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Eliot Daniel(1908-1997)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Eliot Daniel was born on 7 January 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer, known for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Rat Race (2001) and The Cable Guy (1996). He died on 6 December 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 7, 1908
DiedDecember 6, 1997(89)
BornJanuary 7, 1908
DiedDecember 6, 1997(89)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
7.1
  • Music Department
  • 1953
John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, Jon Lovitz, Breckin Meyer, and Amy Smart in Rat Race (2001)
Rat Race
6.5
  • Soundtrack("I Love Lucy")
  • 2001
Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy (1996)
The Cable Guy
6.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1996
Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, and Emma Stone in Aloha (2015)
Aloha
5.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015

Credits

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Composer

  • Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in I Love Lucy: The Very First Show (1990)
    I Love Lucy: The Very First Show
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Johnny Learns His Manners
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • music composed by
    • 1966
  • Annie Fargue, Jess Oppenheimer, and Marshall Thompson in Angel (1960)
    Angel
    6.8
    TV Series
    • music by
    • Composer
    • 1960–1961
  • Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
    Tales of Wells Fargo
    7.9
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1960
  • Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, William Frawley, and Vivian Vance in I Love Lucy (1951)
    I Love Lucy
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • original music
    • 1951–1957
  • December Bride (1954)
    December Bride
    7.9
    TV Series
    • music composed by
    • Composer
    • 1954–1957
  • Dan Simmons in Those Whiting Girls (1955)
    Those Whiting Girls
    7.4
    TV Series
    • music by
    • 1955
  • June Havoc in Willy (1954)
    Willy
    TV Series
    • music by
    • 1954–1955
  • Yesterday and Today (1953)
    Yesterday and Today
    5.0
    • music score
    • 1953
  • Little Toot (1948)
    Little Toot
    7.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • Melody Time (1948)
    Melody Time
    6.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Once Upon a Wintertime (1948)
    Once Upon a Wintertime
    6.6
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
    Fun and Fancy Free
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1947
  • Make Mine Music (1946)
    Make Mine Music
    6.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1946

Music Department

  • The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985)
    The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue
    8.6
    Video
    • musical director: archive footage
    • 1985
  • Uncle Sam Magoo (1970)
    Uncle Sam Magoo
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • choral director
    • 1970
  • Bob Hope in The Bob Hope Show (1950)
    The Bob Hope Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • original music
    • 1968
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • conducted by
    • 1966
  • Annie Fargue, Jess Oppenheimer, and Marshall Thompson in Angel (1960)
    Angel
    6.8
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • theme music by
    • 1960–1961
  • Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
    The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
    8.4
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1957–1960
  • December Bride (1954)
    December Bride
    7.9
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1954–1959
  • Pat Boone, Christine Carère, Gary Crosby, Sheree North, and Tommy Sands in Mardi Gras (1958)
    Mardi Gras
    5.3
    • vocal arranger
    • 1958
  • Colgate Theatre (1958)
    Colgate Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1958
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1957
  • Dan Simmons in Those Whiting Girls (1955)
    Those Whiting Girls
    7.4
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • musical director
    • 1955–1957
  • Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, William Frawley, and Vivian Vance in I Love Lucy (1951)
    I Love Lucy
    8.5
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1956
  • Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
    The Colgate Comedy Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • vocal supervision
    • 1954
  • Yesterday and Today (1953)
    Yesterday and Today
    5.0
    • musical director
    • 1953
  • Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
    7.1
    • vocal director
    • 1953

Soundtrack

  • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Love Lucy"
    • 2023
  • Patton Oswalt, Felicia Day, Baron Vaughn, Jonah Ray, and Hampton Yount in Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017)
    Mystery Science Theater 3000
    8.1
    TV Series
    • music: "I Love Lucy" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in Lucy and Desi (2022)
    Lucy and Desi
    7.7
    • writer: "I Love Lucy"
    • writer: "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour"
    • 2022
  • Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos (2021)
    Being the Ricardos
    6.5
    • writer: "I Love Lucy Theme"
    • 2021
  • Natalie Portman and Mehdi Taleghani in Lucy in the Sky (2019)
    Lucy in the Sky
    4.9
    • writer: "Blue Shadows on the Trail"
    • 2019
  • Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival (2016)
    Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival
    TV Series
    • writer: "Pecos Bill"
    • 2017
  • Fargo (2014)
    Fargo
    8.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Blue Shadows On the Trail" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime (2017)
    Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime
    6.5
    • writer: "Two Little Girls from Little Rock" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Tu cara me suena (2011)
    Tu cara me suena
    6.9
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Two Little Girls from Little Rock"
    • 2017
  • Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, and Jodie Sweetin in Fuller House (2016)
    Fuller House
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Love Lucy Theme"
    • 2016
  • Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, and Emma Stone in Aloha (2015)
    Aloha
    5.4
    • writer: "I Love Lucy Theme"
    • 2015
  • 20 to 1 (2005)
    20 to 1
    5.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Love Lucy" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
    Mona Lisa Smile
    6.6
    • writer: "I Love Lucy"
    • 2003
  • John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, Jon Lovitz, Breckin Meyer, and Amy Smart in Rat Race (2001)
    Rat Race
    6.5
    • Soundtrack ("I Love Lucy")
    • 2001
  • Paul W. Chrisman, Ranger Doug, Fred LaBour, Joey Miskulin, and Riders in the Sky in Riders in the Sky: Live at the Sarsaparilla Saloon (1999)
    Riders in the Sky: Live at the Sarsaparilla Saloon
    Video
    • writer: "Pecos Bill"
    • 1999

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 7, 1908
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • December 6, 1997
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)

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