Hoyt Curtin

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Hoyt Curtin was born in Downey, California, but grew up in San Bernadino. He began playing the piano when he was 5, and by ninth grade, he had his own orchestra. He graduated from the San Bernadino High School in 1940 and the University of Southern California in 1943. While at USC, he enrolled in the Navy V-7 program, and after graduation, was assigned to Northwestern University for advanced training. He received his commission as an ensign in 1944 and was assigned to the destroyer base in San Diego. He saw duty in the Pacific during World War II and was slightly injured with a shrapnel wound in his leg. After the war, he completed his Master's Degree in music from USC. While there, he took a course in composition for motion pictures, taught by Miklos Rozsa. His intention was to be a film composer. However, his big break came in the late 1950s when he scored a Schlitz beer commercial that was being produced at MGM. The producers of the commercial were William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, who asked Curtin if he would write the music for a cartoon series they were going to produce, called "Ruff and Ready." The producers called him on the phone with the lyrics, and five minutes later Curtin called them back with a song. When Hanna and Barbera left MGM to form their own company in 1957, they took Curtin along. Curtin would write the songs for "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons," the same way he wrote his earlier songs; back and forth on the telephone. He eventually became the musical director for the company. Curtin died on December 3, 2000, at a hospital in Thousand Oaks, California.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1922-09-09
  • event Death Date 2000-12-03
  • school Known for: Sound
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  • info Birth Place Downey, California, USA
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Samson and Delilah

1986-12-30

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The Smurfs Halloween Special

1983-11-05

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Mesa of Lost Women

1953-06-17

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Jail Bait

1954-05-12

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The Easter Story

1990-01-01

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Yogi's Birthday Party

1962-01-06

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Trouble Indemnity

1950-09-14

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Yogi's First Christmas

1980-11-21

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When Magoo Flew

1954-01-06

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The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't

1972-11-21

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The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't

1972-11-21

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Yogi's First Christmas

1980-11-21

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A Flintstone Christmas

1977-12-07

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Casper's First Christmas

1979-12-18

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Casper's First Christmas

1979-12-18

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Yogi's First Christmas

1980-11-21

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The Count of Monte Cristo

1973-09-23

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Shootout in a One-Dog Town

1974-01-09

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Star Fairies

1985-10-08

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A Christmas Story

1972-12-01

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C.H.O.M.P.S.

1979-12-21

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The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone

1979-10-30

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The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy

1987-12-13

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The Smurfs Christmas Special

1982-12-13

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The Flintstones: Little Big League

1978-04-06

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The Flintstones: On the Rocks

2001-11-03

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KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

1978-10-28

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Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose

1987-11-22

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Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

1966-03-30

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Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper

1982-12-21

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Rock Odyssey

1987-07-13

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Yogi's Ark Lark

1972-09-16

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Queen Esther

1992-02-27

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The Flintstones: On the Rocks

2001-11-03

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Magoo's Canine Mutiny

1956-03-08

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The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible

1988-07-05

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The Flintstones: Jogging Fever

1981-10-11

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The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special

1988-09-15

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The Last of the Curlews

1972-10-04

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Snoopy Loopy

1960-06-16

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The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik

1972-11-04

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Timber Tramps

1975-12-31

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Timber Tramps

1975-12-31

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Scooby Goes Hollywood

1979-12-23

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A Flintstone Christmas

1977-12-07

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Sky Commanders

1987-07-05

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Pound Puppies

1986-09-13

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Dinky Dog

1978-09-09

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Quick Draw McGraw

1959-09-29

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Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy

1959-09-19

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Breezly and Sneezly

1964-04-20

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Garbage Pail Kids

1987-09-26