Hoyt Curtin
Hoyt Curtin | |
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| Born | Hoyt Stoddard Curtin September 9, 1922 Downey, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 2000 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, producer |
| Years active | 1957–1986 |
| Employer | Hanna-Barbera |
Hoyt Stoddard Curtin (September 9, 1922 – December 3, 2000) was an American
Biography
Curtin was a native of Downey, California, and had one son, Chris, with his wife Elizabeth.
In the 1950s Curtin was an in-demand composer for TV commercials. He first met
- "About two weeks later they called and had a lyric they read over the phone. Could I write a tune for it? I called back in 5 minutes and sang it to them ... silence ... uh oh, I bombed out ... the next thing I heard was a deal to record it! Ruff & Reddy. At that moment they had quit at MGM and started their own company. All of our first main titles were done in that fashion. Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, etc.".[3]
He was the composer of many of the Hanna-Barbera cartoons' popular theme songs, including
His other credits include the score for the science-fiction film Mesa of Lost Women (1953), Ed Wood's Jail Bait (1954, as Hoyt Kurtain), Timber Tramps (1975), C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979), and the music for the 1978 Sandy Frank cartoon Battle of the Planets for which a soundtrack was released in 2000. He also composed and conducted the music for Thrillerama Adventure, a two-projector attempt at replicating Cinerama, in 1955 with a 38-piece orchestra.
In a 1999 interview Curtin said, "My pianist, Jack Cookerly,
Death
Curtin died on December 3, 2000, in Thousand Oaks, California, at age 78.[1] He was on the tennis court playing a match when he fell to the ground and was pronounced dead by the paramedics.
References
- ^ a b Woo, Elaine (December 11, 2000). "Hoyt Curtin; Composer of Cartoon Music". LA Times. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ Doll, Pancho (June 2, 1994). "REEL LIFE / FILM & VIDEO FILE : Music Helped 'Flintstones' on Way to Fame : In 1960, Hoyt Curtin created the lively theme for the Stone Age family. The show's producers say it may be the most frequently broadcast song on TV". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ Gary Karpinski - email interview with Hoyt Curtin, 1999
- ^ "Jack Cookerly".
- ^ "A Conversation with Hoyt Curtin".
External links
- Hoyt Curtin at IMDb
- Hoyt Curtin at Find a Grave
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