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Ben Oakland(1907-1979)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Ben Oakland was born on 24 September 1907 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Lady Objects (1938), The Three Stooges (2012) and The Awful Truth (1937). He died on 26 August 1979 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 24, 1907
DiedAugust 26, 1979(71)
BornSeptember 24, 1907
DiedAugust 26, 1979(71)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Gloria Stuart, Howard Davies, Joan Marsh, Robert Paige, and Lanny Ross in The Lady Objects (1938)
The Lady Objects
5.5
  • Music Department
  • 1938
Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Will Sasso in The Three Stooges (2012)
The Three Stooges
5.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (1937)
The Awful Truth
7.6
  • Music Department
  • 1937
Rosalind Keith, Marc Lawrence, and Charles Quigley in Criminals of the Air (1937)
Criminals of the Air
6.3
  • Composer
  • 1937

Credits

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Music Department

  • Joan Evans, Jeanne Manet, Evy Norlund, Roger Perry, and John van Dreelen in The Flying Fontaines (1959)
    The Flying Fontaines
    5.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita in Have Rocket -- Will Travel (1959)
    Have Rocket -- Will Travel
    5.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
    The Guns of Fort Petticoat
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Don Megowan and Steven Ritch in The Werewolf (1956)
    The Werewolf
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Patricia Medina, Dennis Morgan, and William Talman in Uranium Boom (1956)
    Uranium Boom
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • William Bendix, Richard Boone, Keefe Brasselle, William Leslie, and John Lund in Battle Stations (1956)
    Battle Stations
    6.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Mari Blanchard in The Crooked Web (1955)
    The Crooked Web
    6.0
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Richard Denning, Dennis Morgan, and Paula Raymond in The Gun That Won the West (1955)
    The Gun That Won the West
    4.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Richard Jaeckel, Adelle August, and Bill Williams in Apache Ambush (1955)
    Apache Ambush
    5.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Karin Booth and George Montgomery in Seminole Uprising (1955)
    Seminole Uprising
    5.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Jungle Moon Men (1955)
    Jungle Moon Men
    5.0
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Drums of Tahiti (1953)
    Drums of Tahiti
    5.0
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Turhan Bey, Gloria Grahame, and Cesar Romero in Prisoners of the Casbah (1953)
    Prisoners of the Casbah
    4.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Gene Autry and Champion in Saginaw Trail (1953)
    Saginaw Trail
    6.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Christine Larson and Johnny Weissmuller in Valley of Head Hunters (1953)
    Valley of Head Hunters
    5.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1953

Composer

  • Jackie Coogan, Ingeborg Kjeldsen, and Yanka Mann in When the Girls Take Over (1962)
    When the Girls Take Over
    3.4
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Paul Fix, Anita Louise, June MacCloy, Roger Pryor, and Frances Robinson in Glamour for Sale (1940)
    Glamour for Sale
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1940
  • Ralph Bellamy, Ann Doran, and Fay Wray in Smashing the Spy Ring (1938)
    Smashing the Spy Ring
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Charley Chase, and Curly Howard in Flat Foot Stooges (1938)
    Flat Foot Stooges
    7.1
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Ralph Bellamy, Robert Armstrong, and Betty Furness in It Can't Last Forever (1937)
    It Can't Last Forever
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Rosalind Keith, Marc Lawrence, and Charles Quigley in Criminals of the Air (1937)
    Criminals of the Air
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Old Man Blues
    6.4
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1931
  • Clinching a Sale
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1930

Actor

  • Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
    Screen Directors Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Ben Oakland
    • 1955
  • Fair and Square Ways
    Short
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 24, 1907
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 26, 1979
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

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