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Harper MacKay(1921-1995)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Additional Crew
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Harper MacKay was born on 13 October 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer, known for Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Darling Lili (1970) and Cry Uncle (1971). He was married to Margery MacKay. He died on 2 June 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 13, 1921
DiedJune 2, 1995(73)
BornOctober 13, 1921
DiedJune 2, 1995(73)
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Known for

Richard Burton, Linda Blair, James Earl Jones, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow, and Paul Henreid in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Exorcist II: The Heretic
3.8
  • Music Department
  • 1977
Darling Lili (1970)
Darling Lili
6.1
  • Music Department
  • 1970
Cry Uncle (1971)
Cry Uncle
4.9
  • Music Department
  • 1971
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
Pennies from Heaven
6.5
  • Music Department
  • 1981

Credits

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Music Department

  • Barry Bostwick, Susan Egan, Richard Kiley, and Brent Sudduth in Aladdin (1990)
    Aladdin
    2.8
    TV Movie
    • rehearsal accompanist (as Haper Mackay)
    • 1990
  • Pennies from Heaven (1981)
    Pennies from Heaven
    6.5
    • musical associate
    • 1981
  • Richard Burton, Linda Blair, James Earl Jones, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow, and Paul Henreid in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
    Exorcist II: The Heretic
    3.8
    • choral director
    • 1977
  • Steve Bonino, Cosie Costa, John Lansing, Freddie Prinze, and Biff Warren in The Great NBC Smilin' Saturday Mornin' Parade (1976)
    The Great NBC Smilin' Saturday Mornin' Parade
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • musical director
    • 1976
  • Once Is Not Enough (1975)
    Once Is Not Enough
    4.7
    • musician: piano, keyboards (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Polly Bergen, Donna Mills, Paul Burke, Judy Carne, and Barbara Feldon in The Wide World of Mystery (1973)
    The Wide World of Mystery
    6.9
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1975
  • NBC Follies (1973)
    NBC Follies
    TV Series
    • theme music
    • musical director
    • 1973
  • Laurence Luckinbill in The Delphi Bureau (1972)
    The Delphi Bureau
    7.0
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1972–1973
  • Cry Uncle (1971)
    Cry Uncle
    4.9
    • conductor
    • lyricist
    • 1971
  • Darling Lili (1970)
    Darling Lili
    6.1
    • vocal coach
    • 1970
  • Guess What We Learned in School Today? (1970)
    Guess What We Learned in School Today?
    4.1
    • conductor
    • 1970
  • Hans Brinker (1969)
    Hans Brinker
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • music supervisor
    • 1969
  • Burlesque is Alive and Living in Beautiful Downtown Burbank
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1969
  • An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte
    8.2
    TV Special
    • musical supervisor
    • 1969
  • Portrait of Petula
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1969

Composer

  • Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television (1982)
    Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special (1980)
    The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • Mel Blanc in Daffy Duck's Easter Show (1980)
    Daffy Duck's Easter Show
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • Daffy Flies North (1980)
    Daffy Flies North
    5.9
    TV Short
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • The Chocolate Chase (1980)
    The Chocolate Chase
    5.4
    TV Short
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • The Yolks on You (1980)
    The Yolks on You
    5.8
    TV Short
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • Bugs Bunny's Holiday Diet (1979)
    Bugs Bunny's Holiday Diet
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • The Bugs Bunny Mother's Day Special (1979)
    The Bugs Bunny Mother's Day Special
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Bugs Bunny's Cupid Capers (1979)
    Bugs Bunny's Cupid Capers
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • music
    • 1979
  • How Bugs Bunny Won the West (1978)
    How Bugs Bunny Won the West
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • The Daffy Duck Show (1978)
    The Daffy Duck Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer (1978)
    • 1978
  • Visions (1976)
    Visions
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special (1977)
    Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Lights, Camera, Monty!
    TV Special
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Laurence Luckinbill in The Delphi Bureau (1972)
    The Delphi Bureau
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1972

Additional Crew

  • Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)
    The Sound of Music
    8.1
    • rehearsal accompanist (uncredited)
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Haper Mackay
  • Born
    • October 13, 1921
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • June 2, 1995
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Margery MacKay1948 - August 1969 (divorced, 2 children)

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