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Bob Cobert (1924-2020)

Alias:
Robert Cobert
Robert W. Cobert

Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Born:
October 26, 1924

Died:
February 19, 2020

Biography from TheMovieDB

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Robert "Bob" Cobert (October 26, 1924 – February 19, 2020) was an American composer who worked in television and films. He was best known for his work with producer/director Dan Curtis, especially on the TV miniseries The Winds of War (1983) and War and Remembrance (1988). His early work included composing for the soap opera Dark Shadows and the two tie-in films, and composing the score for the 1972 TV movie The Night Stalker, together with The Night Strangler, which became the pilots for the TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker.  Cobert composed many game show themes. He also composed the music for the NBC soap opera The Doctors for a number of years as well as the ABC soap opera The Young Marrieds and the 1980-1981 CBS reality series That's My Line.  Cobert died from pneumonia in Palm Springs, California at the age of 95.

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Film Production

Conductor:
1974  The Turn of the Screw

Music:
1968  The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1971  Night of Dark Shadows
1973  Frankenstein
1973  The Invasion of Carol Enders
1973  The Norliss Tapes
1973  The Picture of Dorian Gray
1974  Scream of the Wolf
1974  The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974  The Turn of the Screw
1975  Melvin Purvis G-Man
1977  Curse of the Black Widow
1977  Dead of Night
1979  Express to Terror
1979  Mrs. R's Daughter
1979  The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1983  The Last Ninja
1993  Me and the Kid
2009  Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse

Original Music Composer:
1962  Hedda Gabler
1963  Ladybug Ladybug
1968  The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1969  Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon
1970  House of Dark Shadows
1971  Night of Dark Shadows
1972  The Night Stalker
1973  Frankenstein
1973  The Invasion of Carol Enders
1973  The Night Strangler
1973  The Norliss Tapes
1973  The Picture of Dorian Gray
1974  Dracula
1974  Scream of the Wolf
1974  Shadow of Fear
1974  The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974  The Turn of the Screw
1975  Melvin Purvis G-Man
1975  The Kansas City Massacre
1975  Trilogy of Terror
1976  Burnt Offerings
1977  Curse of the Black Widow
1977  Dead of Night
1977  Scalpel
1979  Express to Terror
1979  Mrs. R's Daughter
1979  The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1983  The Last Ninja
1993  Me and the Kid
1996  Trilogy of Terror II
1998  The Love Letter
2009  Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse

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TV Production

Conductor:
1992  Intruders

Original Music Composer:
1957  DuPont Show of the Month
1966  Dark Shadows
1992  Intruders

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