Emil Newman
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Emil Newman was an American
composer and conductor who worked on over 200 films and TV shows. He was nominated for an Oscar for musical direction on the classic Sun Valley Serenade
(1941).
A native of Connecticut
, Emil Newman entered films in 1940 as the musical director on thirteen films. He received credit on twenty-five films in 1941 and twenty-eight films in 1942, one of which, Whispering Ghosts, contained his first (uncredited) contribution as a composer. He had fifteen titles in 1943, including "Musical Direction" for the famous all-black musical Stormy Weather and the 20th Century Fox wartime film Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas
, nineteen in 1944, seventeen in 1945 and sixteen in 1946, including Hugo Friedhofer
's Academy Award score for The Best Years of Our Lives
, which he also conducted. Between 1950 and 1965, he was the composer on twenty-three films, most of which were lower-budget B movie
s. He also provided the music for numerous 1950s TV shows.
Newman died in Woodland Hills
, a suburb of Los Angeles
.
(1901–1970) whose sons David
and Thomas
are also composer, and his younger brother was another famous film composer, Lionel Newman
(1916–1989). Another brother, Irving, was the father of still another acclaimed film musical personality, songwriter Randy Newman
.
Emil Newman was married to bit-part actress Eva May Hoffman aka Eve Farrell. They had two children, daughter Arleen (born 1939) and son William Robert (born August 14, 1937).
The offspring of William Robert Newman are Jill Newman, Sarah Devries, Memo Marcus and Jaice Newman. The offspring of Arleen Newman and Dennis Crosby
(son of Bing Crosby
) are Erin Colleen Crosby and Kelly Lee Crosby. Dennis Crosby also adopted Katherine Denise Buelle, Arleen's daughter by her first husband Mike Buelle.
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composer and conductor who worked on over 200 films and TV shows. He was nominated for an Oscar for musical direction on the classic Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade is a 1941 musical film starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle, and Lynn Bari. It features The Glenn Miller Orchestra as well as dancing by The Nicholas Brothers and Dorothy Dandridge, performing "Chattanooga Choo Choo", which was nominated for an Academy...
(1941).
A native of Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, Emil Newman entered films in 1940 as the musical director on thirteen films. He received credit on twenty-five films in 1941 and twenty-eight films in 1942, one of which, Whispering Ghosts, contained his first (uncredited) contribution as a composer. He had fifteen titles in 1943, including "Musical Direction" for the famous all-black musical Stormy Weather and the 20th Century Fox wartime film Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas
Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas
Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas was a major war film made by Twentieth Century Fox in 1943. The film starred Philip Dorn, Anna Sten, and Martin Kosleck. The movie, originally titled The Seventh Column, was directed by Louis King based on a story by Jack Andrews, who also co-wrote the screenplay....
, nineteen in 1944, seventeen in 1945 and sixteen in 1946, including Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer was an American film music composer born in San Francisco. His father was a cellist trained in Dresden, Germany; his mother, Eva König, was born in Germany.Friedhofer began playing cello at the age of 13...
's Academy Award score for The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell, a United States paratrooper who lost both hands in a military training accident. The film is about three United States...
, which he also conducted. Between 1950 and 1965, he was the composer on twenty-three films, most of which were lower-budget B movie
B movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
s. He also provided the music for numerous 1950s TV shows.
Newman died in Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
Woodland Hills is a district in the city of Los Angeles, California.Woodland Hills is located in the southwestern area of the San Fernando Valley, east of Calabasas and west of Tarzana, with Warner Center in its northern section...
, a suburb of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Family connections, marriage and children
Emil Newman's older brother was renowned film composer Alfred NewmanAlfred Newman
Alfred Newman was an American composer, arranger, and conductor of music for films.In a career which spanned over forty years, Newman composed music for over two hundred films. He was one of the most respected film score composers of his time, and is today regarded as one of the greatest...
(1901–1970) whose sons David
David Newman (composer)
David Louis Newman is an American composer and conductor known particularly for his film scores. In a career spanning nearly forty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature films.-Life and career:...
and Thomas
Thomas Newman
Thomas Montgomery Newman is an American composer and conductor, best known for his many film scores. He is one of the more respected and recognized composers for modern film and has scored over fifty feature films in a career which spans nearly three decades.Newman has received a total of ten...
are also composer, and his younger brother was another famous film composer, Lionel Newman
Lionel Newman
Lionel Newman was an American conductor, pianist, and film and television composer. He was the brother of Alfred Newman and Emil Newman, uncle of Randy Newman, David Newman and Thomas Newman, and grandfather of Joey Newman....
(1916–1989). Another brother, Irving, was the father of still another acclaimed film musical personality, songwriter Randy Newman
Randy Newman
Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
.
Emil Newman was married to bit-part actress Eva May Hoffman aka Eve Farrell. They had two children, daughter Arleen (born 1939) and son William Robert (born August 14, 1937).
The offspring of William Robert Newman are Jill Newman, Sarah Devries, Memo Marcus and Jaice Newman. The offspring of Arleen Newman and Dennis Crosby
Dennis Crosby
Dennis Michael Crosby was an occasional American actor, the son of singer and actor Bing Crosby, and twin brother of Phillip Crosby. He was the father of actress Denise Crosby.-Life and career:...
(son of Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....
) are Erin Colleen Crosby and Kelly Lee Crosby. Dennis Crosby also adopted Katherine Denise Buelle, Arleen's daughter by her first husband Mike Buelle.