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For other uses, see Alfred Newman (disambiguation). Alfred Newman is the name of the following Alfred Newman, American music composer nine times winner of the Academy Award Alfred Newman (New
Alfred Newman
Born March 17, 1900
New Haven, Connecticut, USA Flag of the United States
Died February 17, 1970 (aged 69)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Years active 1930-1970
Spouse(s) Martha Montgomery (1947-1970)

Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900[1]– February 17, 1970) was a major American composer of music for films. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance

He received 45 Academy Award nominations making him (currently) the second most nominated person in the history of the Academy Awards, tied with John Williams, and behind Walt Disney (Newman's scores for The Hurricane and The Prisoner of Zenda were also nominated at a time when composers were not eligible to be nominated in the score category). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter The Hurricane ( 1937) is a Film, directed by John Ford and produced by Samuel Goldwyn, about a Tropical cyclone in the The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1937 Black-and-white Adventure film based on the Anthony Hope 's this is considered by many to be the definitive He won the Oscar 9 times; in 1940 he was nominated for 4 different films. Between 1938 and 1957, he was nominated an incredible twenty years in a row.

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Early life

The eldest of ten children, Newman was born in New Haven, Connecticut. A musical prodigy, he began studying piano at the age of five, with Sigismund Stojowski. Sigismund Stojowski ( April 8, 1869 - November 5, 1946) was a Polish -born American Pianist and teacher He was able to supplement his poor family's income by playing in theaters and restaurants. He traveled the vaudeville circuit with performer Grace LaRue, billed as "The Marvelous Boy Pianist". Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s He also studied composition with Rubin Goldmark. Rubin Goldmark ( August 15, 1872, New York City - March 6, 1936, New York City) was an American Composer By the age of twenty he was in New York, beginning a ten-year career on Broadway as the conductor of musicals by composers such as George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, and Jerome Kern. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. George Gershwin (September 26 1898 &ndash July 11 1937 was an American Composer. Richard Charles Rodgers ( June 28, 1902, Arverne Queens, New York City &ndash December 30, 1979, New York Jerome David Kern ( January 27, 1885 &ndash November 11, 1945) was an American Composer of popular music Then, in 1930, he accompanied Irving Berlin to Hollywood. Irving Berlin (11 May 1888 &ndash 22 September 1989 was a Russian-born American Composer and Lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters [1] In Los Angeles, he had private lessons from Arnold Schoenberg. Arnold Schoenberg ( pronounced ˈʃøːnbɛrk (13 September 1874 &ndash 13 July 1951 was an Austrian and later American Composer, associated with

Movie career

After completing his work on Berlin's project, a movie called Reaching for the Moon, Newman found work with Samuel Goldwyn and United Artists, writing his first full movie score for Goldwyn's 1931 production, Street Scene. Samuel Goldwyn ( ca. July 1879 &ndash 31 January 1974) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning producer This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. Street Scene is a 1931 Black-and-white drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by King Vidor. The title song he wrote for this movie became a theme to which he returned on several occasions, including the opening of the 1953 movie How to Marry a Millionaire, in which Newman is seen conducting the studio orchestra. How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 Romantic comedy film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Jean Negulesco and produced and written

In 1940, Newman began a 20-year career as music director for 20th Century-Fox Studios. He composed the familiar fanfare which accompanies the studio logo at the beginning of Fox's productions. In 1953, Newman wrote the "Cinemascope extension" for his fanfare. CinemaScope was a Widescreen movie format used from 1953 to 1967 At Fox, he also developed what came to be known as the Newman System, a means of synchronising the performance and recording of a musical score with the film. The system is still in use today. Newman's final musical score under his Fox contract was The Best of Everything (1959). For the 1959 movie adaptation see The Best of Everything (1959 film The Best of Everything ( 1958) is the first novel by

After leaving Fox in 1960, Newman freelanced for the remainder of his career, writing the scores for such films as MGM's How the West Was Won and The Greatest Story Ever Told, among others. How the West Was Won is a 1962 epic Western film which follows four generations of a family (starting as the Prescotts as they move ever The Greatest Story Ever Told is a United Artists 1965 film about the life of Jesus, directed by George Stevens (with some scenes

After reportedly paying to have his score for Captain from Castile recorded with the Fox orchestra, Newman conducted a series of albums for Capitol Records, including a recording of George Gershwin's Variations on "I Got Rhythm". Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Variations on " I Got Rhythm " is a set of variations for Orchestra and Piano solo composed by George Gershwin He was active until the end of his life, scoring Universal Pictures' Airport shortly before his death. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Airport is a 1970 film based on the 1968 Arthur Hailey novel of the same name.

After his death, George Korngold produced an RCA Victor album honoring Newman, Captain from Castile, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The National Philharmonic Orchestra is a British Orchestra created exclusively for recording purposes Charles Gerhardt may refer to Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (1816&ndash1856 chemist Charles H The discrete quadraphonic recording was later reissued by RCA on CD with compatible Dolby surround sound. Quadraphonic (or quadrophonic) sound &ndash the most-widely-used early term for what is now called 4

Newman family

He married Martha Louis née Montgomery (1920-2005), a former actress and Goldwyn Girl, and they had five children.

He was the head of a family of major Hollywood film composers:

Partial filmography

Between 1930 and 1970, Alfred Newman wrote music for over 200 films of every imaginable type, including a score for the newsreel made from the World War II footage of the Battle of Midway. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Midway was a major Naval battle, widely regarded as the most important one of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. In addition, he acted as musical director of dozens of other movies. Among his major film scores (and adaptations of other composers' scores) are:

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Notes

  1. ^ His birth year is commonly mistakenly given as 1901.
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