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Hoyt Curtain, Hoyt S. Curtin, Hoyt Kurtain
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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
- star Popularity: 0.3
- info Birth Place Downey, California, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Hoyt Curtin
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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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A Flintstone Christmas
1977-12-07
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Yogi's First Christmas
1980-11-21
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The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
1972-11-21
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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 Christmas Special
1982-12-13
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The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
1987-12-13
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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