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Louis Applebaum(1918-2000)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Writer
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Louis Applebaum was born on 3 April 1918 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a composer and writer, known for Story of G.I. Joe (1945), Walk East on Beacon! (1952) and The Mask (1961). He died on 20 April 2000 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BornApril 3, 1918
DiedApril 20, 2000(82)
BornApril 3, 1918
DiedApril 20, 2000(82)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

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
  • Composer
  • 1945
George Murphy in Walk East on Beacon! (1952)
Walk East on Beacon!
5.7
  • Composer
  • 1952
The Mask (1961)
The Mask
5.8
  • Composer
  • 1961
Oedipus Rex (1957)
Oedipus Rex
6.6
  • Composer
  • 1957

Credits

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Composer



  • A Little Phantasy on a Nineteenth Century Painting (2025)
    A Little Phantasy on a Nineteenth Century Painting
    6.8
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2025
  • The Taming of the Shrew
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Karsh: The Searching Eye
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Twelfth Night (1986)
    Twelfth Night
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Arthur Miller on Home Ground
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Stacey (1978)
    Stacey
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love (1977)
    Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Pierre Berton in The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway (1974)
    The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • music composed by
    • 1974
  • Tennessee Williams' South (1973)
    Tennessee Williams' South
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Dracula (1973)
    Purple Playhouse
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • The Discoverers
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • The Forest
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Paddle to the Sea (1966)
    Paddle to the Sea
    7.7
    Short
    • musical score
    • 1966
  • The Red Kite
    5.8
    Short
    • music
    • 1965
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    5.2
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1965

Music Department



  • June Night (2020)
    June Night
    5.9
    Short
    • composer: reimagined from compositions by
    • 2020
  • Dan Chameroy in Leer Estates (2020)
    Leer Estates
    TV Mini Series
    • fanfares composed by
    • 2020
  • Pierre Berton in The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway (1974)
    The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • conductor
    • 1974
  • Peter Hearn, Chuck Jones, Don Arioli, Milan Blazekovic, Zlatko Bourek, Tea Brunsmid, Nedeljko Dragic, Hugh Foulds, Vladimir Jutrisa, Fred H. Knelman, Wolf Koenig, Boris Kolar, Jeanette Lerman, Aleksandar Marks, Frank Nissen, Kaj Pindal, Tomislav Simovic, Pino Van Lamsweerde, Dušan Vukotić, and Ante Zaninovic in Man: The Polluter (1973)
    Man: The Polluter
    6.3
    • conductor
    • 1973
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1972
  • In the Labyrinth (1967)
    In the Labyrinth
    7.1
    Short
    • conductor (as Lou Applebaum)
    • 1967
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    5.2
    TV Series
    • musical conductor
    • conducted by
    • conductor ...
    • 1960–1965
  • The Mask (1961)
    The Mask
    5.8
    • conductor (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Festival in Puerto Rico (1961)
    Q for Quest
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1961
  • The Bloody Brood (1959)
    The Bloody Brood
    5.1
    • music director
    • 1959
  • Oedipus Rex (1957)
    Oedipus Rex
    6.6
    • conductor
    • 1957
  • Gilles Lamontagne in Scope (1949)
    Scope
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1955
  • Coney Island, U.S.A.
    7.0
    Short
    • musical director
    • 1952
  • Birthright (1951)
    Birthright
    5.7
    • musical director
    • 1951
  • The Fight: Science Against Cancer (1950)
    The Fight: Science Against Cancer
    5.8
    Short
    • music supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1950

Writer



  • Man of Music (1959)
    Man of Music
    Short
    • script
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Lou Applebaum
  • Born
    • April 3, 1918
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • April 20, 2000
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(cancer)
  • Other works
    Two Gentlemen of Verona (1958). Comedy. Written by William Shakespeare. Featuring songs by Louis Applebaum. Dance arrangements by Tom Brown. Directed by Michael Langham. Phoenix Theatre: 18 Mar 1958- 20 Apr 1958 (28 performances). Cast: Eric Berry (as "Thurio"), Lloyd Bochner (as "Protheus, One of the Two Gentlemen"), Helen Burns (as "Lucetta/Lady"), Douglas Campbell (as "Duke of Milan, Father to Silvia"), Eric Christmas (as "Sir Eglamour") [Broadway debut], Bill Cole (as "Artist/Well-Bred Outlaw"), Julian Flett (as "Sailor/Flunkey"), John Gardiner (as "Well-Bred Outlaw/Sailor/Flunkey"), Bruno Gerussi (as "Launce, Servant to Protheus"), Amelia Hall (as "Hostess of the Inn/Lady"), Eric House (as "Valentine, One of the Two Gentlemen"), Diana Maddox (as "Silvia"), Roberta Maxwell (as "Ursula/Maid to Silvia"), George McCowan (as "Antonio/Father to Protheus/Low-class Brigand"), Ann Morrish (as "Julia"), Douglas Rain (as "Speed/Servant to Valentine"), Gladys Richards (as "Lady"), Lois Shaw (as "Lady"), Powys Thomas (as "Panthino/Servant to Antonio/Well-Bred Outlaw/Officer"), Jeremy Wilkin (as "Low-class Brigand/Officer/Sailor"). Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director. Norris Houghton: Co-Founder).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on December 15, 1976 and the C.C. (Companion of the Order of Canada) on November 15, 1995 for his services to music.

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