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). 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.
Deutsch died of heart failure on 1 January 1980.
Filmography
all 74
Movies 74
Director 6
Go Naked in the World (1961)
The Apartment (1960)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Matchmaker (1958)
Funny Face (1957)
The Rack (1956)
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Oklahoma! (1955)
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
Torch Song (1953)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
The Belle of New York (1952)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
The Big Hangover (1950)
Father of the Bride (1950)
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Stars in My Crown (1950)
Intruder in the Dust (1949)
The Stratton Story (1949)
Little Women (1949)
Whispering Smith (1948)
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
Ramrod (1947)
Blaze of Noon (1947)
Nobody Lives Forever (1946)
Shadow of a Woman (1946)
Three Strangers (1946)
Danger Signal (1945)
Escape in the Desert (1945)
The Doughgirls (1944)
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
Uncertain Glory (1944)
Northern Pursuit (1943)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Lucky Jordan (1942)
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
You Can't Escape Forever (1942)
Across the Pacific (1942)
The Big Shot (1942)
Juke Girl (1942)
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
All Through the Night (1942)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Manpower (1941)
Kisses for Breakfast (1941)
Underground (1941)
Singapore Woman (1941)
A Shot in the Dark (1941)
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
High Sierra (1941)
East of the River (1940)
Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940)
Flowing Gold (1940)
They Drive by Night (1940)
Torrid Zone (1940)
Saturday's Children (1940)
Three Cheers for the Irish (1940)
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
The Fighting 69th (1940)
Espionage Agent (1939)
Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
Off the Record (1939)
Heart of the North (1938)
Valley of the Giants (1938)
Racket Busters (1938)
Swing Your Lady (1938)
The Great Garrick (1937)
They Won't Forget (1937)
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1897-10-20
Deathday1980-01-01 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Original Musical Score
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