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Sammy Timberg(1903-1992)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Writer
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Sammy Timberg was born on 21 May 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and writer, known for Dangerous Minds (1995), Baby Boy (2001) and Knowmore College (1932). He was married to Rosemarie Sinnott. He died on 26 August 1992 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornMay 21, 1903
DiedAugust 26, 1992(89)
BornMay 21, 1903
DiedAugust 26, 1992(89)
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Known for

Michelle Pfeiffer, Ivan Sergei, Wade Dominguez, Paula Garcés, Marisela Gonzales, Bruklin Harris, Rahman Ibraheem, Renoly Santiago, and Marcello Thedford in Dangerous Minds (1995)
Dangerous Minds
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1995
Snoop Dogg and Tyrese Gibson in Baby Boy (2001)
Baby Boy
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2001
Knowmore College
6.6
Short
  • Writer(as Samuel Timberg)
  • 1932
Rudy Vallee in Musical Justice (1931)
Musical Justice
6.3
Short
  • Composer(as Samuel Timberg)
  • 1931

Credits

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Music Department

  • Greatest Cartoons of the Golden Era Vol. 4 (2024)
    Greatest Cartoons of the Golden Era Vol. 4
    6.7
    Video
    • Music Department
    • 2024
  • Greatest Cartoons of the Golden Era Vol. 3 (2024)
    Greatest Cartoons of the Golden Era Vol. 3
    6.7
    Video
    • Music Department
    • 2024
  • Greatest Cartoons of the Golden Era Vol. 2 (2024)
    Greatest Cartoons of the Golden Era Vol. 2
    6.7
    TV Special
    • Music Department
    • 2024
  • Greatest Cartoons of the Golden Era (2023)
    Greatest Cartoons of the Golden Era
    6.7
    TV Special
    • Music Department
    • 2023
  • The Ralph & Davey Show (2016)
    The Ralph & Davey Show
    TV Series
    • musical inspiration
    • 2022
  • Cartoon Craze Presents: Casper & Friends: The Friendly Ghost (2005)
    Cartoon Craze Presents: Casper & Friends: The Friendly Ghost
    Video
    • musical arrangement
    • musical direction (segments "Yankee Doodle Donkey", "Ants in the Plants", segment "Bunny Mooning")
    • 2005
  • Jack Mercer in Popeye & Friends (2003)
    Popeye & Friends
    Video
    • music and lyrics (segment "Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves")
    • 2003
  • Woody Woodpecker & Friends (2003)
    Woody Woodpecker & Friends
    Video
    • musical arrangement (segment "Ants in the Plants")
    • 2003
  • Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, and Gus Wicke in Popeye the Sailor: When Popeye Ruled the Seven Seas (2002)
    Popeye the Sailor: When Popeye Ruled the Seven Seas
    Video
    • music and lyrics
    • musical direction (segments "Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves", "Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor", segment "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp")
    • 2002
  • Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Wesley Ivan Hurt in Popeye (1980)
    Popeye
    5.4
    • composer: animated prologue (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963)
    Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales
    7.7
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1963–1964
  • King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (1960)
    King Leonardo and His Short Subjects
    7.0
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Poop Goes the Weasel
    7.4
    Short
    • composer: theme music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • News Hound (1955)
    News Hound
    5.7
    Short
    • composer: theme music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Fido Beta Kappa
    7.2
    Short
    • composer: theme music (uncredited)
    • 1954

Composer

  • Jack Mercer in Popeye: Greatest Tall Tales & Heroic Adventures (2004)
    Popeye: Greatest Tall Tales & Heroic Adventures
    6.6
    • music (segments "Me Musical Nephews", "Me Feelins is Hurt", "I'm in the Army Now", "A Date to Skate", "I Never Changes My Altitude", "The Paneless Window Washer", uncredited)
    • 2004
  • Woody Woodpecker & Friends (2003)
    Woody Woodpecker & Friends
    Video
    • musical score (segment "The Song of the Birds")
    • 2003
  • Lulu's Birthday Party (1944)
    Lulu's Birthday Party
    6.8
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • She-Sick Sailors (1944)
    She-Sick Sailors
    7.2
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Yankee Doodle Donkey (1944)
    Yankee Doodle Donkey
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Lulu at the Zoo (1944)
    Lulu at the Zoo
    5.3
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Carl Meyer, Arnold Stang, and Cecil Roy in I'm Just Curious (1944)
    I'm Just Curious
    5.6
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo (1944)
    Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo
    6.6
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • It's Nifty to Be Thrifty (1944)
    It's Nifty to Be Thrifty
    5.5
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Puppet Love (1944)
    Puppet Love
    6.8
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Lulu in Hollywood (1944)
    Lulu in Hollywood
    5.8
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Cilly Goose (1944)
    Cilly Goose
    7.5
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Hullaba-Lulu (1944)
    Hullaba-Lulu
    7.4
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Gwen Davies and Jack Mercer in The Henpecked Rooster (1944)
    The Henpecked Rooster
    6.0
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Eggs Don't Bounce (1944)
    Eggs Don't Bounce
    5.9
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944

Writer

  • What Price Jazz (1934)
    What Price Jazz
    6.2
    Short
    • Writer (as Sam Timberg)
    • 1934
  • Knowmore College
    6.6
    Short
    • story (as Samuel Timberg)
    • 1932
  • Rudy Vallee in Musical Justice (1931)
    Musical Justice
    6.3
    Short
    • story (as Samuel Timberg)
    • 1931
  • The Jazz Reporters
    Short
    • story
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Samuel Timberg
  • Born
    • May 21, 1903
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 26, 1992
    • Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Spouse
    • Rosemarie SinnottJuly 8, 1938 - 1954 (divorced, 3 children)
  • Children
      Robert Timberg
  • Relatives
      Herman Timberg(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of vaudeville comedian Herman Timberg.
  • Nickname
    • Fancy Pants

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