Adolph Deutsch
Personal Info
Known for
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1897-10-20
Day of Death
1980-01-01 (82 years old)
Adolph Deutsch
Biography
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
Acting
(1953)
Torch Song
as Conductor (uncredited)
Crew
(1961)
Go Naked in the World
Original Music Composer
(1960)
The Apartment
Original Music Composer
(1959)
Some Like It Hot
Original Music Composer
(1958)
The Matchmaker
Original Music Composer
(1957)
Funny Face
Conductor, Orchestrator
(1956)
The Rack
Original Music Composer
(1956)
Tea and Sympathy
Original Music Composer
(1955)
Interrupted Melody
Original Music Composer
(1955)
Oklahoma!
Conductor, Music Arranger
(1954)
Deep in My Heart
Conductor, Music Supervisor
(1954)
(1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Music, Music Director
(1953)
Torch Song
Original Music Composer
(1953)
The Band Wagon
Music Director
(1952)
Million Dollar Mermaid
Original Music Composer
(1952)
The Belle of New York
Music Director
(1951)
Soldiers Three
Original Music Composer
(1950)
Father of the Bride
Original Music Composer
(1950)
Annie Get Your Gun
Music Director
(1950)
Stars in My Crown
Original Music Composer
(1950)
The Big Hangover
Original Music Composer
(1950)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Original Music Composer
(1949)
The Stratton Story
Music Director, Original Music Composer
(1949)
Little Women
Original Music Composer
(1949)
Intruder in the Dust
Original Music Composer
(1948)
Julia Misbehaves
Music
(1948)
Whispering Smith
Original Music Composer
(1947)
Ramrod
Original Music Composer
(1947)
Blaze of Noon
Original Music Composer
(1946)
Shadow of a Woman
Original Music Composer
(1946)
Nobody Lives Forever
Original Music Composer
(1946)
Three Strangers
Original Music Composer
(1945)
Danger Signal
Original Music Composer
(1944)
The Mask of Dimitrios
Original Music Composer
(1944)
The Doughgirls
Original Music Composer
(1944)
Uncertain Glory
Original Music Composer
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
Original Music Composer
(1943)
Northern Pursuit
Original Music Composer
(1942)
All Through the Night
Original Music Composer
(1942)
Larceny, Inc.
Original Music Composer
(1942)
Lucky Jordan
Original Music Composer
(1942)
Across the Pacific
Original Music Composer
(1942)
Juke Girl
Original Music Composer
(1942)
The Big Shot
Original Music Composer
(1942)
(1941)
The Maltese Falcon
Original Music Composer
(1941)
High Sierra
Original Music Composer
(1941)
Singapore Woman
Original Music Composer
(1941)
Kisses for Breakfast
Original Music Composer
(1941)
Underground
Original Music Composer
(1941)
Manpower
Original Music Composer
(1941)
A Shot in the Dark
Additional Music
(1941)
The Great Mr. Nobody
Original Music Composer
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
Original Music Composer
(1940)
They Drive by Night
Original Music Composer
(1940)
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Original Music Composer
(1940)
Saturday's Children
Original Music Composer
(1940)
Torrid Zone
Original Music Composer
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
Original Music Composer
(1940)
Flowing Gold
Music
(1939)
Espionage Agent
Conductor, Original Music Composer
(1939)
Indianapolis Speedway
Original Music Composer
(1939)
The Kid from Kokomo
Original Music Composer
(1939)
Off the Record
Music
(1939)
Angels Wash Their Faces
Original Music Composer
(1938)
Heart of the North
Music
(1938)
Valley of the Giants
Original Music Composer
(1938)
Racket Busters
Original Music Composer
(1937)
The Great Garrick
Original Music Composer
(1937)
They Won't Forget
Original Music Composer
(1931)
The Smiling Lieutenant
Music Director
(1930)
Follow the Leader
Music Director