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Jimmy McHugh(1893-1969)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Composer
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Jimmy McHugh
Jimmy McHugh was born on 10 July 1893 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for North by Northwest (1959), Ford v Ferrari (2019) and Labor Day (2013). He was married to Bessie Hornbrook. He died on 23 May 1969 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 10, 1893
DiedMay 23, 1969(75)
BornJuly 10, 1893
DiedMay 23, 1969(75)
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  • Nominated for 5 Oscars
    • 5 nominations total

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Known for

Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest
8.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 1959
Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Ford v Ferrari
8.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2019
Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in Labor Day (2013)
Labor Day
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013
Cocoon (1985)
Cocoon
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 1985

Credits

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Music Department

  • Kerry Washington, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Pepi Sonuga, Sarah Jeffery, Ebony Obsidian, and Shanice Shantay in The Six Triple Eight (2024)
    The Six Triple Eight
    6.7
    • written by: "Dig-A-Dig-A-Doo"
    • 2024
  • We're Here for a Good Time, Not a Long Time
    • background track: performed by: "Let's Get Lost" (as McHugh & Loesser)
    • 2013
  • Barbra Streisand: I'm in the Mood for Love
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2003
  • Coffee
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 1997
  • Sal Mineo, Barbara Eden, Christine Carère, Barry Coe, Gary Crosby, and Terry Moore in A Private's Affair (1959)
    A Private's Affair
    5.3
    • songs
    • 1959
  • Jack the Ripper (1959)
    Jack the Ripper
    6.1
    • composer: US version
    • 1959
  • Homemakers Show
    TV Series
    • composer: title theme "As the Girls Gi"
    • 1950–1958
  • Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z
    4.2
    TV Series
    • featuring the music of
    • 1957
  • Anything But Love
    TV Movie
    • songs by
    • 1951
  • Jane Frazee in Calendar Girl (1947)
    Calendar Girl
    5.8
    • songs by (as James McHugh)
    • 1947
  • Frank Sinatra, Michèle Morgan, Leon Errol, Barbara Hale, Jack Haley, Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman, Marcy McGuire, and Dooley Wilson in Higher and Higher (1943)
    Higher and Higher
    6.0
    • songs: music by
    • 1943
  • Melvyn Douglas and Norma Shearer in We Were Dancing (1942)
    We Were Dancing
    6.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Kay Kyser, and Ginny Simms in You'll Find Out (1940)
    You'll Find Out
    6.1
    • music by (as James McHugh)
    • 1940
  • Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, and Ellen Drew in Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
    Buck Benny Rides Again
    6.9
    • music by
    • 1940
  • Jackie Cooper in Scouts to the Rescue (1939)
    Scouts to the Rescue
    5.9
    • composer: main title theme (uncredited)
    • 1939

Actor

  • Meet Me at Disneyland (1962)
    Meet Me at Disneyland
    TV Series
    • 1962
  • Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
    The Helen Morgan Story
    6.3
    • Jimmy McHugh
    • 1957
  • Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
    Screen Directors Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Jimmy McHugh
    • 1956

Composer

  • Song by Song (1977)
    Song by Song
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • McHugh & Loesser
  • Born
    • July 10, 1893
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • May 23, 1969
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Bessie HornbrookAugust 8, 1914 - ? (separated, 1 child)
  • Other works
    (song) "The Sunny Side of the Street"
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Composed the Universal Pictures fanfare in 1936.

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