Friedhofer, Hugo (1901-1981)
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. 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)
Found in 1005 Collections and/or Records:
"The Way to Kill a Killer", 1965-11-24
Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.
The Wayward Brothers, 1947-04-09
Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.
The Wild Wild West
Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.
The Wrecker, 1962-03-02
Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.
The Year Joan Crawford Won the Oscar, 1963-01-21
Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.
Theatre of Romance
Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.
"Theme from Star Trek"
Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.
"They Shall Not Pass", 1964-12-04
Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.
This Is Our Heritage
Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.
This is Your F.B.I. Recreation, 1986 November 08
Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.
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