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- Birth nameHarold Herman Schaefer
- Hal Schaefer was born on July 22, 1925 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), The Money Trap (1965) and The Amsterdam Kill (1977). He was married to Brenda Goodman and Leah Cahan. He died on December 8, 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
- SpousesBrenda Goodman(1975 - 2000) (her death)Leah Cahan (divorced, 1 child)
- Some reference works (eg Colonna Sonora) credit Schaefer as composer of the music score for Fail Safe (1964). In fact, the Columbia record division did issue his five minute Fail Safe suite on a 7-inch disc in 1964 (Colpix Records CP 751) with the film promoted on the actual label: Fail Safe - A Columbia Pictures Release. Schaefer's music, performed by the Hal Schaefer Quintet, was a somewhat nervous and dissonant jazz work, fairly appropriate to the film's content. However, director Lumet decided to release the film with no background score, so Schaefer's music only exists on the promotional disc.
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