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Allan Gray(1904-1973)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Allan (or Josef as he was then) studied under the great pioneering modernist Arnold Schönberg. To pay for his tuition he composed popular, jazz-influenced tunes for cabaret acts in Berlin. Josef took his pseudonym from Oscar Wilde's narcissistic hero, Dorian Gray.
BornFebruary 23, 1904
DiedSeptember 10, 1973(69)
BornFebruary 23, 1904
DiedSeptember 10, 1973(69)
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Known for

Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in The African Queen (1951)
The African Queen
7.7
  • Composer
  • 1951
David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
A Matter of Life and Death
8.0
  • Composer
  • 1946
Jill Esmond, Leslie Fenton, and Conrad Veidt in F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer (1933)
F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer
6.1
  • Composer
  • 1933
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
8.0
  • Composer
  • 1943

Credits

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Composer

  • The Big Hunt (1959)
    The Big Hunt
    • Composer
    • 1959
  • Beautiful Girls (1955)
    Beautiful Girls
    5.0
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Destination Milan (1954)
    Destination Milan
    6.0
    • Composer (segments "Destination Milan", "Lowland Fling")
    • 1954
  • The Last Moment
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Naomi Chance and William Lundigan in Terror Ship (1954)
    Terror Ship
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Rheingold Theatre (1953)
    Rheingold Theatre
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • music by
    • 1953–1954
  • The Triangle
    • Composer (segments "A Lodging for the Night", "American Duel")
    • 1953
  • Three's Company
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Thought to Kill
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • The Genie (1953)
    The Genie
    • Composer (segments "The Genie", "The Heel", "Emerald Green")
    • 1953
  • The Accused
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Twilight Women (1952)
    Twilight Women
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1952
  • Claudette Colbert in Outpost in Malaya (1952)
    Outpost in Malaya
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1952
  • Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in The African Queen (1951)
    The African Queen
    7.7
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • David Farrar and Geraldine Fitzgerald in Obsessed (1951)
    Obsessed
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1951

Music Department

  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
    8.0
    • music arranger
    • 1943
  • Ralph Richardson in The Silver Fleet (1943)
    The Silver Fleet
    6.8
    • music arranger
    • 1943
  • Clive Brook and Judy Campbell in Adventure in Blackmail (1942)
    Adventure in Blackmail
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • The Last Waltz (1936)
    The Last Waltz
    • musical director
    • 1936

Soundtrack

  • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, and Mr. Lawrence in Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021)
    Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
    3.7
    TV Series
    • music: "Perfect Hostess" (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Bill Fagerbakke in The Patrick Star Show (2021)
    The Patrick Star Show
    3.6
    TV Series
    • music: "Perfect Hostess" (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • The Plot Against America (2020)
    The Plot Against America
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Swing Doors"
    • writer: "Swing Doors" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Christine Renard in Wild Grass (2009)
    Wild Grass
    6.2
    • writer: "Salue la Lune"
    • 2009
  • Fallout 3 (2008)
    Fallout 3
    9.0
    Video Game
    • writer: "Swing Doors"
    • 2008
  • Robinson in Space (1997)
    Robinson in Space
    7.1
    • writer: "A Matter of Life and Death" Prelude
    • 1997
  • Åsa-Nisse som polis (1960)
    Åsa-Nisse som polis
    3.9
    • music: "Swing Doors" (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Playing on the Rainbow (1958)
    Playing on the Rainbow
    4.3
    • music: "Mambo Originale" (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Klarar Bananen Biffen? (1957)
    Klarar Bananen Biffen?
    4.5
    • music: "Grottos and Caves" (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Alive on Saturday
    • music: "Proposal" (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Tarps Elin (1956)
    Tarps Elin
    6.0
    • music: "Swing Doors" (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Million Dollar Manhunt (1956)
    Million Dollar Manhunt
    4.7
    • music: "Grand Guignol" (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Swing it, fröken (1956)
    Swing it, fröken
    5.5
    • music: "Swing Doors" (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • John Elfström, Gustaf Lövås, and Artur Rolén in Åsa-Nisse flyger i luften (1956)
    Åsa-Nisse flyger i luften
    3.7
    • music: "Flight Music" (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Kärlek på turné (1955)
    Kärlek på turné
    4.9
    • music: "Gorgeous Hussy" (uncredited)
    • 1955

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Alan Gray
  • Born
    • February 23, 1904
    • Tarnów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Tarnów, Malopolskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • September 10, 1973
    • Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • Other works
    Unused ballet music for The Red Shoes (1948).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He had a musical education by Arnold Schönberg before he wrote first compositions for stage performances of Max Reinhardt.
  • Salary
    • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
      (1943)
      £500

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