Charles Previn
Sound
- Born
- January 11, 1888 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- September 21, 1973 (age 85)
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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.
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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.
Known for
Shadow of a Doubt
January 15, 1943
The Wolf Man
December 9, 1941
Saboteur
April 22, 1942
And Then There Were None
October 31, 1945
Winchester '73
July 6, 1950
My Man Godfrey
September 2, 1936
Son of Frankenstein
January 13, 1939
Destry Rides Again
November 30, 1939
House of Frankenstein
December 15, 1944
The Ghost of Frankenstein
March 13, 1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
December 25, 1942
The Invisible Man Returns
January 12, 1940
Behind the camera80
- 1952The Black Castle Music
- 1950Winchester '73 Music
- 1949That Midnight Kiss Original Music Composer
- 1948Hollow Triumph Conductor
- 1947Green Dolphin Street Conductor
- 1945And Then There Were None Music Director
- 1945The Jungle Captive Music
- 1944The Mummy's Curse Music
- 1944House of Frankenstein Music
- 19443 Is a Family Music Director