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Mel Powell(1923-1998)

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Mel Powell
Mel Powell was born on 12 February 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for A Song Is Born (1948), The Lonely Night (1954) and American Frontier (1953). He was married to Martha Scott. He died on 24 April 1998 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
BornFebruary 12, 1923
DiedApril 24, 1998(75)
BornFebruary 12, 1923
DiedApril 24, 1998(75)
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Known for

Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Virginia Mayo, and Mel Powell in A Song Is Born (1948)
A Song Is Born
6.9
  • Mel Powell
  • 1948
The Lonely Night (1954)
The Lonely Night
  • Music Department
  • 1954
American Frontier (1953)
American Frontier
Short
  • Composer(as Melvin Powell)
  • 1953
Colorado Inside Out (1981)
Colorado Inside Out
TV Series
  • Soundtrack

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Music Department



  • The Lonely Night (1954)
    The Lonely Night
    • musician: piano
    • 1954
  • Challenge to Lassie (1949)
    Challenge to Lassie
    6.2
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • The Red Danube (1949)
    The Red Danube
    6.6
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • James Mason, Van Heflin, Jennifer Jones, and Louis Jourdan in Madame Bovary (1949)
    Madame Bovary
    7.0
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Claude Jarman Jr., Jeanette MacDonald, Lloyd Nolan, and Pal in The Sun Comes Up (1949)
    The Sun Comes Up
    6.4
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1949

Composer



  • Pass the Line
    2.0
    TV Special
    • music by
    • 1954
  • The Lonely Night (1954)
    The Lonely Night
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • American Frontier (1953)
    American Frontier
    Short
    • Composer (as Melvin Powell)
    • 1953

Actor



  • Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Virginia Mayo, and Mel Powell in A Song Is Born (1948)
    A Song Is Born
    6.9
    • Mel Powell
    • 1948

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Melvin Powell
  • Born
    • February 12, 1923
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 24, 1998
    • Van Nuys, California, USA(liver cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Martha Scott1946 - April 24, 1998 (his death)
  • Other works
    (7/29/51) Radio: Appeared on "The Peggy Lee Show".

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    Jazz pianist and composer. Won the 1990 Pulitzer Prize in music for his composition, "Duplicates: A Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra".

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