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Leo Arnaud (1904-1991)

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Alias:
Arnaud
Leon Arnaud
Léo Vauchant
Léonid Arnaud
Noël Leon Marius Arnaud

Birthplace:
Lyon, France

Born:
July 24, 1904

Died:
April 26, 1991

Biography from TheMovieDB

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Leo Arnaud or Léo Arnaud (/ˈleɪ.oʊ ɑːrˈnoʊ/; July 24, 1904 – April 26, 1991) was a French-American composer of film scores, best known for "Bugler's Dream", which is used as the theme by television networks presenting the Olympic Games in the United States.  The composer studied composition at conservatories in Lyon and Paris with Maurice Ravel and Vincent d'Indy. After playing as a jazz trombonist in France using the name Leo Vauchant and arranging for the Jack Hylton band in England from 1928 to 1930, he immigrated to the United States in 1931. He worked in Hollywood as an arranger for Fred Waring before joining Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as an arranger, composer, and orchestrator from 1936 to 1966.  In 1980, Arnaud left Hollywood and retired to Yadkin County, North Carolina. His wife, Faye Brooks Arnaud, was a native of the area. He is buried at Asbury United Methodist Church in Hamptonville, North Carolina.

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Film Production

Conductor:
1948  One Touch of Venus

Music:
1948  One Touch of Venus
1957  Day of Fear

Music Arranger:
1937  Broadway Melody of 1938
1938  Boys Town
1939  Babes in Arms
1948  One Touch of Venus
1948  The Kissing Bandit
1957  Day of Fear

Orchestrator:
1937  Broadway Melody of 1938
1937  Conquest
1937  Double Wedding
1937  The Women Men Marry
1938  Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue
1938  Boys Town
1938  Mannequin
1939  Babes in Arms
1939  Nick Carter, Master Detective
1940  Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940  Sporting Blood
1940  The Philadelphia Story
1940  Utopia of Death
1941  Lady Be Good
1941  Two-Faced Woman
1941  Ziegfeld Girl
1942  For Me and My Gal
1942  Panama Hattie
1948  Big City
1948  Easter Parade
1948  One Touch of Venus
1948  The Kissing Bandit
1950  The Magnificent Yankee
1950  Three Little Words
1951  Cause for Alarm!
1952  Stars and Stripes Forever
1954  Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1955  Bad Day at Black Rock
1957  Day of Fear
1965  Doctor Zhivago

Original Music Composer:
1937  Broadway Melody of 1938
1937  Conquest
1937  Double Wedding
1937  The Women Men Marry
1938  Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue
1938  Boys Town
1938  Mannequin
1939  Babes in Arms
1939  Nick Carter, Master Detective
1940  Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940  Sporting Blood
1940  The Philadelphia Story
1940  Utopia of Death
1941  Blondie Goes Latin
1941  Lady Be Good
1941  Two-Faced Woman
1941  Ziegfeld Girl
1942  For Me and My Gal
1942  Panama Hattie
1946  The Thrill of Brazil
1948  Big City
1948  Easter Parade
1948  One Touch of Venus
1948  The Kissing Bandit
1949  Neptune's Daughter
1950  The Magnificent Yankee
1950  Three Little Words
1951  Cause for Alarm!
1952  Stars and Stripes Forever
1954  Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1955  Bad Day at Black Rock
1957  Day of Fear
1965  Doctor Zhivago

Vocals:
1937  Broadway Melody of 1938
1937  Conquest
1937  Double Wedding
1937  The Women Men Marry
1938  Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue
1938  Boys Town
1938  Mannequin
1939  Babes in Arms
1939  Nick Carter, Master Detective
1940  Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940  Sporting Blood
1940  The Philadelphia Story
1940  Utopia of Death
1941  Blondie Goes Latin
1941  Lady Be Good
1941  Two-Faced Woman
1941  Ziegfeld Girl
1942  For Me and My Gal
1942  Panama Hattie
1946  The Thrill of Brazil
1948  Big City
1948  Easter Parade
1948  One Touch of Venus
1948  The Kissing Bandit
1949  Neptune's Daughter
1950  The Magnificent Yankee
1950  Three Little Words
1951  Cause for Alarm!
1952  Stars and Stripes Forever
1954  Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1955  Bad Day at Black Rock
1957  Day of Fear
1965  Doctor Zhivago

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