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- Alberto Colombo (November 27, 1888 – March 24, 1954) was an American film composer and music director. He was nominated at the 10th Academy Awards in the category of Best Score for the film Portia on Trial. He contributed to over 100 films.
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Alberto Colombo (November 27, 1888 – March 24, 1954) was an American film composer and music director. He was nominated at the 10th Academy Awards in the category of Best Score for the film Portia on Trial. He contributed to over 100 films. Selected filmography
Alberto Colombo (November 27, 1888 – March 24, 1954) was an American composer and music director whose career spanned 20 years, from 1934 through 1953. At the 10th Academy Awards he was nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Score for the film Portia on Trial. [1]
YearTitleCreditDirector1934Music Director1934Music Director1935Music Director1935Music DirectorAlberto Colombo. Music Department: Portia on Trial. Born and raised in New York City, Alberto Colombo served as a cellist with the Manhattan Opera House Orchestra, and later became the manager. He toured with Paul Whiteman, as an arranger, before joining RKO as a music director in 1934.
- Music Department, Composer, Soundtrack
- November 27, 1888
- Alberto Colombo
- March 24, 1954
Alberto Colombo may refer to: Alberto Colombo (racing driver) (1946–2024), Italian racing driver. Alberto Colombo (composer) (1888–1954), American film composer and music director.
Alberto Colombo (November 27, 1888 – March 24, 1954) was an American film composer and music director. He was nominated at the 10th Academy Awards in the category of Best Score for the film Portia on Trial. He contributed to over 100 films.
Alberto Colombo is known as an Original Music Composer, Music Director, Music, Songs, Music Arranger, and Music Supervisor. Some of his work includes Annie Oakley, Go for Broke!, Black Hand, Jungle Man, Romance in Manhattan, Gangs of New York, Dick Tracy, and Seven Keys to Baldpate.
Born in New York in 1888, composer Alberto Colombo was the cousin of singer Russ Colombo He was a natural musician, and trained as a cellist and arranger. He played with the Manhattan Opera House orchestra in the early 20th century, and, in the 1920s, served as an arranger for Paul Whiteman.
