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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Vic Morrow to Lennie Niehaus
Arthur Morton Biography (1908-2000)
Born August 8, 1908, in Duluth, MN. Addresses: AGENT--c/o American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, One Lincoln Plaza, New York, NY 10023.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- August 8, 1908
- Duluth, Minnesota, United States
- Death Details
- April 15, 2000
- Santa Monica, California
Famous Works
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Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; ARRANGER
- Laura, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1944.
- The Jolson Story, MGM, 1946.
- No Sad Songs for Me, 1950.
- Born Yesterday, 1950.
- From Here to Eternity, MGM, 1953.
- Salome, 1953.
- Phifft, 1954.
- The Long Gray Line, Columbia, 1955.
- The Man from Laramie, Columbia, 1955.
- My Sister Eileen, Columbia, 1955.
- Queen Bee, Columbia, 1955.
- Picnic, Columbia, 1956.
- Jubal, Columbia, 1956.
- Autumn Leaves, Columbia, 1956.
- Johnny Concho, United Artists, 1956.
- The Harder They Fall, 1956.
- 3:10 to Yuma, Columbia, 1957.
- Full of Life, Columbia, 1957.
- The Garment Jungle, Columbia, 1957.
- They Came to Cordura, Columbia, 1959.
- Strangers When We Meet, Columbia, 1960.
- That Touch of Mink, Universal, 1962.
- Critic's Choice, Warner Brothers, 1963.
- Diamond Head, Columbia, 1963.
- Toys in the Attic, United Artists, 1963.
- The Man from the Diner's Club, Columbia, 1963.
- What a Way to Go, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964.
- The New Interns, Columbia, 1964.
- Rio Conchos, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964.
- Von Ryan's Express, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
- Sabateur: Code Name Morituri, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
- In Harm's Way, Paramount, 1965.
- Dear Briggitte, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
- The Flim-Flam Man, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967.
- The Traveling Executioner, MGM, 1967.
- Our Man Flint, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.
- Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.
- Justine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969.
- The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Warner Brothers, 1970.
- Patton, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970.
- Tora! Tora! Tora!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970.
- The Mephisto Waltz, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971.
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971.
- Cold Turkey, United Artists, 1971.
- The Wild Rovers, MGM, 1971.
- The Other, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972.
- Ace Eli, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973.
- One Little Indian, Buena Vista, 1973.
- The Don Is Dead, Universal, 1973.
- Papillon, Allied Artists, 1973.
- Chinatown, Paramount, 1974.
- Breakout, 1975.
- The Wind and the Lion, United Artists, 1975.
- Logan's Run, United Artists, 1976.
- The Omen, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976.
- Islands in the Stream, Paramount, 1977.
- The Passover Plot, Paramount, 1977.
- Twilight's Last Gleaming, Allied Artists, 1977.
- Damnation Alley, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977.
- MacArthur, Universal, 1977.
- Capricorn One, Warner Brothers, 1978.
- Coma, United Artists, 1978.
- The Swarm, Warner Brothers, 1978.
- Damien: The Omen II, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978.
- Magic, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978.
- Superman, Warner Brothers, 1978.
- The Boys from Brazil, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979.
- Alien, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979.
- Players, Paramount, 1979.
- Meteor, American International, 1979.
- Star Trek, Paramount, 1979.
- The Final Conflict, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981.
- Outland, Warner Brothers, 1981.
- Raggedy Man, Universal, 1981.
- Night Crossing, Buena Vista, 1982.
- Poltergeist, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists (MGM/UA), 1982.
- The Secret of NIMH, MGM/UA, 1982.
- First Blood, Orion, 1982.
- Inchon, MGM/UA, 1983.
- Psycho II, Universal, 1983.
- Twilight Zone, Warner Brothers, 1983.
- Under Fire, Orion, 1983.
- The Lonely Guy, Universal, 1984.
- Gremlins, Warner Brothers, 1984.
- Supergirl, Tri-Star, 1984.
- The Explorers, Paramount, 1985.
- King Solomon's Mines, Cannon, 1985.
- Poltergeist II, MGM/UA, 1986.
- Also, Night Life of the Gods, Princess O'Hara, Fit for a King, Smokey, Masoda, and Link.
- PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; COMPOSER AND ARRANGER:SERIES Black Saddle, NBC.
- Laramie, ABC.
- Bus Stop, ABC.
- Follow the Sun, ABC.
- My Three Sons, ABC.
- Peyton Place, ABC.
- Medical Center, CBS.
- Daniel Boone, NBC.
- Lancer, CBS.
- The Waltons, CBS.
- Apple's Way, CBS.
- Medical Story, NBC.
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Credits; SPECIALS
- National Geographic.
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Credits; MOVIES
- Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole, 1972.
- Also, How to Stay Alive, Hooray for Hollywood.
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Writings;COMPOSITIONS
- Riding on Air, 1937.
- Turnabout, 1946.
- Walking Hills, 1949.
- The Nevadan, 1950.
- Father Is a Bachelor, 1951.
- Never Trust a Gambler, 1951.
- Harlem Globetrotters, 1953.
- The Big Heat, 1955.
- Pushover, 1954.
- He Laughed Last, Columbia, 1956.
- Rogues of Sherwood Forest, 1958.
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