Dates

• Existence: 1923 - 2011

Biography

Fred Steiner (1923-2011) was an American film and television composer and musicologist.

Fred Steiner was born February 24, 1923, in New York City. He was the son of film composer George Steiner. Fred graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, and, later with a PhD from University of Southern California. Steiner wrote scores for radio broadcasts, then starting in 1947, arranged, conducted and composed film and television scores. He was nominated for an Academy Award for work on "The Color Purple" (1985). Steiner worked in Mexico in the late 1950s archiving Latin American music, and later retired to Mexico, where he died June 23, 2011.

Citation:

nuc89-75843: His The making of an ... [MI] c1981(hdg. on NN rept.: Steiner, Frederick; usage: Frederick Steiner)

Arthur Miller's death of a salesman [VR] 1985:credits (orchestration, Fred Steiner)

Film composers guide, 1997(Steiner, Fred; b. Feb. 24, 1923, N.Y., N.Y.)

IMDB, Jan. 27, 2005(Fred Steiner; b. Feb. 24, 1923, New York, N.Y.; sometimes credited as Frederick Steiner)

Obituary in New York times, June 28, 2011 (Fred Steiner, b. Feb. 24, 1923, New York City, d. Thursday {June 23, 2011), Ajijic, Jalisco, [Mexico])

imdb, May 5, 2024 (Born February 24, 1923, in New York City. Son of film composer George Steiner. Graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, and PhD from University of Southern California. Wrote scores for radio broadcasts, then starting in 1947, arranged, conducted and composed film and television scores. Nominated for an Academy Award for work on "The Color Purple" (1985). Steiner worked in Mexico in the late 1950s archiving Latin American music; musicologist; retired to Mexico, died June 23, 2011.

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