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Brooklyn-born composer and orchestrator, who graduated from New York University at the age of eighteen. A child prodigy, he was already an accomplished pianist at the age of five and began composing music three years later. His first serious work ('Paeans') was performed in public when he was seventeen, conducted by the great Bernard Herrmann. Other orchestral compositions included 'Those Everlasting Blues' (1932) and 'Beguine' (1934), notable for his usage of traditional American folk idioms.
He wrote for many Broadway shows from 1935, beginning with 'Parade'. Moross also composed five ballets, of which 'Frankie and Johnny' (1938,for dancer Ruth Page) and 'The Golden Apple' (1954) were the most successful. The latter won the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, 1953-4. Moross worked in Hollywood from 1940 as composer/arranger, often in collaboration with Aaron Copland (eg. Our Town (1940)), Hugo Friedhofer and Franz Waxman. His own scores as film composer include The Proud Rebel (1958), The War Lord (1965) and Rachel, Rachel (1968). He was nominated for an Academy Award for his lush, sweeping score of The Big Country (1958). In addition to his film work, he was also active in composing music for television, his best work in the western series Gunsmoke (1955) and Wagon Train (1957). He created eight pieces of chamber music, 1964-78, and, his final work, the one-act opera 'Sorry, Wrong Number', based on Lucille Fletcher's famous thriller. Jerome Moross received Guggenheim Fellowships in 1947 and 1948.- Production Designer
- Set Decorator
- Art Department
Jean Mandaroux was born on 15 April 1917 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. He was a production designer and set decorator, known for Elevator to the Gallows (1958), The Trial (1962) and Femmes de Paris (1953). He died on 25 July 1983 in Essonne, Île-de-France, France.- Producer
- Writer
- Director
James Archibald was born on 3 April 1920. He was a producer and writer, known for Some People (1962), Sweet Thames (1970) and Images (1970). He died on 25 July 1983 in London, England, UK.- Writer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
René Fallet was born on 4 December 1927 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Fanfan la Tulipe (1952), The Gates of Paris (1957) and The Cabbage Soup (1981). He died on 25 July 1983 in Paris, France.- Producer
- Director
Albert Locke was born on 21 July 1906 in Strand, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Des (1972), The Benny Hill Show (1957) and The London Palladium Show (1966). He died on 25 July 1983 in Lyminge, Kent, England, UK.- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
After his debut at seventeen, Bode recorded hundreds of songs, many of them his own compositions. One of his best-known songs is "En herre i frack" (A Gentleman in Tailcoat), which Gösta Ekman (senior) sang in 1936. The song later become popularized by famous Swedish singer Jan Malmsjö, who added it to his repertoire. The last gramophone record with Johnny Bode as a singer was recorded in 1942. The life of Johnny Bode is one of the most amazing in the history of Swedish music. Over and over again, when his career was demolished, he was able to rise and build a new career, only to ruin it himself shortly after.