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Arthur Kay(1881-1969)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Arthur Kay was born on 16 January 1881 in Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Just Imagine (1930) and Married in Hollywood (1929). He died on 19 December 1969 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJanuary 16, 1881
DiedDecember 19, 1969(88)
BornJanuary 16, 1881
DiedDecember 19, 1969(88)
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Known for

Johnny Depp in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
7.7
Movie
  • Soundtrack("Music from 'Harmony Lane'")
  • 1993
Just Imagine (1930)
Just Imagine
5.3
Movie
  • Music Department
  • 1930
J. Harold Murray and Norma Terris in Married in Hollywood (1929)
Married in Hollywood
Movie
  • Music Department
  • 1929
The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
The Last of the Mohicans
6.7
Movie
  • Composer
  • 1920

Credits

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Music Department

  • Arctic Fury (1951)
    Arctic Fury
    5.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)
    Gone with the Wind
    8.2
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Walter Connolly, Allan Jones, and Mary Martin in The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
    The Great Victor Herbert
    5.6
    • musical director
    • 1939
  • Humphrey Bogart and Billy Halop in You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
    You Can't Get Away with Murder
    6.3
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • The Gladiator (1938)
    The Gladiator
    6.0
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Eleanor Stewart in The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938)
    The Fighting Devil Dogs
    6.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Lew Ayres and Helen Mack in King of the Newsboys (1938)
    King of the Newsboys
    5.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Bob Baker in Border Wolves (1938)
    Border Wolves
    5.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Mamo Clark, Ruth Coleman, and George Houston in Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937)
    Wallaby Jim of the Islands
    4.9
    • composer: stock music
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Radio Patrol (1937)
    Radio Patrol
    6.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Carol Hughes and James Newill in Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937)
    Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
    5.6
    • music supervisor
    • 1937
  • Robert Armstrong, Carita Crawford, Vivian Hart, and Irene Hervey in The Girl Said No (1937)
    The Girl Said No
    5.7
    • musical director
    • 1937
  • Bela Lugosi, Ralph Byrd, and Maxine Doyle in SOS Coast Guard (1937)
    SOS Coast Guard
    5.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Gene Autry in Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)
    Public Cowboy No. 1
    5.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Henry Brandon, Polly Rowles, and Lyle Talbot in West Bound Limited (1937)
    West Bound Limited
    6.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1937

Composer

  • Astrid Allwyn, Judith Barrett, Andy Devine, William Gargan, and William Hall in Flying Hostess (1936)
    Flying Hostess
    6.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Heather Angel and George O'Brien in Daniel Boone (1936)
    Daniel Boone
    5.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Alfred Delcambre, Elsie Duran, and Bertha Maldanado in Tundra (1936)
    Tundra
    6.5
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)
    The Vigilantes Are Coming
    6.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Russell Hardie and Ann Rutherford in Down to the Sea (1936)
    Down to the Sea
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Kay Linaker and Conrad Nagel in The Girl from Mandalay (1936)
    The Girl from Mandalay
    6.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Mae Clarke and Phillips Holmes in The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)
    The House of a Thousand Candles
    5.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Lew Ayres and Isabel Jewell in The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936)
    The Leathernecks Have Landed
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Darkest Africa (1936)
    Darkest Africa
    6.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • George Cleveland, Steffi Duna, Dennis Morgan, and Douglas Walton in I Conquer the Sea! (1936)
    I Conquer the Sea!
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Hitch Hike Lady (1935)
    Hitch Hike Lady
    6.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • There's Always Tomorrow (1934)
    There's Always Tomorrow
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1934
  • Judith Allen and William Haines in Young and Beautiful (1934)
    Young and Beautiful
    5.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Douglass Montgomery and Margaret Sullavan in Little Man, What Now? (1934)
    Little Man, What Now?
    7.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Victor McLaglen in While Paris Sleeps (1932)
    While Paris Sleeps
    6.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1932

Actor

  • The Heckle and Jeckle Show (1956)
    The Heckle and Jeckle Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • (voice)
    • 1958
  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)
    Citizen Kane
    8.3
    • Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Vince Barnett, Fred Cordova, Milton Frome, Pete Gordon, and Dorothy Page in Ride 'em, Cowgirl (1939)
    Ride 'em, Cowgirl
    5.7
    • (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Robert Armstrong, Carita Crawford, Vivian Hart, and Irene Hervey in The Girl Said No (1937)
    The Girl Said No
    5.7
    • Adolph
    • Conductor
    • 1937
  • Grace Moore in Love Me Forever (1935)
    Love Me Forever
    6.0
    • Musical Director (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929)
    Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
    5.9
    • Orchestra Leader
    • 1929

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Arthur Kaye
  • Born
    • January 16, 1881
    • Germany
  • Died
    • December 19, 1969
    • Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Orchestrated the music for the original stage production of the musical "Kismet".
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    • 1 Article

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