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Morris W. Stoloff (August 1, 1898 – April 16, 1980) was a musical composer. Stoloff worked with Sammy Davis Jr., Dinah Shore, Al Jolson and Frank Sinatra. [1] Life and career. Stoloff worked as music director at Columbia Pictures from 1936 to 1962.
Morris Stoloff was born on 1 August 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for From Here to Eternity (1953), In a Lonely Place (1950) and Gilda (1946). He died on 16 April 1980 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Nov 27, 2008 · Morris Stoloff was a musical composer who worked as a musical director at Columbia Pictures from 1936 to 1962. He ranks among some of the most-nominated individuals in the history of the...
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This is the famous dance scene from the 1955 blockbuster movie "Picnic" directed by Joshua Logan & starring William Holden and Kim Novak. The scene was considered daring & erotic for a movie of...
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May 25, 2019 · Moonglow and Theme From “Picnic” (Hudson-DeLange-Mills-Duning) by Morris Stoloff conducting the Columbia Pictures Orchestra From the original movie soundtrack of the William Holden-Kim Novak ...
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As musical director at Columbia Pictures from 1936 to 1962, Morris Stoloff nimbly balanced artistic freedom with production priorities, cultivating some of the best composers ever to score for film, while keeping producers and studio executives happy with their bottom line.
Morris Stoloff, born in Philadelphia in 1898, became a master of the violin at an early age, performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic while still in his teens. In 1928, during the early months of Hollywood's sound era, he was hired by Paramount Pictures for the newly-created position of concert master, putting him in charge of coming up ...
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