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R.H. Bassett(1878-1951)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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R.H. Bassett was born on 3 September 1878 in Oakland, California, USA. He was a composer, known for Angela's Ashes (1999) and What Price Glory (1926). He was married to Estelle Carleton Day, Rosina Elizabeth McIntosh and Alyse Lourdes Hunt. He died on 24 April 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 3, 1878
DiedApril 24, 1951(72)
BornSeptember 3, 1878
DiedApril 24, 1951(72)
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Known for

Angela's Ashes (1999)
Angela's Ashes
7.3
  • Soundtrack("Stampede")
  • 1999
Dolores Del Río, Edmund Lowe, and Victor McLaglen in What Price Glory (1926)
What Price Glory
6.8
  • Composer(premiere: Los Angeles)
  • 1926

Credits

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Composer



  • Spencer Tracy in Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
    Stanley and Livingstone
    7.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Randolph Scott, Shirley Temple, and Margaret Lockwood in Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
    Susannah of the Mounties
    6.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • George Sanders, Dolores Del Río, Dick Baldwin, and June Lang in International Settlement (1938)
    International Settlement
    6.5
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Peter Lorre and Sig Ruman in Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
    Think Fast, Mr. Moto
    6.7
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Tyrone Power, Freddie Bartholomew, Madeleine Carroll, and Guy Standing in Lloyd's of London (1936)
    Lloyd's of London
    6.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Shirley Temple in Dimples (1936)
    Dimples
    6.5
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • John Boles and Rosalind Russell in Craig's Wife (1936)
    Craig's Wife
    7.2
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Don Ameche and Jean Hersholt in Sins of Man (1936)
    Sins of Man
    6.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Lionel Barrymore, Warner Baxter, June Lang, and Fredric March in The Road to Glory (1936)
    The Road to Glory
    6.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Claudette Colbert, Ronald Colman, and Victor McLaglen in Under Two Flags (1936)
    Under Two Flags
    6.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent, and Buck in The Country Beyond (1936)
    The Country Beyond
    6.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Emilie Dionne, Marie Dionne, Yvonne Dionne, and The Dionne Quintuplets in The Country Doctor (1936)
    The Country Doctor
    6.2
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Lynn Bari, Mary Blackwood, Julie Cabanne, Dorothy Dearing, Paul Kelly, Virginia Myers, Ruth Peterson, Jean Porter, Juana Sutton, Anita Thompson, Claire Trevor, Michael Whalen, Aurelia Fairfax, Marie Stevens, and Beatrice Hagen in Song and Dance Man (1936)
    Song and Dance Man
    5.7
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Warner Baxter in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
    The Prisoner of Shark Island
    7.2
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Joseph Calleia, Jackie Cooper, and Rin Tin Tin Jr. in Tough Guy (1936)
    Tough Guy
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936

Music Department



  • Gene Autry and Champion in Saginaw Trail (1953)
    Saginaw Trail
    6.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Smiley Burnette, Carolina Cotton, Tommy Ivo, Jock Mahoney, and Charles Starrett in The Rough, Tough West (1952)
    The Rough, Tough West
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Preston Foster, Wayne Morris, and Dorothy Patrick in The Big Gusher (1951)
    The Big Gusher
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Gene Autry and Champion in Beyond the Purple Hills (1950)
    Beyond the Purple Hills
    6.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Cliff Clark, Arthur Lake, Alyn Lockwood, and Penny Singleton in Blondie's Hero (1950)
    Blondie's Hero
    5.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Gene Autry, Georgie Nokes, Sheila Ryan, Jay Silverheels, and Champion in The Cowboy and the Indians (1949)
    The Cowboy and the Indians
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Jane Adams, Johnny Duncan, and Robert Lowery in Batman and Robin (1949)
    Batman and Robin
    5.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Gregory Peck, Claude Jarman Jr., and Jane Wyman in The Yearling (1946)
    The Yearling
    7.2
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Lindsay Bourquin, Curly Howard, Laverne Thompson, and Betty Phares in Gents Without Cents (1944)
    Gents Without Cents
    7.6
    Short
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Stanley Blystone, and Curly Howard in Three Little Twirps (1943)
    Three Little Twirps
    7.1
    Short
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Randolph Scott, Robert Young, Virginia Gilmore, and Dean Jagger in Western Union (1941)
    Western Union
    6.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Tyrone Power, Mary Astor, Linda Darnell, and Dean Jagger in Brigham Young (1940)
    Brigham Young
    6.3
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)
    Gone with the Wind
    8.2
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Lynn Bari and Sidney Toler in City in Darkness (1939)
    City in Darkness
    6.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    8.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1939

Soundtrack



  • Angela's Ashes (1999)
    Angela's Ashes
    7.3
    • music: "Stampede"
    • 1999
  • Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea in Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
    Adventure in Manhattan
    6.5
    • music: "Love's Triumph", "Glock" (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Tim McCoy in Aces and Eights (1936)
    Aces and Eights
    5.4
    • music: "Stampede" (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Reginald H. Bassett
  • Born
    • September 3, 1878
    • Oakland, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 24, 1951
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Estelle Carleton DayJuly 25, 1927 - January 12, 1951 (her death)
  • Other works
    Comic Opera "The King Maker" Princess Theater, San Francisco, California, USA. Music by R.H. Bassett; Book and Lyrics by Waldemar Young, W.C. Patterson and Race Whitney.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    The son of James Madison Bassett (1830-1903) and Carrie Hazeltine (1858-1943), R.H. Bassett was born Bernard Hazeltine Bassett, but he legally changed his name to Rex Hazeltine Bassett, often going by either R.H. or Reginald.
  • Nickname
    • Rex

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