Biography
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George Duning (February 25, 1908 – February 27, 2000) was an American musicial and film composer. He was born in Richmond, Indiana and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where his mentor was Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
In his early 20s Duning played trumpet and piano for the Kay Kyser band, later arranging most of the music for Kyser's radio program, Kollege of Musical Knowledge. It was during the Kyser band's appearance in Carolina Blues (1944) that Duning's work was noticed, leading to a Columbia contract. Duning joined the Navy in 1942 and served as a conductor and arranger with Armed Forces Radio.
Film and TV career
Morris Stoloff signed Duning to Columbia Pictures in 1946, where he worked almost exclusively through the early 1960s, collaborating most often with director Richard Quine.
Prominent Duning scores are two of the best examples of western genre – the original 3:10 to Yuma, and Cowboy – and those he composed for films as diverse as Picnic, The World of Suzie Wong, The Devil at Four O'Clock, Bell, Book, and Candle and Toys in the Attic.
Duning shared music adaptation credit with Nelson Riddle for the highly successful 1957 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey starring Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth.
During his career, Duning worked on more than 300 film and television scores. His notable television work includes Tightrope, Star Trek, The Big Valley and Naked City, and TV miniseries, such as Top of the Hill (1980), The Dream Merchants (1980) and Goliath Awaits (1981).
The quality of his work remained consistently and remarkably high in any medium. His last feature film was The Man with Bogart's Face (1980), and he retired in 1981. Nominated five times for an Academy Award, Duning never won.
Duning was an active citizen of the music industry, serving on the ASCAP Board of Directors from 1972 to 1985, and as ASCAP Vice President from 1978 to 1979. He also served on the Board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was active in numerous other music industry organizations. In addition to his Academy Award nominations, Duning was also honored with awards from the Society for the Preservation of Film Music, Downbeat Magazine, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and his home state of Indiana (1993 Indiana Composer of the Year).
Filmography
all 150
Movies 145
TV Shows 5
Director 2
Producer 1
Goliath Awaits (1981)
The Top of the Hill (1980)
Shadow of Fear (1979)
Child of Glass (1978)
The House That Would Not Die (1977)
The Sky's the Limit (1975)
Arnold (1973)
Terror in the Wax Museum (1973)
Honor Thy Father (1973)
The Woman Hunter (1972)
Black Noon (1971)
Yuma (1971)
Crowhaven Farm (1970)
Quarantined (1970)
Then Came Bronson (1969)
Land's End (1968)
Any Wednesday (1966)
Brainstorm (1965)
My Blood Runs Cold (1965)
Dear Brigitte (1965)
Ensign Pulver (1964)
The Three Stooges Scrapbook (1963)
Island of Love (1963)
Critic's Choice (1963)
13 West Street (1962)
Sail A Crooked Ship (1961)
Cry for Happy (1961)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
All the Young Men (1960)
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
Man on a String (1960)
1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
The Last Angry Man (1959)
The Silent Kill (1959)
It Happened to Jane (1959)
Houseboat (1958)
Me and the Colonel (1958)
Gunman's Walk (1958)
Cowboy (1958)
Pal Joey (1957)
The Brothers Rico (1957)
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Jeanne Eagels (1957)
Nightfall (1956)
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
Storm Center (1956)
Picnic (1955)
Queen Bee (1955)
Count Three and Pray (1955)
My Sister Eileen (1955)
The Man from Laramie (1955)
Chicago Syndicate (1955)
Bring Your Smile Along (1955)
5 Against the House (1955)
Tight Spot (1955)
Three for the Show (1955)
Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Let's Do It Again (1953)
Salome (1953)
Assignment: Paris (1952)
Captain Pirate (1952)
Affair in Trinidad (1952)
Paula (1952)
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952)
Scandal Sheet (1952)
The Barefoot Mailman (1951)
Man in the Saddle (1951)
The Family Secret (1951)
The Mob (1951)
Two of a Kind (1951)
Lorna Doone (1951)
The Flying Missile (1950)
Harriet Craig (1950)
Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)
Convicted (1950)
No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
Cargo to Capetown (1950)
And Baby Makes Three (1949)
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
Lust for Gold (1949)
The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)
Johnny Allegro (1949)
The Undercover Man (1949)
Slightly French (1949)
Shockproof (1949)
Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
The Dark Past (1948)
The Return of October (1948)
The Untamed Breed (1948)
The Gallant Blade (1948)
The Man from Colorado (1948)
I Love Trouble (1948)
Johnny O'Clock (1947)
The Return of Rusty (1946)
Gilda (1946)
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
Leave It to Blondie (1945)
Eadie Was a Lady (1945)
Tonight and Every Night (1945)
Let's Go Steady (1945)
She's a Sweetheart (1944)
Strange Affair (1944)
Swing Fever (1943)
That's Right – You're Wrong (1939)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1908-02-25
Deathday2000-02-27 (92 years old)
Birth PlaceRichmond, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsGeorge Dunning
AwardsGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song
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