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Nathaniel Shilkret(1889-1982)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Nathaniel Shilkret
Nathaniel Shilkret was born on 25 December 1889 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Green Book (2018), Magic in the Moonlight (2014) and Winterset (1936). He died on 18 February 1982 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 25, 1889
DiedFebruary 18, 1982(92)
BornDecember 25, 1889
DiedFebruary 18, 1982(92)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Green Book (2018)
Green Book
8.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Colin Firth and Emma Stone in Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
Magic in the Moonlight
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2014
Margo and Burgess Meredith in Winterset (1936)
Winterset
6.0
  • Composer(uncredited)
  • 1936
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing Time (1936)
Swing Time
7.4
  • Music Department
  • 1936

Credits

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Composer

  • Game Warden (1955)
    That Man Rickey
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1952
  • Game Warden (1955)
    Feathered Bullets
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • Day of the Fight (1951)
    Ambulance Doctor
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • Game Warden (1955)
    Lake Texoma
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • Flying Padre (1951)
    Flying Padre
    5.5
    Short
    • music by
    • 1951
  • It's Only Muscle
    Short
    • music by
    • 1950
  • County Fair (1948)
    Canada Unlimited
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Airline Glamour Girls (1949)
    Airline Glamour Girls
    5.4
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Boy and the Eagle (1949)
    Boy and the Eagle
    5.9
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • County Fair (1948)
    The Kentucky Derby Story
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • County Fair (1948)
    Fraud Fighters
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Berlin Powderkeg (1949)
    Berlin Powderkeg
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Game Warden (1955)
    Fighting Tarpon
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • Game Warden (1955)
    Athletic Stars
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • Game Warden (1955)
    Athletic Varieties
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1948

Music Department

  • Cry of the Hunted (1953)
    Cry of the Hunted
    6.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Jane Greer and Howard Keel in Desperate Search (1952)
    Desperate Search
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Caution, Danger Ahead (1952)
    Caution, Danger Ahead
    Short
    • music supervisor
    • 1952
  • You for Me (1952)
    You for Me
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Robert Young, Jack Buetel, and Janis Carter in The Half-Breed (1952)
    The Half-Breed
    5.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Game Warden (1955)
    Slammin' Sammy Snead
    Short
    • musical director
    • 1951
  • Boy and the Eagle (1949)
    Boy and the Eagle
    5.9
    Short
    • musical director
    • 1949
  • Dale Belding, Don Castle, Virginia Grey, Eilene Janssen, Ardda Lynwood, Peter Miles, and Larry Olsen in Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin? (1948)
    Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin?
    4.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Asta Jr. in Song of the Thin Man (1947)
    Song of the Thin Man
    6.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Courage of Lassie (1946)
    Courage of Lassie
    6.2
    • composer: additional music
    • conductor (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1946
  • MGM Christmas Trailer
    Short
    • musical director
    • 1945
  • Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
    Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
    7.6
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in Mrs. Parkington (1944)
    Mrs. Parkington
    7.0
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Brian Donlevy and Ann Richards in An American Romance (1944)
    An American Romance
    6.7
    • conductor (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Van Johnson and Marilyn Maxwell in 3 Men in White (1944)
    3 Men in White
    6.1
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1944

Actor

  • Yankee Doodle Home
    Short
    • Band Leader
    • 1939
  • It Happened in Paris
    • Orchestra Leader (as Nathaniel Shilkret and His Orchestra)
    • 1932
  • Radio Salutes
    Short
    • 1931
  • Puss in Boots (1931)
    Puss in Boots
    Short
    • Orchestra Leader
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Nathaniel Shilkret and His Orchestra
  • Born
    • December 25, 1889
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 18, 1982
    • New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Conducted the first recording of George Gershwin's "An American in Paris". It was played by the Victor Symphony Orchestra.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of bandleader/pianist Jack Shilkret.
  • Nickname
    • Nat

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