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In the 1960s, Raksin wrote the theme for (and scored the pilot of) the medical drama television series Ben Casey. Later in life, Raksin taught at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles . Raksin died in 2004, aged 92. [1]
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- David Raksin papers, 1930s-2004
Raksin, the last surviving major composer from Hollywood’s Golden Age and a onetime Communist Party member who reluctantly named names before the House Un-American Activities Committee, died of...
Aug. 11, 2004. David Raksin, who composed more than 400 scores for movies and television series but is remembered best as the author of the haunting theme for the 1944 movie, ''Laura,'' died...
Aug 11, 2004 · David Raksin, a Hollywood composer whose haunting score from the film noir classic "Laura" is considered one of the finest cinematic blendings of music and story, died Aug. 9, five days after...
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David Raksin (1912-2004) David Raksin. Music Department. Composer. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. David Raksin's father Isidore, who both conducted and owned a music store, taught his son to play piano as well as woodwind instruments at an early age. He eventually studied music with Arnold Schönberg, but became by-and-large a self ...
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Aug 9, 2004 · David Raksin, the composer of Laura, The Bad and the Beautiful and dozens of other classic film scores, died of heart failure at 8:55 a.m. Monday, August 9, at his home in Van Nuys, Calif. He was 92 and had been in failing health for the past several weeks....
Aug 11, 2004 · Movies. This article is more than 19 years old. Obituary. David Raksin. Prolific composer of songs - including Laura - and Hollywood film scores. Michael Freedland. Tue 10 Aug 2004 21.13 EDT....
