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Fred Spielman(1906-1997)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Fred Spielman was born on 20 November 1906 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. Fred was a composer, known for The Big Wheel (1949), The Alcoa Hour (1955) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941). Fred died on 21 March 1997 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 20, 1906
DiedMarch 21, 1997(90)
BornNovember 20, 1906
DiedMarch 21, 1997(90)
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Known for

Jack Nicholson, Mickey Rooney, and John Ireland in The Big Wheel (1949)
The Big Wheel
5.6
  • Soundtrack("Que Bueno")
  • 1949
The Alcoa Hour (1955)
The Alcoa Hour
7.2
TV Series
  • Composer
Olivia de Havilland, Charles Boyer, and Paulette Goddard in Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Hold Back the Dawn
7.3
  • Soundtrack("My Boy My Boy" (1941))
  • 1941
Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
Girls! Girls! Girls!
5.6
  • Soundtrack("I Don't Want To")
  • 1962

Credits

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  • The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)
    The Stingiest Man in Town
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • The Alcoa Hour (1955)
    The Alcoa Hour
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • Jules Berry and Dita Parlo in L'inconnue de Monte Carlo (1939)
    L'inconnue de Monte Carlo
    • Composer (as Fritz Spielmann)
    • 1939
  • La signora di Montecarlo (1938)
    La signora di Montecarlo
    • Composer (as Fritz Spielmann)
    • 1938
  • Franciska Gaal and Hans Jaray in Fräulein Lilli (1936)
    Fräulein Lilli
    6.4
    • Composer (as Fritz Spielmann)
    • 1936

Music Department



  • Magic Boy (1959)
    Magic Boy
    6.7
    • composer: title song
    • 1959
  • Russ Tamblyn in Tom Thumb (1958)
    Tom Thumb
    6.4
    • songs by
    • 1958
  • The Alcoa Hour (1955)
    The Alcoa Hour
    7.2
    TV Series
    • musician: piano, "Concerto Inferno"
    • 1956
  • Tom Breneman in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
    Breakfast in Hollywood
    5.7
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1946

Soundtrack



  • Kathryn Hahn in Tiny Beautiful Things (2023)
    Tiny Beautiful Things
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Paper Roses"
    • 2023
  • Marie Osmond in An Evening with Marie Osmond (2021)
    An Evening with Marie Osmond
    TV Special
    • writer: "Paper Roses"
    • 2021
  • Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard in Good Morning Britain (2014)
    Good Morning Britain
    3.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Paper Roses" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Redfern Now (2012)
    Redfern Now
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Paper Roses"
    • 2013
  • Jay Leno in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
    5.3
    TV Series
    • music: "Merry Christmas" (uncredited)
    • 2012
  • The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
    The Marty Stuart Show
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Paper Roses"
    • 2010
  • Joan Crawford in Tough Baby: Torch Song (2008)
    Tough Baby: Torch Song
    2.4
    Video
    • writer: "You Won't Forget Me" (Outtake from The Duchess of Idaho)
    • 2008
  • Inside the Osmonds (2001)
    Inside the Osmonds
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Paper Roses"
    • 2001
  • Rosanna Arquette, Jürgen Prochnow, and Mandy Schaffer in Poison (2000)
    Poison
    3.9
    TV Movie
    • writer: "You Won't Forget Me"
    • 2000
  • Stars in Their Eyes (1990)
    Stars in Their Eyes
    5.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Paper Roses"
    • 1994
  • Teenage Babylon
    7.2
    Short
    • Soundtrack ("You Wont Forget Me")
    • 1989
  • Kelly Preston and Doug McKeon in Mischief (1985)
    Mischief
    6.5
    • writer: "It Only Hurts for a Little While"
    • 1985
  • Emu's World (1982)
    Emu's World
    6.6
    TV Series
    • music: "The Yawning Song" (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Robert Reed, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, Geri Reischl, and Barry Williams in The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976)
    The Brady Bunch Variety Hour
    3.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Paper Roses"
    • 1977
  • The Bob Hope Christmas Special
    TV Special
    • writer: "Paper Roses"
    • 1973

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Fritz Spielmann
  • Born
    • November 20, 1906
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • March 21, 1997
    • New York City, New York, USA
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