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Louis "Lou" Silvers (né Louis Silberstein; September 6, 1889 – March 26, 1954) was an American film score composer whose work has been used in more than 250 movies. In 1935, he won the first Academy Award for Best Original Score for One Night of Love.
Louis Silvers was a composer and musical director who scored the first talkie The Jazz Singer (1927) and several other films. He also wrote songs for Al Jolson, Paul Whiteman and others, and worked for various studios in Hollywood.
- September 6, 1889
- March 26, 1954
Louis Silvers (1889-1954) was a prolific composer and musical director for Hollywood films, especially at 20th Century Fox. He wrote the hit song "April Showers" and won an Oscar for his score of One Night of Love (1934).
- Music Department, Composer, Soundtrack
- September 6, 1889
- Louis Silvers
- March 26, 1954
Pages in category "Films scored by Louis Silvers". The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
January 23, 1960, was the last time anyone saw Louis “Babe” Silvers alive. Early in the evening, Silvers stopped at the Tahiti Bar on 23rd St. in Miami Beach. The Tahiti was owned by Chicago Outfit figure David Yaras.
Louis "Lou" Silvers (September 6, 1889 – March 26, 1954) was an American film score composer whose work has been used in more than 250 movies. In 1935, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for One Night of Love. Born in New York City, Silvers scored a D. W. Griffith film … read more
Louis "Lou" Silvers ( né Louis Silberstein; September 6, 1889 – March 26, 1954) was an American film score composer whose work has been used in more than 250 movies. In 1935, he won the first Academy Award for Best Original Score for One Night of Love.
