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John Strauss(1920-2011)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Sound Department
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John Strauss was born on 28 April 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Hair (1979) and Take the Money and Run (1969). He was married to Charlotte Rae. He died on 14 February 2011 in West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 28, 1920
DiedFebruary 14, 2011(90)
BornApril 28, 1920
DiedFebruary 14, 2011(90)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and The Blues Brothers in The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers
7.9
  • Music Department
  • 1980
Hair (1979)
Hair
7.5
  • Music Department
  • 1979
Woody Allen in Take the Money and Run (1969)
Take the Money and Run
7.2
  • Music Department
  • 1969
Bananas (1971)
Bananas
6.9
  • Music Department
  • 1971

Credits

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Music Department

  • Mackenzie Astin and Laurie Metcalf in The Long Island Incident (1998)
    The Long Island Incident
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1998
  • The Hunted (1998)
    The Hunted
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1998
  • JoBeth Williams in When Danger Follows You Home (1997)
    When Danger Follows You Home
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1997
  • Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
    Miss Evers' Boys
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1997
  • Stephanie Zimbalist in Dead Ahead (1996)
    Dead Ahead
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1996
  • Max Grodénchik in Rumpelstiltskin (1995)
    Rumpelstiltskin
    4.7
    • music editor
    • 1995
  • Out of Annie's Past (1995)
    Out of Annie's Past
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1995
  • Nick Nolte and Whittni Wright in I'll Do Anything (1994)
    I'll Do Anything
    5.5
    • additional music editor
    • 1994
  • Wild Palms (1993)
    Wild Palms
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • music editor
    • 1993
  • Rosanna Arquette, Kevin Anderson, and John Lithgow in The Wrong Man (1993)
    The Wrong Man
    5.9
    • music editor
    • 1993
  • Susan Lucci in Between Love and Hate (1993)
    Between Love and Hate
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1993
  • Nicollette Sheridan in Somebody's Daughter (1992)
    Somebody's Daughter
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1992
  • Newsies (1992)
    Newsies
    6.9
    • music editor
    • 1992
  • Charles Bronson, Richard Thomas, and Katharine Isabelle in Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
    Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1991
  • Brendan Fraser and Martin Sheen in Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991)
    Guilty Until Proven Innocent
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1991

Composer

  • Ed
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2014
  • Peter Falk and John Cassavetes in Mikey and Nicky (1976)
    Mikey and Nicky
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
    Car 54, Where Are You?
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1962–1963
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
    The Phil Silvers Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1955

Sound Department

  • Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty in Ishtar (1987)
    Ishtar
    4.8
    • sound coordinator
    • 1987
  • Tommy Lee Jones in The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
    The Amazing Howard Hughes
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • sound editor
    • 1977
  • Peter Falk and John Cassavetes in Mikey and Nicky (1976)
    Mikey and Nicky
    7.3
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1976
  • Hollywood Man (1976)
    Hollywood Man
    5.1
    • sound effects editor
    • 1976
  • Ingrid Bergman in From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973)
    From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
    6.3
    • sound effects editor
    • 1973
  • Charles Grodin and Cybill Shepherd in The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
    The Heartbreak Kid
    7.1
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1972
  • Woody Allen, Burt Reynolds, and Gene Wilder in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask
    6.7
    • sound editor
    • 1972
  • Dustin Hoffman in Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)
    Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
    5.4
    • sound editor
    • 1971
  • Bananas (1971)
    Bananas
    6.9
    • effects editor
    • 1971
  • Something for Everyone (1970)
    Something for Everyone
    7.0
    • sound mixer
    • 1970
  • Don't Drink the Water (1969)
    Don't Drink the Water
    5.5
    • sound effects
    • 1969
  • Woody Allen in Take the Money and Run (1969)
    Take the Money and Run
    7.2
    • sound effects editor
    • 1969
  • Allen Baron and Molly McCarthy in Blast of Silence (1961)
    Blast of Silence
    7.4
    • sound editor
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 28, 1920
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 14, 2011
    • West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA(Parkinson's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Charlotte RaeNovember 4, 1951 - March 28, 1978 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Andrew Brian Strauss

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He served in the United States Army during World War II in France and Northern Africa.

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