic Sun Valley Serenade (1941), contributing to the Newman's being the most nominated Academy Award extended family , with a ...
Emil Newman (January 20, 1911 – August 30, 1984) was an American music director and conductor who worked on more than 200 films and TV series. He was nominated for an Oscar for his musical direction on the classic Sun Valley Serenade (1941), contributing to the Newman's being the most nominated Academy Award extended family , with a ...
Emil Newman was born on 20 January 1911 in Connecticut, USA. He was a composer, known for Laura (1944), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and Lifeboat (1944). He was married to Eve Farrell. He died on 30 August 1984 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Newman was nominated for 45 Oscars, the third highest total in film history (behind Walt Disney and John Williams). He won 9, second only to Disney. In a stretch from 1938 to 1957, he received an Oscar nomination every year, and had the remarkable feat of being nominated 4 times (for Wuthering Heights, The Rains Came, The Hunchback of Notre ...
Emil Newman was born on 20 January 1911 in Connecticut, USA. He was a composer, known for Laura (1944), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and Lifeboat (1944). He was married to Eve Farrell.
Feb 6, 2020 · Emil Newman scored wartime dramas like 1946’s The Best Years of Our Lives before, David says, “personal stuff got in the way.”
He was incredibly prolific, serving as musical director on 13 1940 films, 25 1941 films, 28 1942 films, and 15 1943 films. This pace continued for the duration of the 1940s. The 1950s saw him focus on low-budget B movies as he transitioned into television.
