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Arthur Morton

Arthur Morton

Known For Sound
Birthday Aug 08, 1908
Died Apr 15, 2000 (91)
Birthplace Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Aug 09, 2025
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Biography

Arthur Morton was an American music composer and orchestrator for film and television productions. Arthur Morton, aka Arthur Goldberg, was born on 8th August 1908 in Duluth at the southern end of Lake Superior, 150 miles from Minneapolis. He was educated at West High School , 2808 Hennepin Ave, Min ... neapolis. The school closed in 1982. He continued his education at the University of Minnesota, on the east bank of the Mississippi River, where he also played in jazz bands. He graduated in 1929 and after a year studying law and undertaking further graduate work in philosophy he moved to Los Angeles. Surprisingly, there is no mention of him receiving an advanced musical education. In 1935 he married Emmy Lou Hellman, the daughter of screenwriter Sam Hellman and the sister of Verna Fields, the Academy Award winning film editor of “Jaws”. His 65-year career in Hollywood began in the music departments of the Hal Roach Studios - of Laurel and Hardy fame - and at Columbia Pictures, composing and orchestrating uncredited stock music. His first credited film score was for Night Life of the Gods (1935). While at Columbia he began collaborating with George Duning, aka George Dunning, composing additional music for films such as the 1949 film Lust for Gold and eventually becoming Duning’s orchestrator. During the period, he composed and orchestrated music for over fifty films including: From Here To Eternity (1953), The Man From Laramie (1955), Kismet (1955), and the cult film Oceans Eleven (1960) staring The Rat Pack. In 1955, he orchestrated perhaps the most famous of George Duning’s scores for the film Picnic, which included the hit song Theme from Picnic, which in the film, was blended with the 1930’s standard Moonglow. The score was nominated in 1956 for an Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Jerry Goldsmith Online

Known For

Filmography

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L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

1997

Orchestrator

Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

1996

Orchestrator

Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek: First Contact

1996

Orchestrator

The Shadow

The Shadow

1994

Orchestrator

The River Wild

The River Wild

1994

Orchestrator

Total Recall

Total Recall

1990

Orchestrator

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

Orchestrator

Leviathan

Leviathan

1989

Orchestrator

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985

Orchestrator

Explorers

Explorers

1985

Orchestrator

Gremlins

Gremlins

1984

Orchestrator

First Blood

First Blood

1982

Orchestrator

Superman

Superman

1978

Orchestrator

MacArthur

MacArthur

1977

Orchestrator

Damnation Alley

Damnation Alley

1977

Orchestrator

Islands in the Stream

Islands in the Stream

1977

Orchestrator

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

Orchestrator

The Omen

The Omen

1976

Orchestrator

Papillon

Papillon

1973

Orchestrator

The Other

The Other

1972

Orchestrator

The Mephisto Waltz

The Mephisto Waltz

1971

Orchestrator

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Orchestrator

Patton

Patton

1970

Orchestrator

Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

1970

Orchestrator

Justine

Justine

1969

Orchestrator

In Like Flint

In Like Flint

1967

Original Music Composer

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express

1965

Orchestrator

Morituri

Morituri

1965

Orchestrator

Dear Brigitte

Dear Brigitte

1965

Orchestrator

What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go!

1964

Orchestrator

Paris When It Sizzles

Paris When It Sizzles

1964

Orchestrator

Move Over, Darling

Move Over, Darling

1963

Orchestrator

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963

Orchestrator

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

1963

Orchestrator

Who's Got the Action?

Who's Got the Action?

1962

Orchestrator

13 West Street

13 West Street

1962

Orchestrator

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

Orchestrator

Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together

1961

Orchestrator

Swingin' Along

Swingin' Along

1961

Original Music Composer

Cry for Happy

Cry for Happy

1961

Orchestrator

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

1960

Orchestrator

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

1960

Orchestrator

Gidget

Gidget

1959

Original Music Composer

The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man

1959

Orchestrator

Houseboat

Houseboat

1958

Orchestrator

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

1958

Orchestrator

Pal Joey

Pal Joey

1957

Orchestrator

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957

Orchestrator

Jeanne Eagels

Jeanne Eagels

1957

Orchestrator

The Shadow on the Window

The Shadow on the Window

1957

Orchestrator

The Tijuana Story

The Tijuana Story

1957

Music

Miami Exposé

Miami Exposé

1956

Music

He Laughed Last

He Laughed Last

1956

Original Music Composer

Inside Detroit

Inside Detroit

1956

Music

The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie

1955

Orchestrator

Three Stripes in the Sun

Three Stripes in the Sun

1955

Original Music Composer

Picnic

Picnic

1955

Orchestrator

Tight Spot

Tight Spot

1955

Orchestrator

Queen Bee

Queen Bee

1955

Orchestrator

The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

1955

Orchestrator

Chicago Syndicate

Chicago Syndicate

1955

Original Music Composer

Kismet

Kismet

1955

Music Arranger

Phffft

Phffft

1954

Orchestrator

It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You

1954

Orchestrator

Pushover

Pushover

1954

Original Music Composer

Gun Fury

Gun Fury

1953

Original Music Composer

The Juggler

The Juggler

1953

Orchestrator

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953

Orchestrator

Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

1953

Orchestrator

The Big Heat

The Big Heat

1953

Original Music Composer

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad

1952

Orchestrator

The Harlem Globetrotters

The Harlem Globetrotters

1951

Original Music Composer

The Lady and the Bandit

The Lady and the Bandit

1951

Orchestrator

No Sad Songs for Me

No Sad Songs for Me

1950

Orchestrator

The Nevadan

The Nevadan

1950

Original Music Composer

Harriet Craig

Harriet Craig

1950

Orchestrator

Father Is a Bachelor

Father Is a Bachelor

1950

Original Music Composer

Shockproof

Shockproof

1949

Orchestrator

The Walking Hills

The Walking Hills

1949

Original Music Composer

Millie's Daughter

Millie's Daughter

1947

Music

Johnny O'Clock

Johnny O'Clock

1947

Orchestrator

It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

1947

Music

Home Sweet Homicide

Home Sweet Homicide

1946

Orchestrator

Gilda

Gilda

1946

Orchestrator

Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

1945

Orchestrator

Laura

Laura

1944

Orchestrator

The Lady and the Monster

The Lady and the Monster

1944

Orchestrator

Strange Affair

Strange Affair

1944

Original Music Composer

London Blackout Murders

London Blackout Murders

1943

Orchestrator

Quiet Please, Murder

Quiet Please, Murder

1943

Orchestrator

Inflation

Inflation

1942

Orchestrator

The Day the Bookies Wept

The Day the Bookies Wept

1939

Music Director

Merrily We Live

Merrily We Live

1938

Orchestrator

Night Key

Night Key

1937

Music

Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

Original Music Composer

Princess O'Hara

Princess O'Hara

1935

Original Music Composer

Night Life of the Gods

Night Life of the Gods

1935

Original Music Composer

She Gets Her Man

She Gets Her Man

1935

Original Music Composer

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