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Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer (May 3, 1901 – May 17, 1981) [1] was an American composer and cellist best known for his motion picture scores. Biography. Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer was born in San Francisco, California, United States. [2] . His father, Paul, was a cellist trained in Dresden, Germany; his mother, Eva König, was born in Germany.
Hugo Friedhofer (1901-1981) Music Department. Composer. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Hugo Friedhofer -- how many times have you seen that name in the credits of 1930s and '40s movies for "orchestration" or "musical arranger" and thought -- Gee, what a busy guy! He was, and, ironically, much of that work went uncredited.
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Hugo Friedhofer. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. May 3, 1901 · San Francisco, California, USA. Died. May 17, 1981 · Los Angeles, California, USA (complications from an accidental fall) Birth name. Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer. Nicknames. The Boss. The Man. The Fox. Mini Bio.
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May 20, 1981 · Hugo Friedhofer, an Oscar-winning orchestrator and composer who was among the first to integrate music and movies, died Sunday at St. Vincent's Hospital. He had been receiving treatment for...
May 3, 2022 · May 3, 2022. Share this post: Remembering Hugo on the 121st anniversary of his birth, May 3, 2022 – By Bruce Babcock. One must be of a certain age to remember Hugo Friedhofer, but not to know his music. I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to study privately with Hugo for two years in the early 1970s.
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Mar 14, 2012 · 68K views 12 years ago. This video pays tribute to the legendary film composer, Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer, who received a much deserved Oscar in 1947 for his brilliant, much lauded score for the...
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Jun 18, 2002 · Hugo Friedhofer: The Best Years of His Life surveys the impressive career of one of Hollywood's extraordinary composers of music for the movies. Friedhofer became the leading orchestrator for Max Steiner, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and Alfred Newman soon after his 1929 arrival in Hollywood.
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