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Composer, pianist, conductor. Instrument (s) Piano. Years active. 1932–1985. Lionel Newman (January 4, 1916 – February 3, 1989) was an American conductor, pianist, and film and television composer. [1] He won the Academy Award for Best Score of a Musical Picture for Hello Dolly! with Lennie Hayton in 1969. [1]
Mini Bio. Lionel Newman was the youngest of a triumvirate of accomplished virtuosos, composers and conductors, who dominated the music department at 20th Century Fox for more than four decades. Already a highly regarded pianist by the age of 15, Lionel went on the national vaudeville circuit as accompanist for Mae West, before joining his ...
- January 4, 1916
- February 3, 1989
During the following decade, he supervised the majority of musical segments at the studio, in addition to composing some classic TV music, such as the jazz-tinged theme from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959). In 1969, Lionel won an Oscar (shared with Lennie Hayton) for Best Score of a Musical Picture for Hello, Dolly! (1969). The following ...
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- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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