Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Duning (February 25, 1908 – February 27, 2000) was an American musicial and film composer. He was born in Richmond, Indiana and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where his mentor was Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. In his early 20s Duning played trumpet and piano for the Kay Kyser band, later arranging most of the music for Kyser's radio program, Kollege of Musical Knowledge. It was during the Kyser band's appearance in Carolina Blues (1944) that Duning's work was noticed, leading to a Columbia contract. Duning joined the Navy in 1942 and served as a conductor and arranger with Armed Forces Radio. Film and TV career Morris Stoloff signed Duning to Columbia Pictures in 1946, where he worked almost exclusively through the early 1960s, collaborating most often with director Richard Quine. Prominent Duning scores are two of the best examples of western genre – the original 3:10 to Yuma, and Cowboy – and those he composed for films as diverse as Picnic, The World of Suzie Wong, The Devil at Four O'Clock, Bell, Book, and Candle and Toys in the Attic. Duning shared music adaptation credit with Nelson Riddle for the highly successful 1957 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey starring Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth. During his career, Duning worked on more than 300 film and television scores. His notable television work includes Tightrope, Star Trek, The Big Valley and Naked City, and TV miniseries, such as Top of the Hill (1980), The Dream Merchants (1980) and Goliath Awaits (1981). The quality of his work remained consistently and remarkably high in any medium. His last feature film was The Man with Bogart's Face (1980), and he retired in 1981. Nominated five times for an Academy Award, Duning never won. Duning was an active citizen of the music industry, serving on the ASCAP Board of Directors from 1972 to 1985, and as ASCAP Vice President from 1978 to 1979. He also served on the Board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was active in numerous other music industry organizations. In addition to his Academy Award nominations, Duning was also honored with awards from the Society for the Preservation of Film Music, Downbeat Magazine, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and his home state of Indiana (1993 Indiana Composer of the Year).
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1980s
- 1982
Beyond Witch Mountain
Original Music Composer
- 1981
Goliath Awaits
Original Music Composer
- 1980
The Man with Bogart's Face
Original Music Composer
The Dream Merchants
Music
Top of the Hill
Original Music Composer
1970s
- 1978
Child of Glass
Original Music Composer
- 1977
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
Music
The Father Knows Best Reunion
Music
- 1975
The Abduction of Saint Anne
Original Music Composer
The Sky's the Limit
Original Music Composer
- 1973
Arnold
Original Music Composer, Songs
Honor Thy Father
Original Music Composer
- 1972
Climb an Angry Mountain
Original Music Composer
A Great American Tragedy
Original Music Composer
The Woman Hunter
Original Music Composer
- 1971
Black Noon
Original Music Composer
- 1970
Crowhaven Farm
Music Supervisor
The House That Would Not Die
Music Supervisor
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
Original Music Composer
Quarantined
Original Music Composer
1960s
- 1969
Then Came Bronson
Original Music Composer
- 1967
- 1966
Any Wednesday
Original Music Composer
- 1965
My Blood Runs Cold
Original Music Composer
Dear Brigitte
Original Music Composer
- 1964
- 1963
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Music
The Three Stooges Scrapbook
Original Music Composer
Island of Love
Original Music Composer
Critic's Choice
Original Music Composer
- 1962
Who's Got the Action?
Original Music Composer
The Notorious Landlady
Original Music Composer
- 1961
Two Rode Together
Music
Cry for Happy
Original Music Composer
- 1960
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Original Music Composer
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Original Music Composer
All the Young Men
Original Music Composer
Strangers When We Meet
Original Music Composer
Man on a String
Original Music Composer
1950s
- 1959
1001 Arabian Nights
Songs, Original Music Composer
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Music
The Last Angry Man
Original Music Composer
The Silent Kill
Music Score Producer
It Happened to Jane
Music
- 1958
Me and the Colonel
Original Music Composer
- 1957
Pal Joey
Other
The Tijuana Story
Music
The Brothers Rico
Original Music Composer
Operation Mad Ball
Original Music Composer
Jeanne Eagels
Original Music Composer
The Shadow on the Window
Original Music Composer
- 1956
Full of Life
Music
Nightfall
Original Music Composer
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Original Music Composer
Storm Center
Original Music Composer
The Eddy Duchin Story
Original Music Composer
- 1955
Inside Detroit
Music
Three Stripes in the Sun
Original Music Composer
Queen Bee
Original Music Composer
Count Three and Pray
Original Music Composer
My Sister Eileen
Music Arranger, Original Music Composer
Chicago Syndicate
Original Music Composer
Bring Your Smile Along
Original Music Composer
5 Against the House
Original Music Composer
Tight Spot
Original Music Composer
Three for the Show
Original Music Composer
Women's Prison
Music
- 1954
Drive a Crooked Road
Original Music Composer
- 1953
Salome
Original Music Composer
Last of the Comanches
Original Music Composer
- 1952
Assignment: Paris
Original Music Composer
Captain Pirate
Original Music Composer
Affair in Trinidad
Music, Music Director
Paula
Original Music Composer
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Original Music Composer
Scandal Sheet
Original Music Composer
- 1951
The Barefoot Mailman
Music
Man in the Saddle
Original Music Composer
The Family Secret
Original Music Composer
The Lady and the Bandit
Original Music Composer
Two of a Kind
Original Music Composer
Lorna Doone
Original Music Composer
- 1950
The Flying Missile
Original Music Composer
Harriet Craig
Original Music Composer
Between Midnight and Dawn
Original Music Composer
Convicted
Original Music Composer
No Sad Songs for Me
Original Music Composer
Cargo to Capetown
Original Music Composer
1940s
- 1949
And Baby Makes Three
Original Music Composer
Jolson Sings Again
Original Music Composer
Lust for Gold
Original Music Composer
Johnny Allegro
Original Music Composer
The Undercover Man
Music, Music Director
Slightly French
Music Score Producer
Shockproof
Original Music Composer
- 1948
Ladies of the Chorus
Original Music Composer
The Dark Past
Original Music Composer
The Return of October
Original Music Composer
The Untamed Breed
Music
The Gallant Blade
Music
The Woman from Tangier
Original Music Composer
To the Ends of the Earth
Original Music Composer
- 1947
Her Husband's Affairs
Original Music Composer
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Original Music Composer
Johnny O'Clock
Original Music Composer
- 1946
The Return of Rusty
Original Music Composer
The Man Who Dared
Music
Mysterious Intruder
Original Music Composer
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Original Music Composer
- 1945
Leave It to Blondie
Original Music Composer
Eadie Was a Lady
Original Music Composer
Tonight and Every Night
Original Music Composer
Let's Go Steady
Original Music Composer
- 1944
She's a Sweetheart
Original Music Composer
Strange Affair
Original Music Composer
- 1943
1930s
- 1939
That's Right – You're Wrong
Music Arranger
Other crew 4
1950s
- 1953
Let's Do It Again
Additional Music
1940s
- 1946
- 1945
My Name Is Julia Ross
Additional Music
