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Feb 20, 2023 · Born in Manhattan in 1910, he was the son of longtime studio musician Henry Scharf and Bessie Zwerling, who was among the most popular comediennes starting in the New York Yiddish Theater. Son Walter began playing music at an early age, helping his uncle play the piano in theaters for silent films. After a brief career as a pianist and arranger ...
Walter Scharf. Music Department: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. 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. His mother Bessie Zwerling was a well-known comedian in New York's Yiddish ...
American composer and arranger
In all, Scharf is estimated to have worked on some 250-odd film and TV productions. He died at his L.A. home on February 24, 2003, at the age of 92. ~ Jason Ankeny. New York, NY. August 1, 1910. Listen to music by Walter Scharf on Apple Music. Find top songs and albums by Walter Scharf including Main Title/Prelude, Tokyo Bound / Over Japan and ...
Jan 27, 2008 · Walter H. Scharf, age 73, passed away January 24, 2008. He was born April 30, 1934, in San Antonio, to the late Albert and Frieda Scharf. A proud member of the San Antonio Police Department for 33 yea
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 of Yiddish ...
