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Manning Sherwin(1898-1974)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Manning Sherwin was born on 4 January 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer, known for Empire of the Sun (1987), Hi, Gang! (1941) and Battle of Britain (1969). He was married to Mildred H. Gardner and Mrs. Rebecca L. Lebowitz Platt. He died on 26 July 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 4, 1898
DiedJuly 26, 1974(76)
BornJanuary 4, 1898
DiedJuly 26, 1974(76)
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Known for

Empire of the Sun (1987)
Empire of the Sun
7.7
  • Soundtrack("A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square")
  • 1987
Hi, Gang! (1941)
Hi, Gang!
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Hi Gang!", "We Chose the Air Force", "My Son", "I Am Singing to a Million", "They Call Me Sal", "Hi Gang Symphony" (uncredited))
  • 1941
Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Curd Jürgens, Ian McShane, Kenneth More, Nigel Patrick, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Patrick Wymark, and Susannah York in Battle of Britain (1969)
Battle of Britain
6.9
  • Soundtrack("A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square")
  • 1969
Miss London Ltd. (1943)
Miss London Ltd.
5.6
  • Music Department
  • 1943

Credits

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Composer



  • Here Come the Boys
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1948–1950
  • Under the Counter
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
    King Arthur Was a Gentleman
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1942
  • He Found a Star (1941)
    He Found a Star
    5.2
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1941

Music Department



  • Her Excellency
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1949
  • Bees in Paradise (1944)
    Bees in Paradise
    4.9
    • lyrics
    • 1944
  • Miss London Ltd. (1943)
    Miss London Ltd.
    5.6
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1943

Soundtrack



  • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
    • 2019
  • A Million Times Before (2019)
    A Million Times Before
    Short
    • writer: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
    • 2019
  • Good Omens (2019)
    Good Omens
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
    • 2019
  • Father Brown (2013)
    Father Brown
    7.8
    TV Series
    • music: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Janette Manrara and Rylan Clark in Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (2004)
    Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
    5.0
    TV Series
    • music: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
    • 2015
  • Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Cian Barry, and Abigail Hardingham in Nina Forever (2015)
    Nina Forever
    5.6
    • writer: "A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE"
    • 2015
  • Dominic Cooper and Lara Pulver in Fleming (2014)
    Fleming
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Anna Maxwell Martin and Claire Foy in The Night Watch (2011)
    The Night Watch
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • music: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • BBC Swingin' Christmas (2010)
    BBC Swingin' Christmas
    7.4
    TV Special
    • music: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
    • 2010
  • Is Anybody There? (2008)
    Is Anybody There?
    6.6
    • writer: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
    • 2008
  • Sophie Marceau, Marie Gillain, Julie Depardieu, Maya Sansa, and Déborah François in Female Agents (2008)
    Female Agents
    6.7
    • music: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
    • 2008
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Janet McTeer, and Geraldine Somerville in Daphne (2007)
    Daphne
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • music: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • John Barrowman, Eve Myles, and Gareth David-Lloyd in Torchwood (2006)
    Torchwood
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square" (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • The Gigolos (2006)
    The Gigolos
    5.4
    • writer: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
    • 2006
  • Gabriel Byrne, Miranda Richardson, Emily Watson, Nicholas Hoult, and Julie Walters in Wah-Wah (2005)
    Wah-Wah
    6.7
    • writer: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
    • 2005

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 4, 1898
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • July 26, 1974
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Mildred H. GardnerDecember 24, 1971 - July 26, 1974 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage Play: Everybody's Welcome. Musical comedy. Music by Sammy Fain [earliest Broadway credit]. Book by Lambert Carroll. Based on "Up Pops the Devil" by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Lyrics by Irving Kahal. Musical Director: Tom Jones. Additional music by Harry Revel, Herman Hupfeld and Manning Sherwin. Additional lyrics by Herman Hupfeld, Mack Gordon, Edward Eliscu, Arthur Lippmann and Milton Pascal. Choreographed by William Holbrook, under the supervision of Albertina Rasch. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Costume Design by Ernest Schrapps and Alison McLellan Hunter. Directed by William Mollison. Shubert Theatre: 13 Oct 1931- 13 Feb 1932 (139 performances). Cast: Spencer Barnes (as "Laundryman"), Jack Barratt (as "Ensemble"), Mary Brooks (as "Dora/Ensemble"), Andrew Carr (as "Buddy Hill/Specialty Dancer"), Louise Carr (as "Specialty Dancer"), Gladys Carter (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Cook (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Virginia Davis (as "Ensemble"), Carl Duart (as "Ensemble"), Elsie Duffy (as "Jane/Ensemble"), Charles Garland (as "Mr. Platt/Ensemble") [final Broadway role], Donald Gordon (as "Ensemble"), Louise Hansen (as "Premier Danseuse/Albertina Rasch Girl"), Thomas Harty (as "A Drunk"), Helen Hawkins (as "Ensemble"), Edna Hedin (as "Helen/Ensemble"), Dorothy Koster (as "Ensemble"), Ann Sothern [credited as Harriette Lake] (as "Ann Cathway"), Beatrice Lauri (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Cecil Lean (as "George Kent"), Bernice Lee (as "Grace"), Clark Leston (as "Ensemble"), Sally Lynne (as "Ensemble"), Charles McClelland (as "Ensemble"), Jack Moore (as "Ensemble"), Edwin Murray (as "Ensemble"), Hazzard Newberry (as "Ensemble"), Jean Newcombe (as "Mrs. Geroge Kent"), Lucille Osborn (as "Mrs. Platt"), Naida Pahl (as "Trixie/Ensemble"), Tesha Pearson (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Ann Pennington (as "Louella Carroll"), Una Ralph (as "Albertina Rasch Girl"), Evan Ritter (as "Ensemble"), Roy Roberts (as "Gilbert Morrell"), Etna Ross (as "Ensemble"), Jack Ross (as "Kelly/Ensemble"), Oscar Shaw (as "Steve Merrick"), Jack Sheehan (as "Biny Hatfield"), Phoebe Wallace (as "Betty"), Frances Williams (as "Polly Bascom"). Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.
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    American composer and songwriter, whose chief bequest to music was writing "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square", with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz. Sherwin worked at Paramount in the 1930's, moving to Britain in 1938, thereafter writing for London musicals and revues, as well as occasional films.

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