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Charles Previn(1888-1973)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Charles Previn
Charles Previn was born on 11 January 1888 in Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Shadow of a Doubt (1943), My Man Godfrey (1936) and Saboteur (1942). He died on 22 September 1973 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 11, 1888
DiedSeptember 22, 1973(85)
BornJanuary 11, 1888
DiedSeptember 22, 1973(85)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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Known for

Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright in Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Shadow of a Doubt
7.7
  • Music Department
  • 1943
Carole Lombard and William Powell in My Man Godfrey (1936)
My Man Godfrey
7.9
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1936
Robert Cummings and Priscilla Lane in Saboteur (1942)
Saboteur
7.1
  • Music Department
  • 1942
Lon Chaney Jr. and Evelyn Ankers in The Wolf Man (1941)
The Wolf Man
7.2
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1941

Credits

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Music Department



  • Destination Saturn
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • musical director: archive footage
    • 1966
  • The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)
    The World of Abbott and Costello
    6.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Scatman Crothers, Chet Allen, Dan Dailey, Carole Mathews, and Diana Lynn in Meet Me at the Fair (1953)
    Meet Me at the Fair
    6.0
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., Paula Corday, Richard Greene, John Hoyt, Stephen McNally, and Michael Pate in The Black Castle (1952)
    The Black Castle
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • James Best, Oliver Blake, Zachary Charles, Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, Lori Nelson, and Emory Parnell in Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
    Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
    6.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Yvonne De Carlo and Rock Hudson in Scarlet Angel (1952)
    Scarlet Angel
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Scott Brady, Joyce Holden, John Lund, and Chill Wills in Bronco Buster (1952)
    Bronco Buster
    5.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Macdonald Carey, Victor Jory, and Alexis Smith in Cave of Outlaws (1951)
    Cave of Outlaws
    6.0
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • The Strange Door (1951)
    The Strange Door
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Rhonda Fleming and Mark Stevens in Little Egypt (1951)
    Little Egypt
    5.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Rock Hudson, Robert Arthur, Charles Drake, Richard Long, Stephen McNally, Alex Nicol, and Gail Russell in Air Cadet (1951)
    Air Cadet
    5.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • James Stewart and Shelley Winters in Winchester '73 (1950)
    Winchester '73
    7.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Snowtime Jubilee
    Short
    • musical director
    • 1949
  • Western Melodies
    Short
    • musical director: archive footage
    • 1949
  • Noah Beery Jr., John 'Dusty' King, and Jean Rogers in Squadron of Doom (1949)
    Squadron of Doom
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • musical director: archive footage
    • 1949

Composer



  • Ethel Barrymore, Kathryn Grayson, José Iturbi, Mario Lanza, Jules Munshin, and Keenan Wynn in That Midnight Kiss (1949)
    That Midnight Kiss
    6.5
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Jane Powell, Bonita Granville, Charlie McCarthy, and Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra in Song of the Open Road (1944)
    Song of the Open Road
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Radio Melodies
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Louise Allbritton, Evelyn Ankers, and Robert Paige in Son of Dracula (1943)
    Son of Dracula
    6.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Smoke Rings
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • Acquanetta, Andy Devine, Jane Frazee, and Allan Jones in Rhythm of the Islands (1943)
    Rhythm of the Islands
    4.8
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Swing That Band
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • Jane Frazee, Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, Robert Paige, and Peggy Ryan in Get Hep to Love (1942)
    Get Hep to Love
    6.8
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Lon Chaney Jr. and Evelyn Ankers in The Wolf Man (1941)
    The Wolf Man
    7.2
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Doin' the Town
    8.9
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1941
  • W.C. Fields and Gloria Jean in Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
    Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
    7.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Music à la King
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1941
  • Deanna Durbin, Mischa Auer, Kenneth Brown, Robert Cummings, and Billy Lenhart in Spring Parade (1940)
    Spring Parade
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1940
  • Deanna Durbin and Robert Stack in First Love (1939)
    First Love
    7.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Dick Foran, Charley Grapewin, and Anita Louise in Hero for a Day (1939)
    Hero for a Day
    5.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939

Actor



  • June Allyson, Jimmy Durante, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford, and Lauritz Melchior in Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
    Two Sisters from Boston
    6.6
    • Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Hugh Herbert, Kenneth Brown, Stuart Erwin, Billy Gilbert, Nan Grey, Gloria Jean, Billy Lenhart, Eugene Pallette, C. Aubrey Smith, and Robert Stack in A Little Bit of Heaven (1940)
    A Little Bit of Heaven
    6.1
    • Radio Conductor
    • 1940
  • Deanna Durbin in Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
    Three Smart Girls Grow Up
    6.9
    • Conductor (uncredited)
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 11, 1888
    • Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 22, 1973
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His cousin's sons are composer André Previn and director Steve Previn.

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