Joseph Gershenson(1904-1988)
- Music Department
- Producer
- Composer
Russian-born Joseph Gershenson began his show-business career in 1920
as a conductor of orchestras in movie theaters. Hired by Universal
Pictures for its music department, he was made the department head in
1940. Gershenson's name appeared on virtually every Universal film made
as music supervisor from 1949 until his retirement in 1969 after
Angel in My Pocket (1969). He also branched out into producing and directing, using the
pseudonym Joseph G. Sanford.
