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Melvyn Lenard(1908-1983)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Melvyn Lenard was born on 19 May 1908 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was a composer, known for Scrooged (1988), Freddy Got Fingered (2001) and China Smith (1952). He died on 22 August 1983 in San Diego, California, USA.
BornMay 19, 1908
DiedAugust 22, 1983(75)
BornMay 19, 1908
DiedAugust 22, 1983(75)
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Known for

Bill Murray in Scrooged (1988)
Scrooged
6.9
  • Soundtrack("The Toy Parade (Leave It to Beaver Theme)")
  • 1988
Tom Green in Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
Freddy Got Fingered
4.7
  • Soundtrack("Toy Parade")
  • 2001
China Smith (1952)
China Smith
7.4
TV Series
  • Music Department
Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
Leave It to Beaver
7.6
TV Series
  • Music Department(as Melvyn Leonard, theme music)

Credits

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Music Department

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.2
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 2017
  • Still the Beaver (1983)
    Still the Beaver
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • composer: "Leave It To Beaver" theme (as Melvin Lenard)
    • 1983
  • Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
    Leave It to Beaver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music (as Melvyn Leonard)
    • 1957–1963
  • Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1959)
    Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil
    7.3
    TV Series
    • stock music coordinator (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Coronado 9 (1960)
    Coronado 9
    7.8
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956–1960
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music
    • music supervisor
    • music
    • 1953–1959
  • Studio 57 (1954)
    Studio 57
    7.3
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955–1958
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Young and Wild (1958)
    Young and Wild
    6.0
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Juvenile Jungle (1958)
    Juvenile Jungle
    6.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Lee Marvin in M Squad (1957)
    M Squad
    8.1
    TV Series
    • musical cues (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Suspicion (1957)
    Suspicion
    8.1
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Arthur Shields and Gloria Talbott in Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957)
    Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
    5.4
    • music supervisor
    • 1957
  • Mary Castle and Jim Davis in Last Stagecoach West (1957)
    Last Stagecoach West
    5.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1957

Composer

  • The Frank Sinatra Show (1957)
    The Frank Sinatra Show
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1957–1958
  • Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
    Tales of Wells Fargo
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Melvyn Leonard)
    • 1957–1962
  • Ride the High Iron (1956)
    Ride the High Iron
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1952–1956
  • The Man Behind the Badge (1953)
    The Man Behind the Badge
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Treasury Men in Action (1950)
    Treasury Men in Action
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1954–1955
  • The Desperate Women (1954)
    The Desperate Women
    3.4
    • Composer (as Melvyn Leonard)
    • 1954
  • China Smith (1952)
    China Smith
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1952–1953
  • The Bogus Green
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1951

Soundtrack

  • Mrs. & Mrs. Moosewood
    3.5
    Short
    • writer: "Toy Parade" (The Theme from 'Leave it to Beaver')
    • 2007
  • Tom Green in Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
    Freddy Got Fingered
    4.7
    • writer: "Toy Parade"
    • 2001
  • Mariel Hemingway, Raymond Burr, John Candy, Dylan Baker, David Rasche, Charles Rocket, and Emma Samms in Delirious (1991)
    Delirious
    5.8
    • writer: "Toy Parade/Leave It to Beaver Theme"
    • 1991
  • Corin Nemec, Abraham Benrubi, Billy Jayne, and Troy W. Slaten in Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990)
    Parker Lewis Can't Lose
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Toy Parade"
    • music: "Toy Parade" (uncredited)
    • 1991
  • Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman, and Holly Hunter in Always (1989)
    Always
    6.4
    • writer: "Toy Parade (Theme from Leave it to Beaver)" (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • Bill Murray in Scrooged (1988)
    Scrooged
    6.9
    • writer: "The Toy Parade (Leave It to Beaver Theme)"
    • 1988
  • Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948)
    Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
    7.7
    TV Series
    • music: "Restless Gun" (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • John Payne in The Restless Gun (1957)
    The Restless Gun
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Restless Gun (I Ride With the Wind)" (uncredited)
    • 1957–1959

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • David Gordon
  • Born
    • May 19, 1908
    • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Died
    • August 22, 1983
    • San Diego, California, USA
  • Other works
    TV commercial for America On-Line broadband service (theme from "Leave It To Beaver") (2003)

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