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Adolph Deutsch

Adolph Deutsch

Known For Sound
Birthday Oct 20, 1897
Died Jan 01, 1980 (82)
Birthplace None
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 18, 2025
Entry Date Aug 18, 2025
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Biography

Adolph Sender Charles Deutsch (20 October 1897 – 1 January 1980) was a British-American composer, conductor and arranger. Born in London, England, he emigrated to the United States in 1911, and settled in Buffalo, New York. His parents, Alex (Alexander) Deutsch and Dena née Gerst, were German Jews. ... In 1914, Deutsch was "a Buffalo movie house musician", accompanying silent films. Deutsch began his composing career on Broadway in the 1920s and 1930s, and arranged for several American dance bands such as Paul Whiteman and Paul Ash before working for Hollywood films beginning in the late 1930s. For Broadway, he orchestrated Irving Berlin's As Thousands Cheer and George and Ira Gershwin's Pardon My English. Deutsch won Oscars for his background music for Oklahoma! (1955), and for conducting the music for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and Annie Get Your Gun (1950).[1] He was nominated for The Band Wagon (1953) and the 1951 film version of Show Boat, for which he conducted the orchestra. For Broadway and Hollywood, he conducted, composed and arranged music, but did not write songs, not even for the Broadway shows on which he worked. In addition to his music for westerns and his conducting of the scores for musicals, Deutsch composed for films noir, including The Mask of Dimitrios (1944), The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Nobody Lives Forever (1946), as well as Little Women (the 1949 adaptation), and the Billy Wilder comedies Some Like It Hot (1959), and The Apartment (1960). His final film was Go Naked in the World.

Known For

Filmography

Torch Song

Torch Song

1953

as Conductor (uncredited)

Go Naked in the World

Go Naked in the World

1961

Original Music Composer

The Apartment

The Apartment

1960

Original Music Composer

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

1959

Original Music Composer

The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

1958

Original Music Composer

Funny Face

Funny Face

1957

Orchestrator, Conductor

Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy

1956

Original Music Composer

The Rack

The Rack

1956

Original Music Composer

Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

1955

Conductor, Music Arranger

Interrupted Melody

Interrupted Melody

1955

Original Music Composer

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954

Music Supervisor, Conductor

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

Music Director, Music

Torch Song

Torch Song

1953

Original Music Composer

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953

Music Director

Million Dollar Mermaid

Million Dollar Mermaid

1952

Original Music Composer

The Belle of New York

The Belle of New York

1952

Music Director

Soldiers Three

Soldiers Three

1951

Original Music Composer

Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

Music Director

Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown

1950

Original Music Composer

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

1950

Original Music Composer

The Big Hangover

The Big Hangover

1950

Original Music Composer

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950

Original Music Composer

The Stratton Story

The Stratton Story

1949

Original Music Composer, Music Director

Little Women

Little Women

1949

Original Music Composer

Intruder in the Dust

Intruder in the Dust

1949

Original Music Composer

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

1948

Original Music Composer

Julia Misbehaves

Julia Misbehaves

1948

Music

Blaze of Noon

Blaze of Noon

1947

Original Music Composer

Ramrod

Ramrod

1947

Original Music Composer

Three Strangers

Three Strangers

1946

Original Music Composer

Nobody Lives Forever

Nobody Lives Forever

1946

Original Music Composer

Shadow of a Woman

Shadow of a Woman

1946

Original Music Composer

Danger Signal

Danger Signal

1945

Original Music Composer

Uncertain Glory

Uncertain Glory

1944

Original Music Composer

The Doughgirls

The Doughgirls

1944

Original Music Composer

The Mask of Dimitrios

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944

Original Music Composer

Northern Pursuit

Northern Pursuit

1943

Original Music Composer

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

Original Music Composer

Larceny, Inc.

Larceny, Inc.

1942

Original Music Composer

Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan

1942

Original Music Composer

The Big Shot

The Big Shot

1942

Original Music Composer

Juke Girl

Juke Girl

1942

Original Music Composer

All Through the Night

All Through the Night

1942

Original Music Composer

Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

1942

Original Music Composer

High Sierra

High Sierra

1941

Original Music Composer

Manpower

Manpower

1941

Original Music Composer

Underground

Underground

1941

Original Music Composer

Singapore Woman

Singapore Woman

1941

Original Music Composer

The Great Mr. Nobody

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

Original Music Composer

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1941

Additional Music

Kisses for Breakfast

Kisses for Breakfast

1941

Original Music Composer

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

Original Music Composer

Torrid Zone

Torrid Zone

1940

Original Music Composer

The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

1940

Original Music Composer

Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

1940

Music

Saturday's Children

Saturday's Children

1940

Original Music Composer

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940

Original Music Composer

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

1940

Original Music Composer

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

Original Music Composer

Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent

1939

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Angels Wash Their Faces

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

Original Music Composer

Indianapolis Speedway

Indianapolis Speedway

1939

Original Music Composer

The Kid from Kokomo

The Kid from Kokomo

1939

Original Music Composer

Off the Record

Off the Record

1939

Music

Racket Busters

Racket Busters

1938

Original Music Composer

Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants

1938

Original Music Composer

Heart of the North

Heart of the North

1938

Music

They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

1937

Original Music Composer

The Great Garrick

The Great Garrick

1937

Original Music Composer

The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant

1931

Music Director

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