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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Patrick Clarke to Charlotte Cornwell
Bob Cobert Biography (1924-)
Full name, Robert William Cobert; born October 26, 1924, in New York, NY; sonof Irving and Rose (maiden name, Stone) Cobert; married Helen Elizabeth Fosse, July 7, 1950; children: Holly, Suzy, William. Addresses: Contact: c/o BMI, 8730 Sunset Blvd., 3rd Floor West, Los Angeles, CA 90069-2211.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Composer, music director, conductor
- Birth Details
- October 26, 1924
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
- Orchestrator, Me and the Kid, 1993
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Television Work
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Movies
- Music director, "Frankenstein," Wide World of Entertainment, ABC,1973
- Music conductor, Dracula, 1974
- Music conductor, I Love You Perfect, 1989
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Miniseries
- Conductor, Winds of War, ABC, 1983
- Conductor and musical director, War and Remembrance, ABC, 1989
- Music conductor, Intruders, 1992
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Series
- Musical director, The Price Is Right, 1956
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RECORDINGS
- Recordings include the albums Music from "Dark Shadows"; Phillips,Mediterranean Suite, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Records; Frankie and Johnny, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Records; Winds of War, Metro-Goldwyn-MayerRecords; Dark Shadows (four volumes), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Records; War and Remembrance, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Records; singles include "Quentin's Theme," "Wednesday's Child," "Missy," "Alone in New Orleans," "One," "Love is a Gamble," "Theme from Dark Shadows," "Heaven Can Wait (Mr. Jordan)," "Chain Lightning," "Bonjour Tristesse," "I Hope," and "Love Theme fromWinds of War."
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WRITINGS
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Film Scores
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Ladybug, Ladybug, United Artists, 1963
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House of Dark Shadows, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
- (As Robert Cobert) Night of Dark Shadows (also known as Curse of Dark Shadows), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
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Burnt Offerings, United Artists, 1976
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Scalpel (also known as False Face), United International, 1976
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Me and the Kid, Orion, 1993
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Television Scores
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Miniseries
- (As Robert Cobert) The Picture of Dorian Gray, ABC, 1973
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Winds of War, ABC, 1983
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War and Remembrance, ABC, 1989
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Intruders, CBS, 1991
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Movies
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (also known as The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), ABC, 1968
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The Night Stalker, ABC, 1972
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The Night Strangler, ABC, 1973
- (As Robert Cobert) The Norliss Tapes, NBC, 1973
- (As Robert Cobert) "Frankenstein," Wide World of Entertainment, ABC, 1973
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Melvin Purvis: G-Man (also known as G-Man and The Legendof Machine Gun Kelly), ABC, 1974
- (As Robert Cobert) The Great Ice Rip-off, ABC, 1974
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Turn of the Screw, ABC, 1974
- (As Robert Cobert) Dracula (also known as Bram Stoker's Dracula), CBS, 1974
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Come Die with Me, ABC, 1974
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Scream of the Wolf, ABC, 1974
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Trilogy of Terror (also known as Tales of Terror and Terror of the Doll), ABC, 1975
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Kansas City Massacre, ABC, 1975
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Curse of the Black Widow (also known as Love Trap), ABC, 1977
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Mrs. R's Daughter, NBC, 1979
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The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang, NBC, 1979
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The Scarlet Pimpernel, CBS, 1982
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The Last Ninja, ABC, 1983
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Bonanza: The Next Generation, syndicated, 1988
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Trilogy of Terror II, USA Network, 1996
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The Love Letter, CBS, 1998
- Also composed music for Heaven Can Wait, CBS; The Heiress,CBS; The Fourposter, CBS; Dead of Night, ABC; Dead of NightII, NBC; Eichmann: Engineer of Death, CBS; Shadow of Fear,ABC; Nightmare at 63 Hillcrest, ABC; The Haunting of Carol Enders, ABC.
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Series
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To Tell the Truth, 1956
- (As Robert Cobert) Way Out, 1961
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Password (also known as Password All-Stars), 1961
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The Young Marrieds, 1964
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Dark Shadows, CBS, 1966
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Personality, 1967
- (As Robert Cobert) Hidden Faces, 1968
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You're Putting Me On, 1969
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Three on a Match, NBC, 1971
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The $25,000 Pyramid (also known as The $20,000 Pyramid,
The $25,000 Pyramid,
The $50,000 Pyramid,
The $100,000 Pyramid,
The New $100,000 Pyramid, and The New $25,000 Pyramid), 1973
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Shoot for the Stars, 1977
- (With Hal Hidey) Tic Tac Dough, syndicated, 1978
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Supertrain, NBC, 1979
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That's My Line, CBS, 1980
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Go!, NBC, 1983
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Your Number's Up, NBC, 1985
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The $100,000 Pyramid, syndicated, 1985
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Celebrity Double Talk, ABC, 1986
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Dark Shadows (also known as Dark Shadows Revival), 1991
- Also composed music for the original The Price Is Right;
Eye Glass;
Double Talk;
Supermarket Sweep;
The Doctors;
Confidential for Women.
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Television Theme Songs
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Series
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Jackpot, 1974
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Blockbusters, 1980
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Chain Reaction, NBC, 1980
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Television Scores
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Specials
- "I Think I'm Having a Baby," CBS Afternoon Playhouse, CBS, 1981
- (As Robert Cobert) Dark Shadows 30th Anniversary Tribute, 1996
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Pilots
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Dark Shadows, 1990
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Concert Music
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Quartet for Strings, first performed by the Dakota Quartet, 1992
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Concert Piece for Viola and Small Orchestra, first performed by the South Dakota Symphony, 1993
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Other Music
- Composer of "Quentin's Theme" and of the stage plays John Dos Passos'U.S.A. and God's Trombones, both produced off-Broadway.
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