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George Melachrino(1909-1965)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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George Melachrino was born on 1 May 1909 in London, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for The Gamma People (1956), No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948) and Woman to Woman (1947). He died on 18 June 1965 in London, England, UK.
BornMay 1, 1909
DiedJune 18, 1965(56)
BornMay 1, 1909
DiedJune 18, 1965(56)
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Known for

Paul Douglas and Eva Bartok in The Gamma People (1956)
The Gamma People
5.3
  • Music Department
  • 1956
Linden Travers in No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
6.0
  • Composer
  • 1948
Adele Dixon in Woman to Woman (1947)
Woman to Woman
5.6
  • Music Department
  • 1947
Melody in the Dark (1949)
Melody in the Dark
4.6
  • Music Department
  • 1949

Credits

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Music Department

  • The Skiers of Norway
    • performer
    • Short
  • Love in Monaco (1959)
    Love in Monaco
    6.7
    • conductor (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Festival of British Popular Songs
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1956
  • Odongo (1956)
    Odongo
    5.3
    • conductor
    • 1956
  • Sanremo Music Festival (1951)
    Sanremo Music Festival
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • orchestra director
    • 1956
  • Paul Douglas and Eva Bartok in The Gamma People (1956)
    The Gamma People
    5.3
    • musical director
    • 1956
  • The Way Out (1955)
    The Way Out
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Faith Domergue and Gene Nelson in The Atomic Man (1955)
    The Atomic Man
    5.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
    Eight O'Clock Walk
    6.7
    • conductor
    • 1954
  • Maladie d'amour
    TV Movie
    • conductor: 7th November version
    • 1952
  • Michael Gough and Elizabeth Sellars in Night Was Our Friend (1951)
    Night Was Our Friend
    5.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane in Old Mother Riley, Headmistress (1950)
    Old Mother Riley, Headmistress
    4.5
    • musical director
    • 1950
  • Melody in the Dark (1949)
    Melody in the Dark
    4.6
    • musical director
    • 1949
  • Beatrice Campbell, Derek Farr, Sally Gray, Stephen Murray, and Nigel Patrick in Silent Dust (1949)
    Silent Dust
    6.9
    • conductor
    • 1949
  • A Song on the Wind
    TV Movie
    • musical arrangements by
    • 1948
  • The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)
    The Story of Shirley Yorke
    6.0
    • conductor
    • 1948

Composer

  • Land of Laughter (1957)
    Land of Laughter
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • Odongo (1956)
    Odongo
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • Jocelyn Lane in April in Portugal (1956)
    April in Portugal
    7.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • Paul Douglas and Eva Bartok in The Gamma People (1956)
    The Gamma People
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
    Eight O'Clock Walk
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane in Old Mother Riley, Headmistress (1950)
    Old Mother Riley, Headmistress
    4.5
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • You Can't Fool an Irishman (1949)
    A Matter of Murder
    4.7
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Dark Secret (1949)
    Dark Secret
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949)
    Old Mother Riley's New Venture
    4.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Temptations (1949)
    Temptations
    4.8
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Richard Greene in Now Barabbas (1949)
    Now Barabbas
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Forbidden (1949)
    Forbidden
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Things Happen at Night (1948)
    Things Happen at Night
    4.6
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)
    The Story of Shirley Yorke
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • House of Darkness (1948)
    House of Darkness
    5.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1948

Actor

  • Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane in Old Mother Riley, Headmistress (1950)
    Old Mother Riley, Headmistress
    4.5
    • Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • House of Darkness (1948)
    House of Darkness
    5.4
    • George Melachrino
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 1, 1909
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 18, 1965
    • London, England, UK
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    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Born in England of Italian and Greek ancestry, George Melachrino was, along with Mantovani, Percy Faith, Andre Kostelanetz, Herman Clebanoff, and others, one of the most popular arranger/conductors of the so-called "Golden Age of Mood Music." Among his most popular albums, released in America on RCA Victor, were "Music for Relaxation" (his biggest seller), "Music for Dining," "Rendezvous in Rome," "Christmas in High Fidelity," "Under Western Skies," "Music for Reading", "Music from Oliver!" and "Our Man in London."

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