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Adolph Deutsch

Adolph Deutsch

Sound
1897-1980
Adolph Sender Charles Deutsch (20 October 1897 – 1 January 1980) was a British-American composer, conductor and arranger. Born in London, England, he emigrated to the United States in 1911, and settled in Buffalo, New York. His parents, Alex (Alexander) Deutsch and Dena née Gerst, were German Jews. In 1914, Deutsch was "a Buffalo movie house musician", accompanying silent films. Deutsch began his composing career on Broadway in the 1920s and 1930s, and arranged for several American dance bands such as Paul Whiteman and Paul Ash before working for Hollywood films beginning in the late 1930s. For Broadway, he orchestrated Irving Berlin's As Thousands Cheer and George and Ira Gershwin's Pardon My English. Deutsch won Oscars for his background music for Oklahoma! (1955), and for conducting the music for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and Annie Get Your Gun (1950).[1] He was nominated for The Band Wagon (1953) and the 1951 film version of Show Boat, for which he conducted the orchestra. For Broadway and Hollywood, he conducted, composed and arranged music, but did not write songs, not even for the Broadway shows on which he worked. In addition to his music for westerns and his conducting of the scores for musicals, Deutsch composed for films noir, including The Mask of Dimitrios (1944), The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Nobody Lives Forever (1946), as well as Little Women (the 1949 adaptation), and the Billy Wilder comedies Some Like It Hot (1959), and The Apartment (1960). His final film was Go Naked in the World.

Participates in

  • The Apartment
  • The Maltese Falcon
  • The Stratton Story
  • Father of the Bride
  • Action in the North Atlantic
  • The Mask of Dimitrios
  • High Sierra
  • Danger Signal
  • Ramrod
  • All Through the Night
  • Shadow of a Woman
  • Larceny, Inc.
  • The Great Garrick
  • Lucky Jordan
  • Julia Misbehaves
  • Heart of the North
  • Deep in My Heart
  • Deep in My Heart
  • Singapore Woman
  • They Won't Forget
  • Castle on the Hudson
  • Kisses for Breakfast
  • They Drive by Night
  • Tugboat Annie Sails Again
  • Across the Pacific
  • Espionage Agent
  • Some Like It Hot
  • Annie Get Your Gun
  • The Long, Long Trailer
  • Three Strangers
  • Blaze of Noon
  • Torrid Zone
  • Nobody Lives Forever
  • Valley of the Giants
  • Saturday's Children
  • Espionage Agent
  • Stars in My Crown
  • Torch Song
  • Underground
  • Manpower
  • Juke Girl
  • A Shot in the Dark
  • The Big Shot
  • Indianapolis Speedway
  • The Kid from Kokomo
  • The Doughgirls
  • Little Women
  • Whispering Smith
  • The Matchmaker
  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
  • The Big Hangover
  • Soldiers Three
  • The Rack
  • Uncertain Glory
  • Funny Face
  • Funny Face
  • Go Naked in the World
  • The Stratton Story
  • Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
  • Intruder in the Dust
  • Interrupted Melody
  • Racket Busters
  • Off the Record
  • The Great Mr. Nobody
  • Northern Pursuit
  • Angels Wash Their Faces
  • Tea and Sympathy
  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
  • Million Dollar Mermaid
  • Oklahoma!
  • Oklahoma!
  • The Smiling Lieutenant
  • George Washington Slept Here
  • The Belle of New York
  • The Fighting 69th
  • The Band Wagon
  • Flowing Gold
  • Follow the Leader

Acts in

  • Torch Song