Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970) was a major American composer of music for films. He received 45 Academy Award nominations (a record in the music categories), winning 9 times; in 1940 he was nominated for 4 different films. He also composed the familiar fanfare which accompanies the studio logo for 20th Century Fox, where he headed the music department. He was active until the end of his life, scoring Airport shortly before his death.

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March 17 - 1900 - February 17 - 1970 - American - Composer - Film - Academy Award - 20th Century Fox - Airport

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Between 1930 and 1970, he 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. Among his major film scores are:

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World War II - Battle of Midway

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• 1933 - State Fair
• 1937 - The Prisoner of Zenda
• 1938 - Alexander's Ragtime Band (Academy Award)
• 1939 - Gunga Din
• 1939 - Wuthering Heights
• 1939 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• 1940 - The Mark of Zorro
• 1940 - Tin Pan Alley (Academy Award)
• 1941 - How Green Was My Valley
• 1943 - The Song of Bernadette (Academy Award)
• 1943 - My Friend Flicka
• 1945 - State Fair
• 1946 - It's a Wonderful Life
• 1947 - Captain from Castile
• 1947 - Mother Wore Tights (Academy Award)
• 1947 - Gentleman?s Agreement
• 1949 - Twelve O'clock High
• 1950 - All About Eve
• 1952 - The Prisoner of Zenda
• 1952 - The Snows of Kilimanjaro
• 1952 - With a Song in My Heart (Academy Award)
• 1953 - The Robe
• 1953 - Call Me Madam (Academy Award)
• 1954 - Demetrius and the Gladiators
• 1955 - A Man Called Peter
• 1955 - Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (Academy Award)
• 1956 - Anastasia
• 1956 - The King and I (adaptation) {Academy Award)
• 1957 - April Love
• 1958 - A Certain Smile
• 1959 - The Diary of Anne Frank (Academy Award nomination for best musical score)
• 1962 - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
• 1962 - How the West Was Won (Academy Award nomination for best musical score)
• 1965 - The Greatest Story Ever Told (Academy Award nomination for best musical score)
• 1967 - Camelot (adaptation} (Academy Award)
• 1968 - Firecreek

He married Martha Louise, née Montgomery.

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He was the head of a family of major Hollywood film composers: His brother Lionel Newman scored three dozen films and several TV series, adapting and conducting scores for hundreds of other films. His brother Emil Newman scored over 50 films. His son David Newman has scored over 70 films, including Hoffa, Galaxy Quest, The Nutty Professor, The War of the Roses, and Ice Age. His son Thomas Newman has scored over 50 films, including Finding Nemo, The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, Road to Perdition, and American Beauty. His nephew Randy Newman is noted not only for his film work but also for a series of popular albums as a singer/songwriter.

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Hollywood - Lionel Newman - Emil Newman - David Newman - Hoffa - Galaxy Quest - The Nutty Professor - The War of the Roses - Ice Age - Thomas Newman - Finding Nemo - The Green Mile - The Shawshank Redemption - Road to Perdition - American Beauty - Randy Newman

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Other relatives include his nephew Bill Newman-son of Emil Newman and niece Jill Newman--Emil's granddaughter.

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