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- Birth nameAlvin LeRoy Holmes
- Songwriter, composer ("The Mole"), arranger, conductor and arranger, educated at LACC, Juilliard, and the Northwestern College of Music. He was also a music student of Joseph Schillinger, Ivan Boutnikoff, and Ernst Toch. During World War II, he served in the US Navy as a Lieuenant jg. in the Pacific Theatre. Later, he arranged for the orchestras of Vincent Lopez, Gordon Jenkins, Benny Goodman and Harry James, and also for NBC in Hollywood. Later still he was appointed music director for United Artists Records. Joining ASCAP in 1953, his other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "Prince Charming", "Sahara", "One Stop Boogie", "Pennsylvania Turnpike", "B-19", and "The New Dixieland Parade".- IMDb Mini Biography By: Hup234!
- During his time with MGM, he backed numerous vocalists, including Judy Garland.
- After serving as a lieutenant in the US Navy during the Second World War, he moved to Hollywood, where he was hired by MGM Music Studios as a house arranger and conductor.
- In 1950, he relocated to New York and continued as a record producer for MGM, and later moved to United Artists.
- Holmes also wrote the theme song to the television series International Detective.
- After serving as a pilot and flying instructor, a lieutenant in the US Navy during the Second World War, he moved to Hollywood, where he was hired by MGM Music Studios as a house arranger and conductor.
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