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George Parrish(1901-1982)

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  • Composer
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George Parrish was born on 26 September 1901 in Missouri, USA. He was a composer, known for For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Frenchman's Creek (1944) and Brazil (1944). He died on 11 April 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 26, 1901
DiedApril 11, 1982(80)
BornSeptember 26, 1901
DiedApril 11, 1982(80)
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Known for

Ingrid Bergman and Gary Cooper in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
6.8
  • Music Department
  • 1943
Joan Fontaine and Arturo de Córdova in Frenchman's Creek (1944)
Frenchman's Creek
6.1
  • Music Department
  • 1944
Virginia Bruce, Billy Daniel, Tito Guízar, and Aurora Miranda in Brazil (1944)
Brazil
5.9
  • Music Department
  • 1944
Reign of Terror (1949)
Reign of Terror
6.9
  • Music Department
  • 1949

Credits

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  • The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
    The Fall of the Roman Empire
    6.7
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Danny Kaye, Diana Dors, and Dana Wynter in On the Double (1961)
    On the Double
    6.4
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • David Niven, Gregory Peck, and Anthony Quinn in The Guns of Navarone (1961)
    The Guns of Navarone
    7.5
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • John Wayne, Richard Widmark, and Laurence Harvey in The Alamo (1960)
    The Alamo
    6.8
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Li'l Abner (1959)
    Li'l Abner
    6.7
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Earl Holliman, and Ziva Rodann in Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
    Last Train from Gun Hill
    7.3
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Dennis Hopper, Yvonne Craig, and Patrick Wayne in The Young Land (1959)
    The Young Land
    5.5
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • John Wayne, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, and John Russell in Rio Bravo (1959)
    Rio Bravo
    8.0
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Anthony Quinn, Anthony Franciosa, and Anna Magnani in Wild Is the Wind (1957)
    Wild Is the Wind
    6.6
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Search for Paradise (1957)
    Search for Paradise
    7.4
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Rhonda Fleming, and Jo Van Fleet in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
    7.1
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Gary Cooper, Anthony Perkins, Pat Boone, Richard Eyer, Dorothy McGuire, and Samantha the Goose in Friendly Persuasion (1956)
    Friendly Persuasion
    7.3
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson in Giant (1956)
    Giant
    7.6
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Cleo Moore in Over-Exposed (1956)
    Over-Exposed
    6.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Patricia Medina, Dennis Morgan, and William Talman in Uranium Boom (1956)
    Uranium Boom
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956

Composer



  • Virginia Bruce, Billy Daniel, Tito Guízar, and Aurora Miranda in Brazil (1944)
    Brazil
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Eddie Dew and Bernard Nedell in Lucky Cowboy (1944)
    Lucky Cowboy
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Adele Mara and Chester Morris in Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
    Alias Boston Blackie
    6.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Eduardo Ciannelli, Sally Eilers, and Donald Woods in I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941)
    I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
    6.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Edith Fellows and Billy Lee in Nobody's Children (1940)
    Nobody's Children
    5.7
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Rochelle Hudson and Fred Stone in Konga, the Wild Stallion (1939)
    Konga, the Wild Stallion
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Randolph Scott, Ralph Bellamy, and Frances Dee in Coast Guard (1939)
    Coast Guard
    6.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Walter Catlett, Jerome Cowan, Stanley Fields, Etienne Girardot, Leonid Kinskey, Alan Marshal, Irving Pichel, Jed Prouty, and Anna Sten in Exile Express (1939)
    Exile Express
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 1939
  • Ralph Bellamy, Ann Dvorak, Chester Morris, and Joan Perry in Blind Alley (1939)
    Blind Alley
    6.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Walter Abel, Johnny Downs, and Beverly Roberts in First Offenders (1939)
    First Offenders
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Charles Bickford and Jean Parker in Romance of the Redwoods (1939)
    Romance of the Redwoods
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Alan Baxter in My Son Is a Criminal (1939)
    My Son Is a Criminal
    6.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Edward G. Robinson, John Beal, and Barbara O'Neil in I Am the Law (1938)
    I Am the Law
    6.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Rita Hayworth, Mary Astor, Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas, and Frances Drake in There's Always a Woman (1938)
    There's Always a Woman
    6.7
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Jimmy Durante, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Walter Connolly, Curly Howard, Gertrude Niesen, Joan Perry, Charles Starrett, and The Three Stooges in Start Cheering (1938)
    Start Cheering
    6.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1938

Soundtrack



  • Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Penny Singleton in Blondie (1938)
    Blondie
    6.9
    • arranger: "Wiegenlied (Lullaby) Op. 49 No. 4" (1868) (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, and Edward Arnold in You Can't Take It with You (1938)
    You Can't Take It with You
    7.8
    • arranger: "Polly Wolly Doodle"
    • music: "Polly Wolly Doodle" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1938

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  • Born
    • September 26, 1901
    • Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • April 11, 1982
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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