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Conrad Salinger(1901-1962)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Additional Crew
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Conrad Salinger
Conrad Salinger was born on 30 August 1901 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer, known for Singin' in the Rain (1952), An American in Paris (1951) and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954). He died on 17 June 1962 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
BornAugust 30, 1901
DiedJune 17, 1962(60)
BornAugust 30, 1901
DiedJune 17, 1962(60)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Singin' in the Rain
8.3
  • Music Department
  • 1952
Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris (1951)
An American in Paris
7.1
  • Music Department
  • 1951
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
7.3
  • Music Department
  • 1954
Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (1957)
Funny Face
7.0
  • Music Department
  • 1957

Credits

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  • Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye in Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
    Billy Rose's Jumbo
    6.1
    • orchestrator
    • 1962
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.7
    TV Series
    • music arranger
    • 1961
  • Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dorothy Dandridge in Porgy and Bess (1959)
    Porgy and Bess
    6.9
    • orchestrator
    • 1959
  • Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, and Burl Ives in The Big Country (1958)
    The Big Country
    7.9
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Leslie Caron in Gigi (1958)
    Gigi
    6.6
    • orchestrator
    • 1958
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Eva Marie Saint in Raintree County (1957)
    Raintree County
    6.3
    • composer: additional music
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Silk Stockings (1957)
    Silk Stockings
    6.8
    • orchestral arrangements
    • 1957
  • Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (1957)
    Funny Face
    7.0
    • orchestrator
    • 1957
  • Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Louis Armstrong in High Society (1956)
    High Society
    6.9
    • orchestrator
    • 1956
  • Leslie Caron and John Kerr in Gaby (1956)
    Gaby
    6.0
    • music adaptor
    • 1956
  • The Battle of Gettysburg (1955)
    The Battle of Gettysburg
    6.5
    Short
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Ann Blyth, Vic Damone, Dolores Gray, and Howard Keel in Kismet (1955)
    Kismet
    6.3
    • orchestral arrangements
    • 1955
  • Robert Taylor in Quentin Durward (1955)
    Quentin Durward
    6.3
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Dan Dailey, Dolores Gray, and Michael Kidd in It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
    It's Always Fair Weather
    7.0
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell, Vic Damone, Tony Martin, Ann Miller, and Russ Tamblyn in Hit the Deck (1955)
    Hit the Deck
    6.5
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1955

Composer

  • Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye in Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
    Billy Rose's Jumbo
    6.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Bachelor Father (1957)
    Bachelor Father
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1960–1962
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1959–1962
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1959–1962
  • Jack Benny and Phil Silvers in The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)
    The Slowest Gun in the West
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Startime (1959)
    Startime
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1959–1960
  • Ray Milland in Markham (1959)
    Markham
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Composer (music score)
    • 1959
  • The Major and the Minor
    TV Movie
    • Composer (music by)
    • 1958
  • Montgomery Clift, Myrna Loy, Dolores Hart, and Robert Ryan in Lonelyhearts (1958)
    Lonelyhearts
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Leslie Caron in Gigi (1958)
    Gigi
    6.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Silk Stockings (1957)
    Silk Stockings
    6.8
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Louis Armstrong in High Society (1956)
    High Society
    6.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Leslie Caron and John Kerr in Gaby (1956)
    Gaby
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • Ann Blyth, Vic Damone, Dolores Gray, and Howard Keel in Kismet (1955)
    Kismet
    6.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • The Scarlet Coat (1955)
    The Scarlet Coat
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1955

Additional Crew

  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in The Pirate (1948)
    The Pirate
    6.8
    • instrumental arrangements
    • 1948

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Salinger
  • Born
    • August 30, 1901
    • Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • June 17, 1962
    • Pacific Palisades, California, USA(heart attack while sleeping)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Graduated from Harvard in 1923. Studied orchestration at the Paris Conservatoire in France under Andre Gedalge. Returned to New York in 1929. Took job as arranger for Harms music publishing company. Worked as arranger for Broadway shows, 1932-1937. At MGM from 1939, under long term contracts, as orchestrator or composer of background music, between 1943 and 1957. Often in collaboration with Roger Edens and under the auspices of Arthur Freed's production unit.

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