Biography
Adolph Sender Charles Deutsch (20 October 1897 – 1 January 1980) was a British-American composer, conductor and arranger. Born in London, England, he emigrated to the United States in 1911, and settled in Buffalo, New York. His parents, Alex (Alexander) Deutsch and Dena née Gerst, were German Jews. In 1914, Deutsch was "a Buffalo movie house musician", accompanying silent films. Deutsch began his composing career on Broadway in the 1920s and 1930s, and arranged for several American dance bands such as Paul Whiteman and Paul Ash before working for Hollywood films beginning in the late 1930s. For Broadway, he orchestrated Irving Berlin's As Thousands Cheer and George and Ira Gershwin's Pardon My English. Deutsch won Oscars for his background music for Oklahoma! (1955), and for conducting the music for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and Annie Get Your Gun (1950).[1] He was nominated for The Band Wagon (1953) and the 1951 film version of Show Boat, for which he conducted the orchestra. For Broadway and Hollywood, he conducted, composed and arranged music, but did not write songs, not even for the Broadway shows on which he worked. In addition to his music for westerns and his conducting of the scores for musicals, Deutsch composed for films noir, including The Mask of Dimitrios (1944), The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Nobody Lives Forever (1946), as well as Little Women (the 1949 adaptation), and the Billy Wilder comedies Some Like It Hot (1959), and The Apartment (1960). His final film was Go Naked in the World.
Sound 71
1960s
- 1961
Go Naked in the World
Original Music Composer
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
The Rack
Original Music Composer
- 1955
Interrupted Melody
Original Music Composer
- 1954
Deep in My Heart
Music Supervisor, Conductor
- 1953
Torch Song
Original Music Composer
- 1952
Million Dollar Mermaid
Original Music Composer
The Belle of New York
Music Director
- 1951
Soldiers Three
Original Music Composer
- 1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Original Music Composer
The Big Hangover
Original Music Composer
1940s
- 1949
The Stratton Story
Music Director, Original Music Composer
- 1948
Whispering Smith
Original Music Composer
- 1947
Blaze of Noon
Original Music Composer
- 1946
- 1945
Danger Signal
Original Music Composer
- 1944
The Doughgirls
Original Music Composer
Uncertain Glory
Original Music Composer
- 1943
Northern Pursuit
Original Music Composer
Action in the North Atlantic
Original Music Composer
- 1942
Lucky Jordan
Original Music Composer
George Washington Slept Here
Music
Across the Pacific
Original Music Composer
The Big Shot
Original Music Composer
Juke Girl
Original Music Composer
- 1941
Manpower
Original Music Composer
Kisses for Breakfast
Original Music Composer
Underground
Original Music Composer
Singapore Woman
Original Music Composer
The Great Mr. Nobody
Original Music Composer
High Sierra
Original Music Composer
- 1940
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Original Music Composer
Flowing Gold
Music
Torrid Zone
Original Music Composer
Saturday's Children
Original Music Composer
Castle on the Hudson
Original Music Composer
1930s
- 1939
Espionage Agent
Conductor, Original Music Composer
Angels Wash Their Faces
Original Music Composer
Indianapolis Speedway
Original Music Composer
The Kid from Kokomo
Original Music Composer
Off the Record
Music
- 1938
Heart of the North
Music
Valley of the Giants
Original Music Composer
- 1937
The Great Garrick
Original Music Composer
They Won't Forget
Original Music Composer
- 1931
1920s
- 1929
The Honeymoon
Original Music Composer
Other crew 2
1940s
- 1941
A Shot in the Dark
Additional Music
1930s
- 1939
Acted in 1
1950s
- 1953
Torch Song
Conductor (uncredited)