Adolph Deutsch

Adolph Deutsch

composer, music department, actor

Adolph Deutsch was born on Oct 20, 1897 in UK. Adolph Deutsch's big-screen debut came with The Wedding March directed by Erich von Stroheim in 1928. Adolph Deutsch is known for The Apartment directed by Billy Wilder, Jack Lemmon stars as C.C. Baxter and Shirley MacLaine as Fran Kubelik. Adolph Deutsch has got 3 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Adolph Deutsch achieved is Academy Awards, USA. The upcoming new movie Adolph Deutsch plays is The Apartment which will be released on Jun 29, 1960.

Academy Award-winning composer, songwriter, conductor and arranger, educated at London Poly. and the Royal Academy of Music. He came to the USA in 1910 and became a US citizen in 1920, eventually leading his own orchestra; later he composed and arranged for and conducted other dance bands. He was the music director and arranger for three Broadway musicals, and spent three seasons with the Paul Whiteman Music Hall program. Coming to Hollywood under film studio contract, he founded the Screen Composer's Association and served as its president from 1943 to 1953. Joining ASCAP in 1940, he collaborated musically with Vincent Lopez, and his popular-song and instrumental compositions include "March of the United Nations", "Margot", "Lonely Room", "Clarabelle", "Three Sisters", "Piano Echoes", "Skyride", "Stairways", and "March Eccentrique".

  • Birthday

    Oct 20, 1897
  • Place of Birth

    London, England, UK

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Academy Awards, USA
1956
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Winner - Oscar
1955
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Winner - Oscar
1951
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Winner - Oscar

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Movies