Biography
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Heinz Roemheld (Milwaukee, May 1, 1901 – Huntington Beach, California, February 11, 1985) was an American composer.
Born Heinz Eric Roemheld in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was one of four children of German immigrant Heinrich Roemheld and his wife Fanny Rauterberg Roemheld. Heinrich was a pharmacist, but all the members of the family were musical. Heinz's brother Edgar (1898-1964) became a conductor, while sister Irmgard (1904-1995) became a well-known Milwaukee music teacher and radio broadcaster.
Roemheld was a child prodigy who began playing the piano at the age of 4. He graduated from the Milwaukee College of Music at 19, and performed in theaters to earn money to study piano in Europe. In 1920, he went to Berlin, where he studied with Hugo Kaun, Ferruccio Busoni, and Egon Petri. While he was there, he appeared in concert with the Berlin Philharmonic.
When he returned to America, Roemheld became involved in music for silent films, both as a pianist and as a conductor. In 1925, he was sent back to Berlin as head of Universal Pictures theaters there, but had to leave in 1929 due to the rise of Nazism.
Back in America, Roemheld moved to Los Angeles and became a prominent cinema composer. He scored some scenes in Gone with the Wind, including the burning of Atlanta, although he was not credited on-screen. In 1942, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Music Score for Yankee Doodle Dandy. Among the more than 400 other films for which he composed music were Gentleman Jim, The Lady From Shanghai, The Invisible Man, and Shine On, Harvest Moon.
After World War II, Roemheld once again returned to Germany to become Chief of the Film, Theatre, and Music Section of the Information Central Division of The American Armies in Europe. He continued writing for several major film studios until the late 1950s, and after briefly working in television, he retired in 1964 to concentrate on his classical composition. He is best known for the song "Ruby" from the movie Ruby Gentry (1952), which has become a standard.
He married a former Miss Milwaukee, Emeline Defnet (1901-1980), from whom he was later divorced. They had two daughters, Mary Lou Roemheld, who was married for years to game show host Jack Narz, and Ann, who married game show host Bill Cullen.
Roemheld died on February 11, 1985, at a convalescent home in Huntington Beach after contracting pneumonia three weeks earlier.
Filmography
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Movies 205
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![Ride Lonesome](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11549-ride-lonesome.jpg)
Ride Lonesome (1959)
![Decision at Sundown](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80660-decision-at-sundown.jpg)
Decision at Sundown (1957)
![The Land Unknown](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97720-the-land-unknown.jpg)
The Land Unknown (1957)
![The Tall T](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64133-the-tall-t.jpg)
The Tall T (1957)
![The Mole People](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18536-the-mole-people.jpg)
The Mole People (1956)
![Pillars of the Sky](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59969-pillars-of-the-sky.jpg)
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
![Away All Boats](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75939-away-all-boats.jpg)
Away All Boats (1956)
![The Creature Walks Among Us](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1080-the-creature-walks-among-us.jpg)
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
![Hell's Horizon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/262955-hell-s-horizon.jpg)
Hell's Horizon (1955)
![The Square Jungle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60326-the-square-jungle.jpg)
The Square Jungle (1955)
![Female on the Beach](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/119423-female-on-the-beach.jpg)
Female on the Beach (1955)
![The Moonlighter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59195-the-moonlighter.jpg)
The Moonlighter (1953)
![Ruby Gentry](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/45316-ruby-gentry.jpg)
Ruby Gentry (1952)
![Three for Bedroom C](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96504-three-for-bedroom-c.jpg)
Three for Bedroom C (1952)
![Loan Shark](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68746-loan-shark.jpg)
Loan Shark (1952)
![The Big Trees](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80048-the-big-trees.jpg)
The Big Trees (1952)
![Chicago Calling](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/61863-chicago-calling.jpg)
Chicago Calling (1951)
![Insurance Investigator](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83021-insurance-investigator.jpg)
Insurance Investigator (1951)
![Valentino](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93886-valentino.jpg)
Valentino (1951)
![Union Station](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80689-union-station.jpg)
Union Station (1950)
![Kill the Umpire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81705-kill-the-umpire.jpg)
Kill the Umpire (1950)
![The Good Humor Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/73826-the-good-humor-man.jpg)
The Good Humor Man (1950)
![Miss Grant Takes Richmond](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103042-miss-grant-takes-richmond.jpg)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
![Mr. Soft Touch](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77676-mr-soft-touch.jpg)
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
![The Lucky Stiff](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103770-the-lucky-stiff.jpg)
The Lucky Stiff (1949)
![My Dear Secretary](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/71358-my-dear-secretary.jpg)
My Dear Secretary (1948)
![Station West](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/73224-station-west.jpg)
Station West (1948)
![The Fuller Brush Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/113601-the-fuller-brush-man.jpg)
The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
![I, Jane Doe](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137228-i-jane-doe.jpg)
I, Jane Doe (1948)
![Here Comes Trouble](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80840-here-comes-trouble.jpg)
Here Comes Trouble (1948)
![On Our Merry Way](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49831-on-our-merry-way.jpg)
On Our Merry Way (1948)
![The Flame](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136994-the-flame.jpg)
The Flame (1947)
![Curley](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136977-curley.jpg)
Curley (1947)
![Mr. Ace](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39485-mr-ace.jpg)
Mr. Ace (1946)
![A Scandal in Paris](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58833-a-scandal-in-paris.jpg)
A Scandal in Paris (1946)
![O.S.S.](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/43816-o-s-s.jpg)
O.S.S. (1946)
![Too Young to Know](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/113658-too-young-to-know.jpg)
Too Young to Know (1945)
![Janie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108776-janie.jpg)
Janie (1944)
![Make Your Own Bed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/109144-make-your-own-bed.jpg)
Make Your Own Bed (1944)
![Find the Blackmailer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/128355-find-the-blackmailer.jpg)
Find the Blackmailer (1943)
![Adventure in Iraq](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136207-adventure-in-iraq.jpg)
Adventure in Iraq (1943)
![Thank Your Lucky Stars](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53182-thank-your-lucky-stars.jpg)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
![The Hard Way](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96349-the-hard-way.jpg)
The Hard Way (1943)
![Gentleman Jim](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/86309-gentleman-jim.jpg)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
![Yankee Doodle Dandy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18623-yankee-doodle-dandy.jpg)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
![Always in My Heart](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93124-always-in-my-heart.jpg)
Always in My Heart (1942)
![The Male Animal](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74264-the-male-animal.jpg)
The Male Animal (1942)
![Blues in the Night](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/87913-blues-in-the-night.jpg)
Blues in the Night (1941)
![Law of the Tropics](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/88494-law-of-the-tropics.jpg)
Law of the Tropics (1941)
![Manpower](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/72458-manpower.jpg)
Manpower (1941)
![Riders of Death Valley](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85518-riders-of-death-valley.jpg)
Riders of Death Valley (1941)
![Underground](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/52213-underground.jpg)
Underground (1941)
![Out of the Fog](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/89347-out-of-the-fog.jpg)
Out of the Fog (1941)
![Affectionately Yours](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100267-affectionately-yours.jpg)
Affectionately Yours (1941)
![Thieves Fall Out](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/36280-thieves-fall-out.jpg)
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
![The Strawberry Blonde](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74235-the-strawberry-blonde.jpg)
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
![Flight from Destiny](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/89358-flight-from-destiny.jpg)
Flight from Destiny (1941)
![Four Mothers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/113592-four-mothers.jpg)
Four Mothers (1941)
![Lady with Red Hair](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108177-lady-with-red-hair.jpg)
Lady with Red Hair (1940)
![No Time for Comedy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49845-no-time-for-comedy.jpg)
No Time for Comedy (1940)
![Brother Orchid](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/72467-brother-orchid.jpg)
Brother Orchid (1940)
![It All Came True](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108206-it-all-came-true.jpg)
It All Came True (1940)
![Brother Rat and a Baby](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/113580-brother-rat-and-a-baby.jpg)
Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
![Invisible Stripes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103011-invisible-stripes.jpg)
Invisible Stripes (1939)
![A Child Is Born](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108149-a-child-is-born.jpg)
A Child Is Born (1939)
![The Roaring Twenties](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9490-the-roaring-twenties.jpg)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/3437-nancy-drew-and-the-hidden-staircase.jpg)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
![Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/3435-nancy-drew-trouble-shooter.jpg)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)
![King of the Underworld](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11177-king-of-the-underworld.jpg)
King of the Underworld (1939)
![Four's a Crowd](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67363-four-s-a-crowd.jpg)
Four's a Crowd (1938)
![The Young in Heart](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/91544-the-young-in-heart.jpg)
The Young in Heart (1938)
![Men Are Such Fools](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67259-men-are-such-fools.jpg)
Men Are Such Fools (1938)
![Love, Honor and Behave](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/89316-love-honor-and-behave.jpg)
Love, Honor and Behave (1938)
![A Slight Case of Murder](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/72520-a-slight-case-of-murder.jpg)
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
![I Met My Love Again](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/90633-i-met-my-love-again.jpg)
I Met My Love Again (1938)
![West of Shanghai](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/86759-west-of-shanghai.jpg)
West of Shanghai (1937)
![Stand-In](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/71415-stand-in.jpg)
Stand-In (1937)
![The Perfect Specimen](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67374-the-perfect-specimen.jpg)
The Perfect Specimen (1937)
![Alcatraz Island](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77510-alcatraz-island.jpg)
Alcatraz Island (1937)
![It's Love I'm After](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11548-it-s-love-i-m-after.jpg)
It's Love I'm After (1937)
![The Outer Gate](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134888-the-outer-gate.jpg)
The Outer Gate (1937)
![Kid Galahad](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53220-kid-galahad.jpg)
Kid Galahad (1937)
![Draegerman Courage](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77367-draegerman-courage.jpg)
Draegerman Courage (1937)
![The Mandarin Mystery](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/128332-the-mandarin-mystery.jpg)
The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
![Three Smart Girls](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68900-three-smart-girls.jpg)
Three Smart Girls (1936)
![Two in a Crowd](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/90681-two-in-a-crowd.jpg)
Two in a Crowd (1936)
![Cain and Mabel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11551-cain-and-mabel.jpg)
Cain and Mabel (1936)
![Satan Met a Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13577-satan-met-a-lady.jpg)
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
![The White Angel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96387-the-white-angel.jpg)
The White Angel (1936)
![Hearts Divided](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96891-hearts-divided.jpg)
Hearts Divided (1936)
![The Golden Arrow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53242-the-golden-arrow.jpg)
The Golden Arrow (1936)
![Dracula's Daughter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/678-dracula-s-daughter.jpg)
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
![Big Brown Eyes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64234-big-brown-eyes.jpg)
Big Brown Eyes (1936)
![Road Gang](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77313-road-gang.jpg)
Road Gang (1936)
![The Preview Murder Mystery](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/121355-the-preview-murder-mystery.jpg)
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
![The Voice of Bugle Ann](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64213-the-voice-of-bugle-ann.jpg)
The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)
![Tough Guy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103505-tough-guy.jpg)
Tough Guy (1936)
![Her Master's Voice](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97338-her-master-s-voice.jpg)
Her Master's Voice (1936)
![Rose of the Rancho](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/112847-rose-of-the-rancho.jpg)
Rose of the Rancho (1936)
![Dangerous](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53200-dangerous.jpg)
Dangerous (1935)
![East of Java](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/415957-east-of-java.jpg)
East of Java (1935)
![I Found Stella Parish](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39487-i-found-stella-parish.jpg)
I Found Stella Parish (1935)
![Mary Burns, Fugitive](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77931-mary-burns-fugitive.jpg)
Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)
![Peter Ibbetson](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/102347-peter-ibbetson.jpg)
Peter Ibbetson (1935)
![Stormy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/644893-stormy.jpg)
Stormy (1935)
![3 Kids and a Queen](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/577100-3-kids-and-a-queen.jpg)
3 Kids and a Queen (1935)
![Dr. Socrates](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/84170-dr-socrates.jpg)
Dr. Socrates (1935)
![Hands Across the Table](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/104600-hands-across-the-table.jpg)
Hands Across the Table (1935)
![The Last Outpost](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74425-the-last-outpost.jpg)
The Last Outpost (1935)
![We're in the Money](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67380-we-re-in-the-money.jpg)
We're in the Money (1935)
![The Irish in Us](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74276-the-irish-in-us.jpg)
The Irish in Us (1935)
![Bright Lights](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/84200-bright-lights.jpg)
Bright Lights (1935)
![Front Page Woman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53217-front-page-woman.jpg)
Front Page Woman (1935)
![Kliou the Tiger](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/858708-kliou-the-tiger.jpg)
Kliou the Tiger (1935)
![Stranded](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96402-stranded.jpg)
Stranded (1935)
![The Glass Key](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68986-the-glass-key.jpg)
The Glass Key (1935)
![The Girl from 10th Avenue](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53191-the-girl-from-10th-avenue.jpg)
The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935)
![Mary Jane's Pa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/111569-mary-jane-s-pa.jpg)
Mary Jane's Pa (1935)
![Love in Bloom](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134256-love-in-bloom.jpg)
Love in Bloom (1935)
![Private Worlds](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39454-private-worlds.jpg)
Private Worlds (1935)
![Four Hours to Kill!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69009-four-hours-to-kill.jpg)
Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
![Storm Over the Andes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97496-storm-over-the-andes.jpg)
Storm Over the Andes (1935)
![The Good Fairy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/107484-the-good-fairy.jpg)
The Good Fairy (1935)
![Maybe It's Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134266-maybe-it-s-love.jpg)
Maybe It's Love (1935)
![The Lives of a Bengal Lancer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101181-the-lives-of-a-bengal-lancer.jpg)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
![The Payoff](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/109078-the-payoff.jpg)
The Payoff (1935)
![Enter Madame](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74410-enter-madame.jpg)
Enter Madame (1935)
![Sweet Adeline](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67360-sweet-adeline.jpg)
Sweet Adeline (1934)
![Ready for Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67531-ready-for-love.jpg)
Ready for Love (1934)
![A Lost Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93605-a-lost-lady.jpg)
A Lost Lady (1934)
![British Agent](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96390-british-agent.jpg)
British Agent (1934)
![Desirable](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/119551-desirable.jpg)
Desirable (1934)
![Housewife](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53241-housewife.jpg)
Housewife (1934)
![A Modern Hero](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/133974-a-modern-hero.jpg)
A Modern Hero (1934)
![Merry Wives of Reno](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67371-merry-wives-of-reno.jpg)
Merry Wives of Reno (1934)
![Journal of a Crime](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39416-journal-of-a-crime.jpg)
Journal of a Crime (1934)
![Fashions of 1934](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53230-fashions-of-1934.jpg)
Fashions of 1934 (1934)
![Mandalay](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93613-mandalay.jpg)
Mandalay (1934)
![Four Frightened People](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69381-four-frightened-people.jpg)
Four Frightened People (1934)
![Cross Country Cruise](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/107267-cross-country-cruise.jpg)
Cross Country Cruise (1934)
![Easy to Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67394-easy-to-love.jpg)
Easy to Love (1934)
![Bombay Mail](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85025-bombay-mail.jpg)
Bombay Mail (1934)
![The Sin of Nora Moran](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/133790-the-sin-of-nora-moran.jpg)
The Sin of Nora Moran (1933)
![The Invisible Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/431-the-invisible-man.jpg)
The Invisible Man (1933)
![I'm No Angel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74374-i-m-no-angel.jpg)
I'm No Angel (1933)
![Drácula](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/681-dracula.jpg)
Drácula (1931)
![Dracula](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/677-dracula.jpg)
Dracula (1931)
![Hell's Heroes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/86402-hell-s-heroes.jpg)
Hell's Heroes (1929)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1901-05-01
Deathday1985-02-11 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceMilwaukee, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHeinz Eric Roemheld, H. Roemfeld, H. Roemheld, Rox Rommell
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Original Musical Score
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