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Alec Wilder(1907-1980)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Alec Wilder was born on 16 February 1907 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Don't Look Up (2021), The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) and Welcome to Me (2014). He died on 24 December 1980 in Gainesville, Florida, USA.
BornFebruary 16, 1907
DiedDecember 24, 1980(73)
BornFebruary 16, 1907
DiedDecember 24, 1980(73)
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Known for

Leonardo DiCaprio, Ron Perlman, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Jonah Hill, Rob Morgan, Jennifer Lawrence, Timothée Chalamet, Kid Cudi, and Ariana Grande in Don't Look Up (2021)
Don't Look Up
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2021
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
The Flight of the Phoenix
7.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1965
Kristen Wiig in Welcome to Me (2014)
Welcome to Me
5.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2014
Jeanne Balibar in Who Knows? (2001)
Who Knows?
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2001

Credits

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Composer

  • Open the Door and See All the People (1964)
    Open the Door and See All the People
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • The Sand Castle (1961)
    The Sand Castle
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • Hansel and Gretel (1958)
    Hansel and Gretel
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Pinocchio (1957)
    Pinocchio
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • Erica Anderson, Jerome Hill, Fredric March, Burgess Meredith, and Albert Schweitzer in Albert Schweitzer (1957)
    Albert Schweitzer
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • Omnibus (1952)
    Omnibus
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Composer (segment "Chicken Little")
    • 1953
  • All the Cats Join In (1946)
    All the Cats Join In
    6.8
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
    The Fall of the House of Usher
    6.8
    Short
    • Composer (1959)
    • 1928

Music Department

  • Shawn Colvin: The Cuckoo Is A Pretty Bird
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2018
  • Shawn Colvin: The Journey
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2018
  • Shawn Colvin: Hush Little Baby
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2018
  • Shawn Colvin: Minnie and Winnie
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2018
  • Shawn Colvin: The Starlighter
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2017
  • NBC White Paper
    7.0
    TV Series
    • theme music
    • 1960
  • Hansel and Gretel (1958)
    Hansel and Gretel
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • lyrics
    • 1958
  • Grandma Moses in Grandma Moses (1950)
    Grandma Moses
    6.1
    Short
    • music arranger
    • 1950

Actor

  • Open the Door and See All the People (1964)
    Open the Door and See All the People
    5.5
    • Dan, Alma's Husband
    • 1964
  • The Sand Castle (1961)
    The Sand Castle
    5.8
    • Fisherman
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Wilder
  • Born
    • February 16, 1907
    • Rochester, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 24, 1980
    • Gainesville, Florida, USA(lung cancer)
  • Other works
    Book: "American Popular Song", 1972.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983.
  • Quotes
    [on Hollywood songwriters of the 'thirties and beyond] They were vitalized by Fred Astaire and wrote in a manner they had never quite written in before. He brought out in them something a little better than their best - a little more subtlety, flair, sophistication, wit, and style - qualities he himself possesses in generous measure.

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