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Louis Forbes(1902-1981)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Composer, songwriter and conductor, a music student of Edward Kilenyi and Max Steiner. He was under contract to David O. Selznick for seven years, and director of music for Goldwyn Productions for three years. He also worked for RKO. Joining ASCAP in 1951, his other popular-song compositions include "Passion Tango," "The Bat," "Hong Kong Affair," "What Would I Do Without You?," "What's the Use of Crying?," "Heart of Gold," "From the Earth to the Moon," and "Appointment in Honduras."
BornAugust 12, 1902
DiedJune 17, 1981(78)
BornAugust 12, 1902
DiedJune 17, 1981(78)
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  • Nominated for 5 Oscars
    • 5 nominations total

Known for

Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca
8.0
  • Music Department(as Lou Forbes)
  • 1940
Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Gone with the Wind
8.2
  • Music Department(as Lou Forbes)
  • 1939
Ingrid Bergman and Leslie Howard in Intermezzo (1939)
Intermezzo
6.6
  • Music Department(as Lou Forbes)
  • 1939
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Mischa Auer, June Havoc, Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Patrick, and Helen Walker in Brewster's Millions (1945)
Brewster's Millions
6.6
  • Music Department
  • 1945

Credits

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Music Department



  • Remastered Version Movie Poster
    This Is Cinerama
    6.8
    • musical director
    • 1952
  • Lee J. Cobb, John Dall, and Jane Wyatt in The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
    The Man Who Cheated Himself
    6.8
    • musical director
    • 1950
  • Second Chance (1950)
    Second Chance
    5.9
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Dolores Moran in Johnny One-Eye (1950)
    Johnny One-Eye
    5.5
    • musical director
    • 1950
  • Evelyn Keyes and Dick Powell in Mrs. Mike (1949)
    Mrs. Mike
    6.4
    • musical director
    • 1949
  • Raymond Burr, Dick Powell, and Lizabeth Scott in Pitfall (1948)
    Pitfall
    7.1
    • musical director
    • 1948
  • Helena Carter, June Havoc, and George Raft in Intrigue (1947)
    Intrigue
    5.8
    • musical director
    • 1947
  • Janet Blair, Jimmy Dorsey, and Tommy Dorsey in The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
    The Fabulous Dorseys
    5.6
    • musical director
    • 1947
  • Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, and The Goldwyn Girls in The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
    The Kid from Brooklyn
    6.5
    • music supervisor
    • 1946
  • Orson Welles, Claudette Colbert, and George Brent in Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
    Tomorrow Is Forever
    7.3
    • associate music director
    • 1946
  • Jerome Cowan, Marie McDonald, J. Carrol Naish, Dennis O'Keefe, and Barry Sullivan in Getting Gertie's Garter (1945)
    Getting Gertie's Garter
    6.3
    • musical director
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Robert Mitchum, William 'Billy' Benedict, Wally Cassell, Dorothy Coonan Wellman, Yolanda Lacca, Jimmy Lloyd, Burgess Meredith, William Murphy, John R. Reilly, and Freddie Steele in Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
    Story of G.I. Joe
    7.1
    • associate musical director
    • 1945
  • Wonder Man (1945)
    Wonder Man
    6.8
    • musical director
    • 1945
  • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Mischa Auer, June Havoc, Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Patrick, and Helen Walker in Brewster's Millions (1945)
    Brewster's Millions
    6.6
    • musical director
    • 1945
  • Shirley Temple, Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, and Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (1944)
    Since You Went Away
    7.5
    • associate music director
    • 1944

Composer



  • Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961)
    Most Dangerous Man Alive
    5.4
    • musical score by
    • 1961
  • Guy Madison, Ilona Massey, Virginia Mayo, and George Raft in Jet Over the Atlantic (1959)
    Jet Over the Atlantic
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 1959
  • Vincent Price in The Bat (1959)
    The Bat
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1959
  • From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
    From the Earth to the Moon
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Hong Kong Affair (1958)
    Hong Kong Affair
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • The River's Edge (1957)
    The River's Edge
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • Arlene Dahl, Rhonda Fleming, and John Payne in Slightly Scarlet (1956)
    Slightly Scarlet
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Coleen Gray, and John Payne in Tennessee's Partner (1955)
    Tennessee's Partner
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
    Pearl of the South Pacific
    5.3
    • musical score
    • 1955
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Ryan in Escape to Burma (1955)
    Escape to Burma
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Ronald Reagan and Barbara Stanwyck in Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
    Cattle Queen of Montana
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Raymond Burr, Lon Chaney Jr., Yvonne De Carlo, and Cornel Wilde in Passion (1954)
    Passion
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Silver Lode (1954)
    Silver Lode
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Glenn Ford, Zachary Scott, and Ann Sheridan in Appointment in Honduras (1953)
    Appointment in Honduras
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Macdonald Carey, Adele Mara, and Teresa Wright in Count the Hours! (1953)
    Count the Hours!
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1953

Soundtrack



  • Tangomarkkinat
    4.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Liekki" (Passion)
    • 1993
  • Guy Madison, Ilona Massey, Virginia Mayo, and George Raft in Jet Over the Atlantic (1959)
    Jet Over the Atlantic
    5.6
    • music: "WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU" (as Lou Forbes)
    • 1959
  • Hong Kong Affair (1958)
    Hong Kong Affair
    6.1
    • music: "Hong Kong Affair"
    • 1958
  • The River's Edge (1957)
    The River's Edge
    6.4
    • Soundtrack ("The River's Edge")
    • 1957
  • Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Coleen Gray, and John Payne in Tennessee's Partner (1955)
    Tennessee's Partner
    6.5
    • music: "HEART OF GOLD"
    • arranger: "Wedding March" (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
    Pearl of the South Pacific
    5.3
    • music: "I Can't Get Away" (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Ryan in Escape to Burma (1955)
    Escape to Burma
    5.5
    • writer: "Song of Burma" (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Ronald Reagan and Barbara Stanwyck in Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
    Cattle Queen of Montana
    5.7
    • music: "Montana"
    • 1954
  • Ellen Drew, John Payne, and Sonny Tufts in The Crooked Way (1949)
    The Crooked Way
    6.6
    • arranger: "Jingle Bells", "Those Gamblers Blues", "Careless Love", "Down in the Valley" (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Raymond Burr, Dick Powell, and Lizabeth Scott in Pitfall (1948)
    Pitfall
    7.1
    • arranger: "Träume (Dreams): Wesendonck Lieder No.5" (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Helena Carter, June Havoc, and George Raft in Intrigue (1947)
    Intrigue
    5.8
    • arranger: "Preguntale a las Estrella" (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Mischa Auer, June Havoc, Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Patrick, and Helen Walker in Brewster's Millions (1945)
    Brewster's Millions
    6.6
    • music: "Havoc in June", "Boogie Woogie", "Tailspin" (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • James Stewart, Paulette Goddard, and Charles Winninger in Pot o' Gold (1941)
    Pot o' Gold
    6.0
    • writer: "Hi, Cy, What's A-Cookin'?" (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lou Forbes
  • Born
    • August 12, 1902
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • June 17, 1981
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

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    Brother of Leo F. Forbstein

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