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Gus Levene(1911-1979)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Gus Levene was born on 11 July 1911 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was a composer, known for The King and I (1956), The Music Man (1962) and The Vagabond King (1956). He died on 9 February 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 11, 1911
DiedFebruary 9, 1979(67)
BornJuly 11, 1911
DiedFebruary 9, 1979(67)
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Known for

Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner in The King and I (1956)
The King and I
7.4
  • Music Department
  • 1956
Buddy Hackett, Paul Ford, Hermione Gingold, Shirley Jones, Pert Kelton, and Robert Preston in The Music Man (1962)
The Music Man
7.7
  • Music Department
  • 1962
Kathryn Grayson and Oreste Kirkop in The Vagabond King (1956)
The Vagabond King
5.2
  • Music Department
  • 1956
Jeff Bridges and Farrah Fawcett in Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
Somebody Killed Her Husband
4.9
  • Music Department
  • 1978

Credits

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Music Department

  • BBC Proms (2010)
    BBC Proms
    7.0
    TV Series
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
    Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
    6.0
    • orchestrator
    • 1979
  • Jeff Bridges and Farrah Fawcett in Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
    Somebody Killed Her Husband
    4.9
    • orchestrator
    • 1978
  • Jason Robards, Robert Vaughn, Stefanie Powers, and Cliff Robertson in Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
    Washington: Behind Closed Doors
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • orchestrator
    • 1977
  • It's Showtime (1976)
    It's Showtime
    6.2
    • additional orchestrator
    • 1976
  • Jeff Bridges and Blythe Danner in Hearts of the West (1975)
    Hearts of the West
    6.5
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Donald Pleasence, Vincent Price, Sam Waterston, Scott Marlowe, Ian McShane, Yvette Mimieux, Zero Mostel, and Joseph Wiseman in Journey Into Fear (1975)
    Journey Into Fear
    5.3
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • At Long Last Love (1975)
    At Long Last Love
    5.4
    • orchestrator
    • 1975
  • Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
    Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
    4.7
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
    7.8
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971)
    O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
    7.4
    TV Series
    • orchestrator
    • 1971
  • Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
    Dirty Dingus Magee
    5.2
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Stacy Keach in The Traveling Executioner (1970)
    The Traveling Executioner
    6.3
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Meredith MacRae, and Joe Namath in Norwood (1970)
    Norwood
    5.3
    • orchestrator
    • 1970
  • Burt Lancaster, Jacqueline Bisset, Van Heflin, George Kennedy, Dean Martin, Barbara Hale, Helen Hayes, Barry Nelson, Lloyd Nolan, Jean Seberg, Maureen Stapleton, and Dana Wynter in Airport (1970)
    Airport
    6.6
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1970

Composer

  • Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen in White Christmas (1954)
    White Christmas
    7.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1954

Soundtrack

  • Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Stanfield in Play Dirty (2025)
    Play Dirty
    5.9
    • writer: "Ring Those Christmas Bells"
    • 2025
  • ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! (2024)
    ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!
    7.5
    • writer: "Fun in Acapulco Cues"
    • 2024
  • So Close Away (2020)
    So Close Away
    7.4
    Short
    • writer: "Come Back To Sorrento"
    • 2020
  • BBC Proms (2010)
    BBC Proms
    7.0
    TV Series
    • arranger: "June Is Bustin' Out All Over"
    • 2010
  • Red Buttons, Victor Mature, Kathryn Grant, David Nelson, and Gilbert Roland in The Big Circus (1959)
    The Big Circus
    6.2
    • performer: "The Big Circus", "Nearer To Heaven"
    • 1959
  • Vertigo (1958)
    Vertigo
    8.2
    • arranger: "Sardis #4" (uncredited)
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 11, 1911
    • Dallas, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • February 9, 1979
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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