Sound
Adolph Deutsch
EN cinema · 73 credits
Born
20 October 1897
Died
1 January 1980 (aged 82)
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.
Known for
Filmography
Go Naked in the World
Original Music Composer
The Apartment
Original Music Composer
Some Like It Hot
Original Music Composer
The Matchmaker
Original Music Composer
Funny Face
Conductor, Orchestrator
The Rack
Original Music Composer
Tea and Sympathy
Original Music Composer
Interrupted Melody
Original Music Composer
Oklahoma!
Conductor, Music Arranger
Deep in My Heart
Conductor, Music Supervisor
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Music, Music Director
Torch Song
as Conductor (uncredited), Original Music Composer
The Band Wagon
Music Director
Million Dollar Mermaid
Original Music Composer
The Belle of New York
Music Director
Soldiers Three
Original Music Composer
Father of the Bride
Original Music Composer
Annie Get Your Gun
Music Director
Stars in My Crown
Original Music Composer, Music Director
The Big Hangover
Original Music Composer
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Original Music Composer
The Stratton Story
Music Director, Original Music Composer
Little Women
Original Music Composer
Intruder in the Dust
Original Music Composer
Whispering Smith
Original Music Composer
Ramrod
Original Music Composer
Blaze of Noon
Original Music Composer
Shadow of a Woman
Original Music Composer
Nobody Lives Forever
Original Music Composer
Three Strangers
Original Music Composer
Danger Signal
Original Music Composer
The Mask of Dimitrios
Original Music Composer
The Doughgirls
Original Music Composer
Uncertain Glory
Original Music Composer
Action in the North Atlantic
Original Music Composer
Northern Pursuit
Original Music Composer
All Through the Night
Original Music Composer
Larceny, Inc.
Original Music Composer
Lucky Jordan
Original Music Composer
Across the Pacific
Original Music Composer
Juke Girl
Original Music Composer
The Big Shot
Original Music Composer
The Maltese Falcon
Original Music Composer
High Sierra
Original Music Composer
Singapore Woman
Original Music Composer
Kisses for Breakfast
Original Music Composer
Underground
Original Music Composer
Manpower
Original Music Composer
A Shot in the Dark
Additional Music
The Great Mr. Nobody
Original Music Composer
Castle on the Hudson
Original Music Composer
They Drive by Night
Original Music Composer
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Original Music Composer
Saturday's Children
Original Music Composer
Torrid Zone
Original Music Composer
The Fighting 69th
Original Music Composer
Espionage Agent
Conductor, Original Music Composer
Indianapolis Speedway
Original Music Composer
The Kid from Kokomo
Original Music Composer
Angels Wash Their Faces
Original Music Composer
The Oklahoma Kid
Additional Music
Valley of the Giants
Original Music Composer
Racket Busters
Original Music Composer
The Great Garrick
Original Music Composer
They Won't Forget
Original Music Composer
The Smiling Lieutenant
Music Director
The Honeymoon
Original Music Composer