David Raksin
David Raksin · Arts & Literature
Film composer (Laura)
1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States — 2004, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
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David Raksin was an American film composer often called the 'grandfather of film music,' celebrated above all for his score to the 1944 film Laura, whose haunting theme became a jazz standard. He composed for hundreds of films and television programs and taught film scoring for decades. He was Jewish.
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Film composer (Laura)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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