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Irving Aaronson(1895-1963)

  • Music Department
  • Additional Crew
  • Soundtrack
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At 11, he was a movie theatre pianist. Studied under Albert Sendrey, and at the David Mannes Music School. He started two groups, the Versatile Sextette and The Commanders Orchestra. He appeared in vaudeville, and in US and European night club entertaining, and in the Broadway musical "Paris". Later he was a musical supervisor for MGM. He composed "The Song Angels Sing", "Boo-Hoo-Hoo" and "The Loveliest Night of the Year".
BornFebruary 7, 1895
DiedMarch 10, 1963(68)
BornFebruary 7, 1895
DiedMarch 10, 1963(68)
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Known for

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Carey Mulligan, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Great Gatsby
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Let's Misbehave")
  • 2013
Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey in Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Heavenly Creatures
7.2
  • Soundtrack("The Loveliest Night of the Year")
  • 1994
John Cusack, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, and Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Bullets Over Broadway
7.4
  • Soundtrack("Let's Misbehave")
  • 1994
Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye in Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Billy Rose's Jumbo
6.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 1962

Credits

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Music Department



  • Mario Lanza in Seven Hills of Rome (1957)
    Seven Hills of Rome
    5.8
    • music coordinator
    • 1957
  • Jean Simmons, Paul Douglas, and Anthony Franciosa in This Could Be the Night (1957)
    This Could Be the Night
    6.7
    • music coordinator
    • 1957
  • Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
    Ten Thousand Bedrooms
    5.6
    • music coordinator
    • 1957
  • June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Miller, and Ann Sheridan in The Opposite Sex (1956)
    The Opposite Sex
    6.1
    • music coordinator
    • 1956
  • Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
    Meet Me in Las Vegas
    6.1
    • music coordinator
    • 1956
  • James Cagney and Doris Day in Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
    Love Me or Leave Me
    7.1
    • music adviser
    • 1955
  • Because You're Mine (1952)
    Because You're Mine
    5.9
    • music advisor
    • 1952
  • Lana Turner and Fernando Lamas in The Merry Widow (1952)
    The Merry Widow
    5.7
    • musical advisor
    • 1952
  • Akim Tamiroff and Esther Williams in Fiesta (1947)
    Fiesta
    5.8
    • music coach: Ricardo Montalban (uncredited)
    • 1947

Additional Crew



  • Ron Howard, Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, Shirley Jones, Dina Merrill, and Roberta Sherwood in The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
    The Courtship of Eddie's Father
    6.8
    • assistant to producer
    • 1963
  • Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye in Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
    Billy Rose's Jumbo
    6.1
    • assistant to producer
    • 1962
  • Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, and Miyoshi Umeki in The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)
    The Horizontal Lieutenant
    5.8
    • assistant to producer
    • 1962
  • George Hamilton, Jim Hutton, Connie Francis, Dolores Hart, and Yvette Mimieux in Where the Boys Are (1960)
    Where the Boys Are
    6.7
    • assistant to producer
    • 1960
  • Doris Day, David Niven, Baby Gellert, Charles Herbert, Stanley Livingston, Flip Mark, Janis Paige, and Hobo in Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    6.4
    • assistant to producer
    • 1960
  • Ask Any Girl (1959)
    Ask Any Girl
    6.5
    • assistant to producer
    • 1959

Soundtrack



  • Alan Jones in Alan Jones (2020)
    Alan Jones
    4.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Loveliest Night of the Year"
    • 2020
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Carey Mulligan, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Great Gatsby (2013)
    The Great Gatsby
    7.2
    • performer: "Let's Misbehave"
    • 2013
  • Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10 (2012)
    Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • arranger: "The Loveliest Night of the Year"
    • 2012
  • John Cusack, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, and Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
    Bullets Over Broadway
    7.4
    • performer: "Let's Misbehave"
    • 1994
  • Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey in Heavenly Creatures (1994)
    Heavenly Creatures
    7.2
    • writer: "The Loveliest Night of the Year"
    • 1994
  • The Lawrence Welk Show (1955)
    The Lawrence Welk Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Loveliest Night of the Year" (as "It's the Loviest Night of the Year")
    • 1967
  • The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956)
    The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • music: "The Loveliest Night of the Year"
    • writer: "The Loveliest Night of the Year" (uncredited)
    • 1958–1959
  • Because You're Mine (1952)
    Because You're Mine
    5.9
    • writer: "The Song the Angels Sing"
    • 1952
  • Janet Leigh and Carleton Carpenter in Fearless Fagan (1952)
    Fearless Fagan
    5.8
    • music: "The Loveliest Night of the Year"
    • 1952
  • Salute the Toff (1951)
    Salute the Toff
    5.6
    • writer: "The Loveliest Night of the Year" (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Ann Blyth and Mario Lanza in The Great Caruso (1951)
    The Great Caruso
    6.5
    • music: "The Loveliest Night of the Year"
    • 1951
  • Double Confession (1950)
    Double Confession
    6.4
    • writer: "The Loveliest Night of the Year" (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Vincent Price, Deanna Durbin, and Dick Haymes in Up in Central Park (1948)
    Up in Central Park
    6.0
    • writer: "The Loveliest Night of the Year"
    • 1948

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  • Born
    • February 7, 1895
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 10, 1963
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)

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