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Jay Blackton (March 25, 1909 – January 8, 1994) was an American composer and conductor. In 1956 he won an Academy Award in the category Best Scoring of a Musical Picture for the film Oklahoma! and was also nominated for Guys and Dolls. He was the music director, orchestrator or arranger for more than 25 Broadway productions and national tours.
- Jacob Schwartzdorf, March 25, 1909, New York, U.S.
- Louise Blackton
- Composer, conductor
- January 8, 1994 (aged 84), Granada Hills, California, U.S.
Jay Blackton. Music Department. Composer. Make-Up Department. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Composer, conductor, pianist and arranger who gave his first piano concerto at the Brooklyn Academy of Music at age 12. He conducted the New York Opera Comique, the Federal Grand Opera Project and the Federal Gilbert and Sullivan Project, the St. Louis ...
- Jay Blackton
- January 8, 1994
- March 25, 1909
Jan 11, 1994 · Jay Blackton, who was the music director for a string of hit shows in the golden age of the Broadway musical and who won an Academy Award for scoring the 1955 film of "Oklahoma!," died on...
James Stuart Blackton (January 5, 1875 – August 13, 1941) was a British-American film producer and director of the silent era. One of the pioneers of motion pictures, he founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897.
- James Stuart Blacktin, January 5, 1875, Sheffield, England
- Vitagraph Studios
- 4, including Marian Constance Blackton
- Cornell Woolrich (son-in-law)
Jan 10, 1994 · Jan. 10, 1994 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Jay Blackton, an opera conductor who segued to Broadway and Hollywood, earning an Academy Award for best musical score for the film version of...
Jan 12, 1994 · By Variety Staff. Jay Blackton, one of Broadway’s most distinguished conductors, died Saturday in Los Angeles of a heart attack. He was 84. An alumnus of the Juilliard School of Music,...
Jan 10, 1994 · Jay Blackton, a music director for movies and Broadway shows, died on Saturday at Granada Hills Community Hospital in Granada Hills, Calif. He was 84 and lived in Los Angeles. The cause was...
