Biography
Irving Gertz (May 19, 1915 – November 14, 2008) was an American composer recognized for his compositions for many fantasy and horror B-movies and TV series of the 1950s and 1960s. Gertz was born on May 19, 1915, in Providence, Rhode Island, and played the clarinet, piano, string bass and tuba as a youth, and attended the Providence College of Music. Gertz studied composition privately with composer and music theorist Walter Piston. He was hired by Columbia Pictures in 1938, but left to serve in the United States Army Signal Corps during World War II.After his military service, he studied with composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
Filmography
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Movies 64
self 1
TV Shows 1
Director 1
Self
The Universe According to Universal (2002)
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Composer
Nobody's Perfect (1968)
Movie
Music
Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
Movie
Composer
Daffy Rents (1966)
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Composer
Fluffy (1965)
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Composer
He Rides Tall (1964)
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Composer
Brushfire (1962)
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Composer
Marines, Let's Go (1961)
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Composer
The Fiercest Heart (1961)
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Original Music Composer
All Hands on Deck (1961)
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Composer
The Wizard of Baghdad (1961)
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Original Music Composer
Flaming Star (1960)
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Composer
Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
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Composer
Young Jesse James (1960)
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Composer
The Leech Woman (1960)
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Composer
13 Fighting Men (1960)
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Composer
Hell Bent for Leather (1960)
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Composer
The Alligator People (1959)
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9
Composer
Curse of the Undead (1959)
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Composer
The Fearmakers (1958)
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Composer
Badman's Country (1958)
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Music
The Thing That Couldn't Die (1958)
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Composer
Thundering Jets (1958)
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Composer
Plunder Road (1957)
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Original Music Composer
The Monolith Monsters (1957)
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9
Composer
Hell Canyon Outlaws (1957)
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Music
The Midnight Story (1957)
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Composer
Badlands of Montana (1957)
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Original Music Composer
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
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Music
The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)
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Music
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
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Gun Brothers (1956)
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Composer
The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
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Composer
Kentucky Rifle (1956)
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Original Music Composer
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
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5.15
Composer
Top Gun (1955)
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Music
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
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5.1
Original Music Composer
Cult of the Cobra (1955)
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9
Composer
Overland Pacific (1954)
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Composer
Khyber Patrol (1954)
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Conductor
The Long Wait (1954)
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Composer
The Lone Gun (1954)
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Composer
Shark River (1953)
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Music
The Golden Blade (1953)
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Composer
Gun Belt (1953)
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Music
Eyes of the Jungle (1953)
Movie
Original Music Composer
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
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5
Composer
I Beheld His Glory (1953)
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Composer
The Bandits of Corsica (1953)
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Composer
Two Dollar Bettor (1951)
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Composer
Skipalong Rosenbloom (1951)
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Original Music Composer / Music Director / Original Music Composer / Music Director
The Living Christ (1951)
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Composer
Experiment Alcatraz (1950)
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Composer
Again Pioneers (1950)
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Composer
Destination Murder (1950)
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Composer
Prejudice (1949)
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Original Music Composer
Daughter of the West (1949)
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Composer
Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)
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Composer
Jungle Goddess (1948)
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2.67
Original Music Composer
Blonde Ice (1948)
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Composer
The Counterfeiters (1948)
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Music
Sweet Genevieve (1947)
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Original Music Composer
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947)
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Composer
Dragnet (1947)
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Composer
What Happened to Jo Jo?
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Ratings
Average 5.2
Based on 82 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1915-05-19
Deathday2008-11-14 (93 years old)
Birth PlaceProvidence, Rhode Island, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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