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Composer
Bronislau Kaper
- Born February 5, 1902 in Warsaw, Poland
- Died April 26, 1983
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bronisław Kaper ([brɔniswaf ˈkapɛr], February 5, 1902 – April 26, 1983) was a Polish film composer who scored films and musical theater in Germany, France, and the USA. The American immigration authorities misspelled his name as Bronislau Kaper. He was also variously credited as Bronislaw Kaper, Bronislaw Kapper, Benjamin Kapper, and Edward Kane.
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Kaper is now perhaps best remembered as the composer of the jazz standards "On Green Dolphin Street" (lyrics by Ned Washington) and "Invitation" (lyrics by Paul Francis Webster) which were originally the respective title tracks for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's films Green Dolphin Street (1947) and Invitation (1952). He also scored the MGM film musical Lili (1953) for which he received the Academy Award for Best Original Score, MGM's 1962 remake of Mutiny on the Bounty, and the TV series The F.B.I. (1965–1974).
Known for
The Stranger1946
Gaslight1944
Them!1954
Mutiny on the Bounty1962
The Naked Spur1953
A Day at the Races1937
Somebody Up There Likes Me1956
Auntie Mame1958
Filmography
- 1975Film Emigration from Nazi GermanySeriesSelf
- 1972The Salzburg ConnectionFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1968A Flea in Her EarFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1967The Way WestFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1967TobrukFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1967CounterpointFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1967Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBIFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1965Lord JimFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1964Kisses for My PresidentFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1962Mutiny on the BountyFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1961AdaFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1961Two LovesFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1960BUtterfield 8FilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1960Home from the HillFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1960The Angel Wore RedFilmMusic
- 1959The ScapegoatFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1959Green MansionsFilmMusic Editor, Original Music Composer
- 1958Auntie MameFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1958The Brothers KaramazovFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1958The Reluctant DebutanteFilmAdditional Music
- 1957Jet PilotFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1957Don't Go Near the WaterFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1956Somebody Up There Likes MeFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1956The SwanFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1956Forever, DarlingFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1956The Power and the PrizeFilmMusic
- 1955The Glass SlipperFilmMusic, Songs
- 1955Quentin DurwardFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1955The ProdigalFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1954Them!FilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1954Her Twelve MenFilmMusic
- 1953The Naked SpurFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1953LiliFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1953Ride, Vaquero!FilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1953SaadiaFilmMusic
- 1952The Wild NorthFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1952InvitationFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1952Shadow in the SkyFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1951The Red Badge of CourageFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1951Three Guys Named MikeFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1951Mr. ImperiumFilmMusic
- 1951Grounds for MarriageFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1950KimFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1950A Life of Her OwnFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1950To Please a LadyFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1950Spy HuntFilmMusic
- 1950Key to the CityFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1950The Skipper Surprised His WifeFilmMusic
- 1949Act of ViolenceFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1949The Secret GardenFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1949The Great SinnerFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1949MalayaFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1949That Forsyte WomanFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1949That Midnight KissFilmSongs
- 1948HomecomingFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1948The Secret LandFilmMusic
- 1947High WallFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1947Green Dolphin StreetFilmMusic
- 1947CynthiaFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1946The StrangerFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1946Courage of LassieFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1946The Secret HeartFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1946Three Wise FoolsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1945Without LoveFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1945Our Vines Have Tender GrapesFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1945BewitchedFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1945Nob HillFilmSongs
- 1944GaslightFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1944Mrs. ParkingtonFilmMusic
- 1944The Heavenly BodyFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1944Maisie Goes to RenoFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1944Marriage Is a Private AffairFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1943Keeper of the FlameFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1943Above SuspicionFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1943BataanFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1943Slightly DangerousFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1942CrossroadsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1942Fingers at the WindowFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1942Somewhere I'll Find YouFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1942Nazi AgentFilmMusic