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Norman Spencer(1891-1940)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Norman Spencer was born on 3 March 1891 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Big Chance (1933), The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935) and The Song of the Flame (1930). He was married to Leona Hannah Matthews. He died on 15 February 1940 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
BornMarch 3, 1891
DiedFebruary 15, 1940(48)
BornMarch 3, 1891
DiedFebruary 15, 1940(48)
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Known for

John Darrow in The Big Chance (1933)
The Big Chance
4.9
  • Composer(as Brown-Spencer)
  • 1933
Bruce Bennett and Ula Holt in The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)
The New Adventures of Tarzan
4.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1935
The Song of the Flame (1930)
The Song of the Flame
5.2
  • Music Department
  • 1930
Ralph Forbes, Vivienne Osborne, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in The Phantom Broadcast (1933)
The Phantom Broadcast
5.5
  • Composer
  • 1933

Credits

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Composer

  • Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Adriana Caselotti, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Lucille La Verne, Scotty Mattraw, Harry Stockwell, and George Kiplunks in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    7.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • At Your Service Madame (1936)
    At Your Service Madame
    6.1
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • Sunday Go to Meetin' Time (1936)
    Sunday Go to Meetin' Time
    5.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • Porky the Rain-Maker (1936)
    Porky the Rain-Maker
    6.8
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • I Love to Singa (1936)
    I Love to Singa
    7.6
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • The Blow Out (1936)
    Porky's Pet
    6.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • When I Yoo Hoo (1936)
    When I Yoo Hoo
    5.5
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • The Blow Out (1936)
    Shanghaied Shipmates
    5.9
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • Bingo Crosbyana (1936)
    Bingo Crosbyana
    5.5
    Short
    • musical score
    • 1936
  • The Blow Out (1936)
    Fish Tales
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • I'd Love to Take Orders from You (1936)
    I'd Love to Take Orders from You
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • Let It Be Me (1936)
    Let It Be Me
    5.8
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Westward Whoa (1936)
    Westward Whoa
    5.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • I'm a Big Shot Now (1936)
    I'm a Big Shot Now
    6.0
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • The Blow Out (1936)
    The Blow Out
    7.3
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936

Music Department

  • Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars (1988)
    Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars
    6.3
    TV Special
    • composer: classical music (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Cher in Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)
    Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
    7.2
    TV Special
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Ken Maynard in Whirlwind Horseman (1938)
    Whirlwind Horseman
    6.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Adriana Caselotti, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Lucille La Verne, Scotty Mattraw, Harry Stockwell, and George Kiplunks in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    7.6
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • I Only Have Eyes for You (1937)
    I Only Have Eyes for You
    6.2
    Short
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Little Beau Porky (1936)
    Little Beau Porky
    6.4
    Short
    • title music (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Milk and Money (1936)
    Milk and Money
    6.7
    Short
    • title music (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Toy Town Hall (1936)
    Toy Town Hall
    5.4
    Short
    • title music (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Porky's Moving Day (1936)
    Porky's Moving Day
    5.7
    Short
    • title music (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • At Your Service Madame (1936)
    At Your Service Madame
    6.1
    Short
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Porky's Poultry Plant (1936)
    Porky's Poultry Plant
    6.5
    Short
    • title music (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Porky the Rain-Maker (1936)
    Porky the Rain-Maker
    6.8
    Short
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • The Fire Alarm (1936)
    The Fire Alarm
    5.5
    Short
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Page Miss Glory (1936)
    Page Miss Glory
    6.5
    Short
    • composer: incidental music
    • musical director (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1936
  • I Wanna Play House (1936)
    I Wanna Play House
    5.8
    Short
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1936

Actor

  • Gates of Happiness
    Short
    • Leader - The Norman Spencer Singers
    • 1930
  • John G. Adolfi and Jack Haskell in Show of Shows (1929)
    Show of Shows
    5.8
    • (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Undersea Revue
    Short
    • 1928

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Brown-Spencer
  • Born
    • March 3, 1891
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • February 15, 1940
    • Manhattan, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Leona Hannah Matthews1911 - February 15, 1940 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Norman Spencer Jr.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Also acting as hiring agent for Leon Schlesinger's cartoon studio, Norman consistently refused to let one young actor audition to do voices for the studio. According to the actor, Mel Blanc, it wasn't until Norman supposedly died that Mel was able to audition. Although Mel's arrival at the studio has been dated at 1936, there has been no hard evidence that Norman in fact died that year.

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