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Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer (May 3, 1901 – May 17, 1981) was an American composer and cellist best known for his motion picture scores. Friedhofer was born in San Francisco, California, United States. His father, Paul, was a cellist trained in Dresden, Germany; his mother, Eva König, was born in Germany. Friedhofer began playing cello at the age of 13. After taking lessons in harmony and counterpoint at University of California, Berkeley, he was employed as a cellist for the People's Symphony Orchestra. In 1929, he relocated to Hollywood, where he performed as a musician for Fox Studios productions such as Sunny Side Up (1920) and Grand Canary (1934). Later, he was hired as an orchestrator for Warner Bros. and worked on more than 50 films for the studio. While at Warners he was largely assigned to work with Max Steiner and, because he could speak German, Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Steiner, in particular, relied on Friedhofer's skill in turning his sketches into a full orchestral score. In 1937, Friedhofer composed his first full-length film score, The Adventures of Marco Polo. Though he was still employed as an orchestrator through the 1930s and into the 1940s, he gradually received more assignments as a composer. In 1942, he composed the score for the film Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas. In 1946, Friedhofer was hired to compose the score for the 1946 William Wyler directed film, The Best Years of Our Lives, which earned him an Oscar for Best Original Score at the 1947 Academy Awards, beating Bernard Herrmann, Miklós Rózsa, William Walton and Franz Waxman. A new recording of the score, released in 1979 by Entr'acte Recording Society, was favorably received at the time. Friedhofer was also nominated for other films, including The Bishop's Wife, Joan of Arc, Above and Beyond, Between Heaven and Hell, Boy on a Dolphin, An Affair to Remember, and The Young Lions. Friedhofer, who was greatly admired by his colleagues, was also noted for his caustic, self-deprecating wit. When asked by fellow composer David Raksin as to the progress he was making on his score for Joan of Arc, he replied, "I've just started on the barbecue!". In reply to an interview by Page Cook, the film music critic at Films in Review magazine, who inquired about his place in the pantheon of film musicians, Friedhofer said, "I am just a fake giant among real pygmies." A biographical collection of essays, letters and interviews has been edited by Linda Danly. He died at St. Vincent Hospsital from complications of a fall on May 17, 1981. Description above from the Wikipedia page Hugo Friedhofer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1901-05-03
- event Death Date 1981-05-17
- school Known for: Sound
- star Popularity: 1.9
- info Birth Place San Francisco, California, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Hugo Friedhofer
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Juarez
1939-06-10
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946-12-25
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Never So Few
1959-12-07
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Gilda
1946-04-25
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Hondo
1953-11-26
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An Affair to Remember
1957-07-11
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The Sun Also Rises
1957-08-23
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Vera Cruz
1954-12-25
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Ace in the Hole
1951-06-29
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The Conspirators
1944-10-24
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The Sound of Fury
1950-12-12
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The Harder They Fall
1956-05-08
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The Young Lions
1958-04-02
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No Man of Her Own
1950-02-21
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So Dark the Night
1946-10-10
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The Letter
1940-11-21
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Man in the Attic
1953-12-23
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The Secret Invasion
1964-09-16
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Homicidal
1961-07-26
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Die Sister, Die!
1978-12-01
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Edge of Doom
1950-08-03
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The Lodger
1944-01-19
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Belle of the Yukon
1944-12-27
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Broken Arrow
1950-08-01
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The Sea Wolf
1941-03-21
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The Black Swan
1942-12-04
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Body and Soul
1947-11-11
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Violent Saturday
1955-04-01
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One-Eyed Jacks
1961-03-30
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939-11-11
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Queen for a Day
1951-07-07
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Peter Ibbetson
1935-11-07
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1952-11-03
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The Revolt of Mamie Stover
1956-05-11
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Boy on a Dolphin
1957-04-19
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The Over the Hill Gang
1969-07-06
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Woman Obsessed
1959-05-27
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Goldie
1931-06-27
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The Blue Angel
1959-09-04
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Topper Takes a Trip
1938-12-29
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Deep in My Heart
1954-12-09
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Lydia Bailey
1952-05-30
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Geronimo
1962-04-27
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Now, Voyager
1942-10-22
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Sealed Verdict
1948-11-05
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The Marrying Kind
1952-02-01
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Dark Victory
1939-04-20
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The Swordsman
1948-01-02
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Cry Danger
1951-02-23
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The Great Lie
1941-04-05
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The Hurricane
1937-11-09
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The Pied Piper
1942-08-21
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Virginia City
1940-03-23
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Mildred Pierce
1945-10-20
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Rebecca
1940-03-23
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Arsenic and Old Lace
1944-09-01
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938-05-13
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Just Imagine
1930-11-23
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Private Parts
1972-09-01
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Devotion
1946-04-05
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The Prisoner of Zenda
1937-09-03
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1932-07-03
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Joan of Arc
1948-12-22
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The Woman in the Window
1944-10-25
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They Came to Blow Up America
1943-05-07
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China Girl
1942-12-09
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The Dawn Patrol
1938-12-24
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Transatlantic
1931-08-19
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Amateur Daddy
1932-04-10
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The Spider
1931-09-23
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The Yellow Ticket
1931-10-30
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After Tomorrow
1932-03-06
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The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932-05-01
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Sergeant York
1941-09-27
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Jezebel
1938-03-26
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The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936-03-13
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The First Year
1932-07-30
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Wild Harvest
1947-09-26
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Adventures of Casanova
1948-02-07
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Casablanca
1943-01-15
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White Feather
1955-02-16
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Two Flags West
1950-10-12
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Along Came Jones
1945-07-19
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Thunder in the East
1952-12-04
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Broadway Bad
1933-02-24
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Crime School
1938-05-10
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The Bishop's Wife
1947-12-25
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Brewster's Millions
1945-04-07
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The Cowboy and the Lady
1938-11-17
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How Green Was My Valley
1941-10-28
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A Song Is Born
1948-10-19
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Rose of the Rancho
1936-01-09
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Between Heaven and Hell
1956-10-11
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Made for Each Other
1939-02-10
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Three Came Home
1950-02-20
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Homicidal
1961-07-26
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Home in Indiana
1944-06-15
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Wing and a Prayer
1944-01-01
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Valley of the Giants
1938-09-17
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A Song Is Born
1948-10-19
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Four Wives
1939-12-22
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Way Down East
1935-10-25
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Enchantment
1948-12-25
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You Only Live Once
1937-01-23
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Tovarich
1937-12-25
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Seven Cities of Gold
1955-10-07
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The Constant Nymph
1943-06-23
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Captain Carey, U.S.A.
1950-02-21
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This Earth Is Mine
1959-07-08
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Soldier of Fortune
1955-05-24
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They Drive by Night
1940-07-26
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The Corn Is Green
1945-03-29
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One Rainy Afternoon
1936-05-13
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The Hard Way
1943-01-13
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Beauty and the Beast
1962-03-01
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Von Richthofen and Brown
1971-06-30
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I Married a Monster from Outer Space
1958-10-01
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The Barbarian and the Geisha
1958-09-30
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Skyline
1931-10-08
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Beloved Enemy
1936-12-25
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Law of the Harem
1931-10-09
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The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938-04-07
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The Gang's All Here
1943-12-24
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Lifeboat
1944-01-28
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The Old Maid
1939-08-16
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Dust Be My Destiny
1939-09-16
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Dangerous Crossing
1953-07-22
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Santa Fe Trail
1940-12-20
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Each Dawn I Die
1939-08-19
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The Man I Love
1946-12-26
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Outlaws
1960-09-26