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Ruby Raksin(1917-1979)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Writer
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Ruby Raksin was born on 13 July 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Ruby was a composer and writer, known for Foul Play (1978), Valley of the Dragons (1961) and Apache (1954). Ruby died on 18 May 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 13, 1917
DiedMay 18, 1979(61)
BornJuly 13, 1917
DiedMay 18, 1979(61)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Foul Play (1978)
Foul Play
6.8
  • Music Department
  • 1978
Cesare Danova, Danielle De Metz, Sean McClory, and Joan Staley in Valley of the Dragons (1961)
Valley of the Dragons
4.9
  • Composer
  • 1961
Burt Lancaster in Apache (1954)
Apache
6.3
  • Music Department
  • 1954
Donald O'Connor in The Donald O'Connor Show (1954)
The Donald O'Connor Show
7.2
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Composer

  • That's Hollywood (1976)
    That's Hollywood
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Composer (original music)
    • 1976–1979
  • The Mysterious Monsters (1975)
    The Mysterious Monsters
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (1966)
    The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • The World of Animals: The World of Horses
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Do Blonds Have More Fun?
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Our Time in Hell (1967)
    Our Time in Hell
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Robert Loggia in T.H.E. Cat (1966)
    T.H.E. Cat
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1965–1966
  • Robert Lansing and Patrick Wayne in An Eye for an Eye (1966)
    An Eye for an Eye
    6.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Flipper in Flipper (1964)
    Flipper
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles (1965)
    The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Don Gordon in The Lollipop Cover (1965)
    The Lollipop Cover
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Honey West (1965)
    Honey West
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer (music by)
    • 1965
  • Hollywood and the Stars (1963)
    Hollywood and the Stars
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1963–1964
  • Story of... (1962)
    Story of...
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1962–1963

Music Department

  • That's Hollywood (1976)
    That's Hollywood
    8.6
    TV Series
    • composer: 'That's Hollywood' theme
    • 1981–1982
  • Foul Play (1978)
    Foul Play
    6.8
    • orchestrator
    • 1978
  • Our Winning Season (1978)
    Our Winning Season
    5.5
    • orchestrator
    • 1978
  • Leslie Nielsen and Nancy Kwan in Project: Kill (1976)
    Project: Kill
    3.8
    • orchestrator
    • 1976
  • Will Penny (1967)
    Will Penny
    7.0
    • orchestrator
    • 1967
  • Lana Turner, Hugh O'Brian, Stefanie Powers, Cliff Robertson, and Ruth Roman in Love Has Many Faces (1965)
    Love Has Many Faces
    5.2
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Sylvia (1965)
    Sylvia
    6.7
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Henry Fonda, Glenn Ford, Hope Holiday, and Sue Ane Langdon in The Rounders (1965)
    The Rounders
    6.1
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Yul Brynner in Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
    Invitation to a Gunfighter
    6.3
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Peter Lorre, Ina Balin, John Carradine, Jerry Lewis, Phil Harris, Everett Sloane, and Keenan Wynn in The Patsy (1964)
    The Patsy
    6.2
    • playback singer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Hollywood and the Stars (1963)
    Hollywood and the Stars
    8.2
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1963
  • Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
    8.0
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
    Two Weeks in Another Town
    6.4
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • The Subterraneans (1960)
    The Subterraneans
    5.0
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    6.2
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1960

Writer

  • Donald O'Connor in The Donald O'Connor Show (1954)
    The Donald O'Connor Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • special material
    • 1955

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 13, 1917
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • May 18, 1979
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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    Brother of David Raksin.

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