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William P. Perry

  • Composer
  • Producer
  • Music Department
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William P. Perry is known for The General (1926), The Gold Rush (1925) and Great Performances (1971).
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    • Known for

    Buster Keaton in The General (1926)
    The General
    8.1
    • Music Department(uncredited)
    • 1926
    Charles Chaplin in The Gold Rush (1925)
    The Gold Rush
    8.1
    • Composer(1970 version)
    • 1925
    Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    Douglas Fairbanks in The Mark of Zorro (1920)
    The Mark of Zorro
    7.0
    • Composer(1970)
    • 1920

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Hard Luck: The Last Short to Be Found
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • One Week: Marvelous Toys (2011)
      One Week: Marvelous Toys
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1984–1986
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1980–1983
    • The Mysterious Stranger (1982)
      The Mysterious Stranger
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Composer (as William Perry)
      • 1982
    • The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (1981)
      The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1981
    • World Cinema
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1973
    • Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
      The Iron Mask
      7.0
      • Composer (1975 version)
      • 1929
    • Louise Brooks in Pandora's Box (1929)
      Pandora's Box
      7.7
      • Composer (uncredited)
      • 1929
    • Gladys Brockwell, Charles Farrell, Janet Gaynor, and Albert Gran in 7th Heaven (1927)
      7th Heaven
      7.5
      • Composer (uncredited)
      • 1927
    • John Boles and Gloria Swanson in The Love of Sunya (1927)
      The Love of Sunya
      6.3
      • original piano score (as William Perry)
      • 1927
    • It (1927)
      It
      7.2
      • Composer (1978)
      • 1927
    • Tom Mix and Tony the Horse in The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926)
      The Great K & A Train Robbery
      6.3
      • Composer (as William Perry, 1977)
      • 1926
    • William S. Hart in Tumbleweeds (1925)
      Tumbleweeds
      6.5
      • Composer (as William Perry, 1975)
      • 1925
    • Mary Pickford in Little Annie Rooney (1925)
      Little Annie Rooney
      6.8
      • piano score (as William Perry, 1976)
      • 1925

    Producer

    • The Poetry Hall of Fame
      5.0
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 1993
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1984–1986
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 1980–1983
    • The Mysterious Stranger (1982)
      The Mysterious Stranger
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • producer (as William Perry)
      • 1982

    Music Department

    • World Cinema
      TV Series
      • pianist
      • 1973
    • The Silent Years (1971)
      The Silent Years
      8.8
      TV Series
      • musical director (as William Perry, 1971)
      • 1971
    • Buster Keaton in The General (1926)
      The General
      8.1
      • composer: new piano score (uncredited)
      • 1926
    • Tom Mix in Riders of the Purple Sage (1925)
      Riders of the Purple Sage
      6.3
      • composer: piano score (as William Perry, 1973 alternate version)
      • 1925

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • William Perry

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Was nominated for Broadway's 1986 Tony Award as Best Score with collaborator Roger McGough for "Wind in the Willows."

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