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Buster Davis(1918-1987)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Composer, songwriter ("Autumn's In the Air"), arranger and conductor, educated at Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts degree). He was a vocal arranger and conductor for Broadway musicals, including "Funny Girl" and "Fade Out - Fade In". Joining ASCAP in 1963, he collaborated musically with Marshall Barer. His other popular-song compositions include "Opening Night", "From the Barns of Maine to the Tents of California", and "But the People Were Nice".
BornJuly 4, 1918
DiedJuly 1987
BornJuly 4, 1918
DiedJuly 1987
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win total

Known for

Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Music Department
Movie Movie (1978)
Movie Movie
6.4
  • Music Department
  • 1978
The Best of Broadway (1954)
The Best of Broadway
6.9
TV Series
  • Music Department
Art Carney in Art Carney Special (1959)
Art Carney Special
6.9
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Music Department



  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • music coordinator
    • 1987
  • Movie Movie (1978)
    Movie Movie
    6.4
    • songs: music
    • vocal arrangements
    • 1978
  • The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (1965)
    The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • choral director
    • 1965
  • Hooray for Love
    2.6
    TV Movie
    • vocal director & arrangements
    • 1960
  • Art Carney in Art Carney Special (1959)
    Art Carney Special
    6.9
    TV Series
    • vocal direction and arrangements
    • 1959
  • Holiday U.S.A.
    TV Special
    • vocal arrangements & special material
    • 1959
  • Swing Into Spring! (1959)
    Swing Into Spring!
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • choral director and arrangement
    • 1959
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
    The Bell Telephone Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • music arranger: vocals (1960-1968)
    • 1959–1968
  • Standard Oil New Jersey Presents Its 75th Anniversary Entertainment
    TV Movie
    • music
    • 1957
  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    7.2
    TV Series
    • vocal arranger
    • 1957
  • Panama Hattie (1954)
    Panama Hattie
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • conductor & musical director
    • 1954
  • The Best of Broadway (1954)
    The Best of Broadway
    6.9
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1954

Actor



  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    7.2
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • Omnibus (1952)
    Omnibus
    8.2
    TV Series
    • (segment "Three Sketches")
    • 1954

Soundtrack



  • The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981)
    The 53rd Annual Academy Awards
    6.3
    TV Special
    • arranger: "Hooray for Hollywood"
    • 1981
  • Movie Movie (1978)
    Movie Movie
    6.4
    • music: "Overture to Baxter's Beauties of 1933", "Torching For Bill", "I Just Need The Girl", "It Just Shows To Go You", "My Wedding Day Is Here", "I Just Need The Girl (Reprise)", "Baxter's Bicycles", "Tickled Pink", "Zulu Lulus", "Lucky Day", "Finale (End Title)"
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 4, 1918
    • Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • July 1987
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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