Friedhofer, Hugo (1901-1981)

Person

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Dates

Existence: 1901 - 1981

Biography

Hugo Friedhofer (1901-1981) was an American orchestrator and film composer.

Hugo Friedhofer was born May 3, 1901. Hugo began studying the cello as a teenager and worked as a cellist for the People's Symphony Orchestra in San Francisco. After playing in theater orchestras and writing music arrangements, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a musician for film music recordings. He became an arranger and orchestrator of over movie scores. He became a film music composer in the 1940s, working through the 1950s and 1960s, eventually composing for television as well. He won an Oscar for Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) in The Best Years of Our Lives. Hugo died May 17, 1981, in Los Angeles, California.

Citation:

Boy on a dolphin ... 195-.

Film composers guide, c1990:p. 187 (Hugo Friedhofer; b. 5-3-1902, San Francisco, Calif.; d. 5-17-1981, Los Angeles, Calif.)

Internet Movie Database, May 28, 2008(Hugo Friedhofer; b. May 3, 1901, San Francisco, Calif., d. May 17, 1981, Los Angeles, Calif.)

Grove music online, May 28, 2008(Friedhofer, Hugo (William); b. May 3, ?1902, San Francisco, d. May 17, 1981, Los Angeles; American orchestrator and composer)

Social Security death index, May 28, 2008(Hugo Friedhofer; b. May 3, 1901, d. May 1981)

Paraphrase, 19--(Hugo Friedhoffer)

On the banks of the Seine, 1933(H.W. Friedhofer)

imdb, May 5, 2024 (Began studying the cello as a teenager and worked as a cellist for the People's Symphony Orchestra in San Francisco. After playing in theater orchestras and writing music arrangements, moved to Los Angeles, worked as a musician for film music recordings. Became an arranger and orchestrator of over movie scores. Became a film music composer in the 1940s, working through the 1950s and 1960s, eventually composing for television)

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Cinema 503, 1975-01 - 1975-05

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: 1975-01 - 1975-05

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner papers on education / USC PhD / PhD coursework

Cinema 503: History of Sound Film in America, 1950-Present, 1974-08 - 1974-12

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: 1974-08 - 1974-12

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner papers on education / USC PhD / PhD coursework

Class recordings

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 4

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: 1937-1989

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner papers on teaching

Clayboy, 1978-05

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: Broadcast: 1978-05

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner music compositions / Fred Steiner compositions / Fred Steiner television compositions / Laurel & Hardy Lafftunes

Clayboy Number 2, 1978-05

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: Broadcast: 1978-05

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner music compositions / Fred Steiner compositions / Fred Steiner television compositions / Laurel & Hardy Lafftunes

Cloak and Dagger

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 6 Sub-Series 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: 1937-1989

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner music compositions / Fred Steiner as arranger/adapter/orchestrator/conductor / Motion pictures

"Close as Pages in a Book

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: 1937-1989

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner music compositions / Fred Steiner compositions / Fred Steiner radio compositions / Evelyn and Her Magic Violin

Code of Honor, 1987-10-12

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: Broadcast: 1987-10-12

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner music compositions / Fred Steiner compositions / Fred Steiner television compositions / Star Trek: The Next Generation

Colleen So Green, 1960-04-02

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: Broadcast: 1960-04-02

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner music compositions / Fred Steiner compositions / Fred Steiner television compositions / Gunsmoke

College Song Number 1

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 6 Sub-Series 1

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: 1937-1989

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner music compositions / Fred Steiner compositions / Fred Steiner general music

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