George Duning

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

George Duning
BornFebruary 25, 1908
Richmond, Indiana, U.S.
DiedFebruary 27, 2000(2000-02-27) (aged 92)
San Diego, California, U.S.
GenresFilm score
Occupation(s)Composer

George Duning (February 25, 1908 – February 27, 2000)

Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music,[1] where his mentor was Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
.

Early career

In the 1940s, Duning played trumpet and piano for the

Armed Forces Radio
.

Film and TV career

Morris Stoloff signed Duning to Columbia Pictures in 1946, where he worked almost exclusively through the early 1960s, collaborating most often with director Richard Quine.

Prominent Duning scores are two of the best examples of western genre – the original

The Devil at Four O'Clock, Bell, Book and Candle, and Toys in the Attic.[1]

Duning shared music adaptation credit with Nelson Riddle for the successful 1957 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey starring Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth.

During his career Duning worked on more than 300 film and television scores. His notable television work includes

Tightrope, Star Trek, The Big Valley, and Naked City, as well as TV miniseries such as Top of the Hill (1980), The Dream Merchants (1980), and Goliath Awaits
(1981).

The quality of Duning's work remained consistently and remarkably high in any medium. His last feature film was

Academy Award, Duning never won.[4]

Duning was an active citizen of the music industry, serving on the

ASCAP Board of Directors from 1972 to 1985, and as ASCAP Vice President from 1978 to 1979. He also served on the board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and was active in numerous other music industry organizations. In addition to his Academy Award nominations, Duning was honored with awards from The Film Music Society, DownBeat Magazine, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
, and his home state of Indiana (1993 Indiana Composer of the Year).

Academy Award nominations

Golden Globes nominations

Partial filmography

TV shows

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1-85227-937-0
    .
  2. ^ "Space Age Musicmaker: George Duning". Spaceagepop.com. February 27, 2000. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  3. ^ Burlingame, Jon (February 25, 2008). "The Film Music Society". The Film Music Society. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  4. IMDb

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Duning&oldid=1214885169"