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Irving Gertz (May 19, 1915 – November 14, 2008[1]) was an American composer recognized for his compositions for many fantasy and horror B-movies and TV series of the 1950s and 1960s.

Irving Gertz
Born(1915-05-19)May 19, 1915
Providence, Rhode Island, US
DiedNovember 14, 2008(2008-11-14) (aged 93)
Los Angeles, California, US
Known forHorror composor
Children2

Biography


Gertz was born on May 19, 1915, in Providence, Rhode Island, and played the clarinet, piano, string bass and tuba as a youth, and attended the Providence College of Music. Gertz studied composition privately with composer and music theorist Walter Piston. He was hired by Columbia Pictures in 1938, but left to serve in the United States Army Signal Corps during World War II.[2]

After his military service, he studied with composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.[2]


Filmography


Amongst his most recognized works are the music for the westerns Top Gun (1955) and Badman's Country (1958), and many horror films (often uncredited), such as The Alligator People (1959), Curse of the Undead (1959) and The Leech Woman (1960). His later film scores included Hell Bent for Leather (1960), Young Jesse James (1960), Marines, Let's Go (1961), The Fiercest Heart (1961), He Rides Tall (1964), Fluffy (1965) and Nobody's Perfect (1968).

In addition to his work with film, Gertz also worked on the popular 20th Century Fox TV series Daniel Boone, Land of the Giants and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He also worked on a single Warner Bros. cartoon Daffy Rents in 1966, filling in for regular composer William Lava.


Retirement


Gertz retired from film and television scoring in 1968.


References


  1. Burlingame, Jon (November 18, 2008). "Composer Irving Gertz dies at 93". Variety.
  2. Fox, Margalit (November 20, 2008). "Irving Gertz, Composer for Monsters of the Movies, Dies at 93". New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2008.



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Irving Gertz (* 19. Mai 1915 in Providence, Rhode Island; † 14. November 2008 in Los Angeles) war ein US-amerikanischer Filmkomponist, der hauptsächlich für seine Arbeit an Science-Fiction- und Horror-B-Movies der 1950er und 1960er Jahre bekannt war.
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