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Charles Previn (January 11, 1888 - September 21, 1973) was an American film composer who was highly active at Universal in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. Before going to Hollywood, Previn had arranged music for over 100 Broadway productions.
Previn was born in Brooklyn. He was the great-uncle of German-born composer, pianist, conductor André Previn and TV and film director Steve Previn (brothers). He graduated from Brooklyn High School and obtained a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1910. He obtained a master's degree from New York College of Music.
From 1936 to 1944, Previn was musical director at Universal, overseeing everything from horror pictures to Arabian Nights fantasies. He began working at other studios after 1944 and retired in 1953. He died in Los Angeles, aged 85.
He won an Oscar for Best Score in 1937 for One Hundred Men and a Girl. He was nominated for six other Oscars between 1938 and 1944.
Filmography
all 76
Movies 76
Director 48
That Midnight Kiss (1949)
Hollow Triumph (1948)
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
And Then There Were None (1945)
3 Is a Family (1944)
Song of the Open Road (1944)
Crazy House (1943)
All by Myself (1943)
Hit the Ice (1943)
White Savage (1943)
It Ain't Hay (1943)
Arabian Nights (1942)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
Nightmare (1942)
Who Done It? (1942)
Pardon My Sarong (1942)
The Spoilers (1942)
Saboteur (1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
The Wolf Man (1941)
South of Tahiti (1941)
Moonlight in Hawaii (1941)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Riders of Death Valley (1941)
In the Navy (1941)
Man-Made Monster (1941)
Nice Girl? (1941)
The Invisible Woman (1940)
The Bank Dick (1940)
One Night in the Tropics (1940)
Spring Parade (1940)
Hired Wife (1940)
It's a Date (1940)
My Little Chickadee (1940)
Green Hell (1940)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Tower of London (1939)
Rio (1939)
The Witness Vanishes (1939)
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
The Sun Never Sets (1939)
Ex-Champ (1939)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Young Fugitives (1938)
Danger on the Air (1938)
The Rage of Paris (1938)
Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
State Police (1938)
Midnight Intruder (1938)
The Jury's Secret (1938)
The Mighty Treve (1937)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Postal Inspector (1936)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1888-01-11
Deathday1973-09-21 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
RelativesAndré Previn
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesBrooklyn, United States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment
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