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Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer (May 3, 1901 – May 17, 1981) was an American composer and cellist best known for his motion picture scores.
Hugo Friedhofer (1901-1981) was a prolific and versatile film composer who orchestrated and arranged scores for many Hollywood classics. He won an Oscar for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and was nominated eight times, but also faced self-doubt and anxiety.
- January 1, 1
- San Francisco, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
May 20, 1981 · Hugo Friedhofer, an Oscar-winning orchestrator and composer who was among the first to integrate music and movies, died Sunday at St. Vincent's Hospital. He had been receiving treatment...
Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer (May 3, 1901 – May 17, 1981) was an American composer and cellist best known for his motion picture scores. Friedhofer was born in San Francisco, California, United States. His father, Paul, was a cellist trained in Dresden, Germany; his mother, Eva König, was born in Germany.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS. 1919-22 Plays cello in chamber recitals throughout San Francisco, e.g. Sorosis Club Hall. c1921-28 Cellist in various theatre orchestras: Royal on Polk Street, Haight Street, Castro, and Granada theatres. Also stage band arranger under Andrea Setaro, Maurice Lawrence, and George Lipshultz.
In this paperbound reprint of a 1999 work, Danly (composer and film music historian) tells the story of Hugo Friedhofer, who began his career as a film composer at the start of the sound era...
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Surveys the impressive career of Hugo Friedhofer, one of Hollywood's extraordinary composers of music for the movies. The composer of music for over 120 films, Friedhofer earned 9 Oscar nominations and received the award for his masterful score to The Best Years of Our Lives in 1946.
