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Foster Carling(1898-1976)

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Foster Carling was born on 14 March 1898 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He is known for Mr. Nobody (2009), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Captain Caution (1940). He died in January 1976.
BornMarch 14, 1898
DiedJanuary 1976
BornMarch 14, 1898
DiedJanuary 1976
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Known for

Jared Leto in Mr. Nobody (2009)
Mr. Nobody
7.7
  • Soundtrack("Clink Clink Another Drink")
  • 2009
Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds
8.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2009
Victor Mature, Leo Carrillo, and Louise Platt in Captain Caution (1940)
Captain Caution
5.5
  • Music Department
  • 1940
Grant Williams in The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Incredible Shrinking Man
7.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1957

Credits

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Music Department

  • Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, and Ruth Warrick in Song of the South (1946)
    Song of the South
    6.9
    • composer: songs
    • 1946
  • Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
    Hi Diddle Diddle
    6.6
    • songwriter: lyrics
    • 1943
  • Victor Mature, Leo Carrillo, and Louise Platt in Captain Caution (1940)
    Captain Caution
    5.5
    • lyrics by
    • 1940

Soundtrack

  • Jared Leto in Mr. Nobody (2009)
    Mr. Nobody
    7.7
    • Soundtrack ("Clink Clink Another Drink")
    • 2009
  • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Inglourious Basterds
    8.4
    • writer: "The Man with the Big Sombrero"
    • 2009
  • Grant Williams in The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
    The Incredible Shrinking Man
    7.6
    • writer: "The Incredible Shrinking Man Theme"
    • 1957
  • Watson Downs, Donna Martell, Monte Montague, and Forbes Murray in Western Courage (1950)
    Western Courage
    Short
    • writer: "The Marshal (of Jackson Hole Wyomin')", "The West Is Callin' Me Home", "Western Courage"
    • 1950
  • Shirlee Allard, Smokey Rogers, Deuce Spriggins, and Tex Williams in The Fargo Phantom (1950)
    The Fargo Phantom
    Short
    • writer: "A Song in Your Heart", "Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills"
    • 1950
  • Tex Williams in Coyote Canyon (1949)
    Coyote Canyon
    Short
    • writer: "High-Tailin' Along to Glory", "Waltz of the West", "Shoot Him"
    • 1949
  • The Pecos Pistol (1949)
    The Pecos Pistol
    Short
    • writer: "Captain Jinks of the Texas Rangers", "Anybody Hankerin' for Some Doin's?", "You Ain't Jist A-Whoofin'"
    • 1949
  • Silver Butte
    Short
    • writer: "In the Heart of the Cow Country", "That Fellow Manuelo", "I Don't Like To Work" (uncredited), "Fiesta"
    • 1949
  • Stanley Andrews, Pedro I. De Paul, Helen Gibson, Riley Hill, Smokey Rogers, Lina Romay, Deuce Spriggins, Tex Williams, and Johnny Weis in Cheyenne Cowboy (1949)
    Cheyenne Cowboy
    Short
    • writer: "A Cowpoke Gits No Rest at All", "A Man's Best Friend Is a Woman", "Sun in the Sky", "That Good Old Western Music"
    • 1949
  • Robert Blake, Lorna Gray, and Monte Hale in Out California Way (1946)
    Out California Way
    5.9
    • lyrics: "Out California Way"
    • 1946
  • Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, and Ruth Warrick in Song of the South (1946)
    Song of the South
    6.9
    • writer: "Who Wants To Live Like That?", "Let The Rain Pour Down" (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Richard Dix and Jane Wyatt in The Kansan (1943)
    The Kansan
    5.6
    • lyrics: "Lullaby of the Herd"
    • 1943
  • Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
    Hi Diddle Diddle
    6.6
    • writer: "I Loved You Too Little, Too Late", "The Man with the Big Sombrero" (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Clink! Clink! Another Drink (1942)
    Clink! Clink! Another Drink
    6.3
    Short
    • lyrics: "Clink, Clink, Another Drink"
    • 1942
  • The Chool Song (1942)
    The Chool Song
    6.2
    Short
    • writer: "The Chool Song"
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 14, 1898
    • St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • January 1976

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Although primarily known as a writer of lyrics for cowboy movies, Foster's masterpiece was his lyrics for Spike Jones' 1945 version of the Nutcracker Suite, arranged by Country Joe Washburn from Tchaikovsky's ballet.

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