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Edward B. Powell(1909-1984)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Edward B. Powell was born on 5 December 1909 in Carroll County, Illinois, USA. He was a composer, known for Modern Times (1936), The King and I (1956) and An Affair to Remember (1957). He died on 28 February 1984 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 5, 1909
DiedFebruary 28, 1984(74)
BornDecember 5, 1909
DiedFebruary 28, 1984(74)
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Known for

Charles Chaplin in Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times
8.5
  • Music Department(as Edward Powell)
  • 1936
Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner in The King and I (1956)
The King and I
7.4
  • Music Department
  • 1956
An Affair to Remember (1957)
An Affair to Remember
7.4
  • Music Department
  • 1957
Poster for 50th anniversary rerelease, 1 sheet movie poster app. 27" x 40"
All About Eve
8.2
  • Music Department(as Edward Powell)
  • 1950

Credits

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Music Department



  • Karen Gillan in BBC Proms (2010)
    BBC Proms
    7.0
    TV Series
    • orchestrator ("Carousel" and "The King and I", uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Hang 'Em High (1968)
    Hang 'Em High
    7.0
    • orchestrator
    • 1968
  • Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Newman, and Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)
    Torn Curtain
    6.6
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, and Joanne Woodward in A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
    A Big Hand for the Little Lady
    7.3
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)
    The Great Sioux Massacre
    5.1
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Ship of Fools (1965)
    Ship of Fools
    7.1
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Sylvia (1965)
    Sylvia
    6.7
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964)
    Fanfare for a Death Scene
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • orchestrator
    • 1964
  • David McCallum in The Unknown (1964)
    The Unknown
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • music associate
    • 1964
  • Bob Hope, Liselotte Pulver, Elga Andersen, Michèle Mercier, and Miiko Taka in A Global Affair (1964)
    A Global Affair
    5.3
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
    It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
    7.5
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • A Girl Named Tamiko (1962)
    A Girl Named Tamiko
    5.7
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Jane Fonda, Jim Hutton, Anthony Franciosa, and Lois Nettleton in Period of Adjustment (1962)
    Period of Adjustment
    6.2
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Sal Mineo, Yul Brynner, and Madlyn Rhue in Escape from Zahrain (1962)
    Escape from Zahrain
    6.0
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • William Holden and Lilli Palmer in The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
    The Counterfeit Traitor
    7.4
    • orchestrator
    • 1962

Composer



  • The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)
    The Great Sioux Massacre
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Fay Bainter, Vivian Blaine, Dick Haymes, and Charles Winninger in State Fair (1945)
    State Fair
    7.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • James Stewart and Carole Lombard in Made for Each Other (1939)
    Made for Each Other
    6.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Constance Bennett and Roland Young in Topper Takes a Trip (1938)
    Topper Takes a Trip
    6.4
    • music score by (as Edward Powell)
    • 1938
  • Virginia Bruce, Patsy Kelly, Fredric March, and Alan Mowbray in There Goes My Heart (1938)
    There Goes My Heart
    6.5
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Arthur Byron in The President Vanishes (1934)
    The President Vanishes
    6.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1934

Soundtrack



  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • performer: "This House" (as Edward Powell)
    • 2020
  • Karen Gillan in BBC Proms (2010)
    BBC Proms
    7.0
    TV Series
    • arranger: "If I Loved You", "Soliloquy", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair", "Bali Ha'i", "This Nearly Was Mine", "Twin Soliloquies", "Some Enchanted Evening", "The King and I Overture"
    • 2010
  • In America (2002)
    In America
    7.6
    • writer: "Red River Valley" (as Edward Powell)
    • 2002
  • Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, and Justin Pierre Edmund in The Preacher's Wife (1996)
    The Preacher's Wife
    5.7
    • arranger: "Jingle Bells" (as Edward Powell)
    • 1996
  • Anastasia (1956)
    Anastasia
    7.0
    • arranger: "Riberhus March", "Marche de Bataille", "'Valse", "Love's Dream After the Ball" (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Jeffrey Hunter and Wendy Hiller in Sailor of the King (1953)
    Sailor of the King
    6.8
    • arranger: "God Save the King" (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Charlton Heston and Susan Hayward in The President's Lady (1953)
    The President's Lady
    6.8
    • arranger: "German Dances" (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Linda Darnell, Celeste Holm, and Paul Douglas in Everybody Does It (1949)
    Everybody Does It
    6.6
    • arranger: "Largo al factotum" (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Lionel Barrymore, Dean Stockwell, and Richard Widmark in Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
    Down to the Sea in Ships
    7.4
    • arranger: "Song of the Fishes", "The Rio Grande", "On the Plains of Mexico", "Rolling Home" (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • The Blue Bird (1940)
    The Blue Bird
    6.2
    • arranger: "O Come Little Children" (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert in Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
    Drums Along the Mohawk
    7.0
    • arranger: "Country Gardens", "Bad Robin", "Yankee Doodle" (ca. 1755), "Washington's March No.1", "America, My Country Tis of Thee" (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Wallace Beery, Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Allan, and Warner Baxter in Slave Ship (1937)
    Slave Ship
    6.3
    • arranger: "Columbia, The Gem of the Ocean" (c. 1843), "McLeod's Reel", "Rule, Britannia" (1740) (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Edward Powell
  • Born
    • December 5, 1909
    • Carroll County, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • February 28, 1984
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

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    Orchestrator who worked most frequently with composer-arranger-conductor Alfred Newman.

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