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Walter Scharf (August 1, 1910 – February 24, 2003) was an American musician, best known as a film, television and concert composer and arranger/conductor.
Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner and ten-time Oscar-nominee Walter Scharf was born and raised in New York City, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants. He started playing music at an early age, helping his uncle play the piano in theaters for silent films.
- Music Department, Composer, Actor
- August 1, 1910
- Walter Scharf
- February 24, 2003
Feb 28, 2003 · Walter Scharf, who composed, arranged or conducted the music for about 250 movies and television programs, including “White Christmas,” “Funny Girl,” “Mission: Impossible” and “The Man From...
Mar 1, 2003 · Walter Scharf, a film score composer and arranger who received 10 Academy Award nominations and worked on more than 200 movies and television programs, including ''Funny Girl,''...
Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner and ten-time Oscar-nominee Walter Scharf was born and raised in New York City, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants. He started playing music at an early age, helping his uncle play the piano in theaters for silent films.
- August 1, 1910
- February 24, 2003
Feb 20, 2023 · Walter Scharf is one of the great, unsung composers & arrangers in film history. Anyone who finds themselves humming Pure Imagination from the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) is likely to recall, along with the melody itself, the raindrop-like, bell figure from the number’s introduction. This integral facet of the song is not ...
Feb 28, 2003 · Walter Scharf, Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning film and TV composer, died of heart failure Monday, Feb. 24, at his home in Brentwood. He was 92. New York City native was the son...