Charles Previn
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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.
Films (81)
The Black Castle
1952 · Music
Winchester '73
1950 · Music
That Midnight Kiss
1949 · Original Music Composer
Hollow Triumph
1948 · Conductor
Green Dolphin Street
1947 · Conductor
And Then There Were None
1945 · Music Director
The Jungle Captive
1945 · Music
The Mummy's Curse
1944 · Music
House of Frankenstein
1944 · Music
3 Is a Family
1944 · Music Director
The Mummy's Ghost
1944 · Music
Song of the Open Road
1944 · Original Music Composer
This Is the Life
1944 · Music Director
Crazy House
1943 · Music Director
We've Never Been Licked
1943 · Music Director
All by Myself
1943 · Music Director
Captive Wild Woman
1943 · Music
Hit the Ice
1943 · Music Director
White Savage
1943 · Music Director
It Ain't Hay
1943 · Music Director, Music
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 · Music Director
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942 · Music Director
Arabian Nights
1942 · Music Director
Behind the Eight Ball
1942 · Music Director
Nightmare
1942 · Music Director
Who Done It?
1942 · Music Director, Music
The Mummy's Tomb
1942 · Music
Get Hep to Love
1942 · Music
Pardon My Sarong
1942 · Music Director
Lady in a Jam
1942 · Music Director
The Spoilers
1942 · Music Director
Saboteur
1942 · Music Director
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942 · Music
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942 · Music Director, Music
The Wolf Man
1941 · Music Director, Original Music Composer
South of Tahiti
1941 · Music Director
Moonlight in Hawaii
1941 · Music Director
It Started with Eve
1941 · Music Director
Hold That Ghost
1941 · Music
The Flame of New Orleans
1941 · Songs
Riders of Death Valley
1941 · Music Director, Original Music Composer
In the Navy
1941 · Music Director
The Black Cat
1941 · Music
Man-Made Monster
1941 · Orchestrator
Horror Island
1941 · Music
Nice Girl?
1941 · Music Director
The Invisible Woman
1940 · Music Director
The Bank Dick
1940 · Original Music Composer
One Night in the Tropics
1940 · Music Director
Hired Wife
1940 · Music Director
International Revels
1940 · Sound
It's a Date
1940 · Music Director
My Little Chickadee
1940 · Music Director
Green Hell
1940 · Music Director
The Invisible Man Returns
1940 · Music Director
Destry Rides Again
1939 · Music Director
Tower of London
1939 · Music Director
First Love
1939 · Music
Rio
1939 · Music Director
The Witness Vanishes
1939 · Music Director
When Tomorrow Comes
1939 · Music Director
The Sun Never Sets
1939 · Music Director
Ex-Champ
1939 · Music Director
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939 · Conductor
Society Smugglers
1939 · Music
Son of Frankenstein
1939 · Music Director
Danger on the Air
1938 · Music Director
Young Fugitives
1938 · Music Director
The Rage of Paris
1938 · Original Music Composer, Music Director
Wives Under Suspicion
1938 · Music Director
State Police
1938 · Original Music Composer, Music Director
Mad About Music
1938 · Music
Midnight Intruder
1938 · Music Director
The Jury's Secret
1938 · Music Director
One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937 · Music
Night Key
1937 · Music
The Mighty Treve
1937 · Original Music Composer, Music Director
Four Days Wonder
1936 · Music
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936 · Music
My Man Godfrey
1936 · Music Director
Postal Inspector
1936 · Music Director, Original Music Composer
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