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Fred Karlin Biography (1936-)

Born June 16, 1936, in Chicago, IL.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

June 16, 1936

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; FILM WORK
• Music director, Yours, Mine and Ours, United Artists, 1968 (also see below).
• Writings;FILM SCORES
• Up the Down Staircase, Warner Brothers, 1967.
• Yours, Mine and Ours, United Artists, 1968.
• The Stalking Moon, National General, 1969.
• The Sterile Cuckoo, Paramount, 1969.
• The Baby Maker, National General, 1970.
• Cover Me Babe, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970.
• Lovers and Other Strangers, Cinerama, 1970.
• Believe in Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1971.
• The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971.
• Every Little Crook and Nanny, MGM, 1972.
• The Little Ark, National General, 1972.
• Westworld, MGM, 1973.
• Chosen Survivors, Columbia, 1974.
• The Gravy Train (also known as The Dion Brothers), Columbia, 1974.
• Mixed Company, United Artists, 1974.
• The Spikes Gang, United Artists, 1974.
• The Take, Columbia, 1974.
• Baby Blue Marine, Columbia, 1976.
• Futureworld, American International Pictures, 1976.
• (With Norman Gimbel), Joe Panther, Artists Creation, 1976.
• Leadbelly, Paramount, 1976.
• Greased Lightning, Warner Brothers, 1977.
• Mean Dog Blues, American International Pictures, 1978.
• California Dreaming, American International Pictures, 1979.
• The Ravagers, Columbia, 1979.
• Cloud Dancer, Blossom, 1980.
• Loving Couples, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980.
• Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter, Seymour Borde and Associates, 1986.
• Also composer for Zandy's Bride, 1974; and Attack of the Phantoms, 1980.
• Writings;TELEVISION MOVIE SCORES
• Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones, ABC, 1971.
• The Man Who Could Talk to Kids, ABC, 1973.
• The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, CBS, 1974.
• Bad Ronald, ABC, 1974.
• Born Innocent, NBC, 1974.
• It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy, ABC, 1974.
• Punch and Jody, NBC, 1974.
• Death Be Not Proud, ABC, 1975.
• The Dream Makers, NBC, 1975.
• Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, NBC, 1976.
• Wanted: The Sundance Woman, ABC, 1976.
• Woman of the Year, CBS, 1976.
• Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn, NBC, 1977.
• Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid, CBS, 1977.
• Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A., NBC, 1977.
• Green Eyes, ABC, 1977.
• The Hostage Heart, CBS, 1977.
• The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish, NBC, 1977.
• Minstrel Man, CBS, 1977.
• The Death of Richie, NBC, 1977.
• Having Babies II, ABC, 1977.
• Intimate Strangers, ABC, 1977.
• The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald, ABC, 1977.
• Deadman's Curve, CBS, 1978.
• Forever, CBS, 1978.
• The Girl Called Hatter Fox, CBS, 1978.
• Leave Yesterday Behind, ABC, 1978.
• The Awakening Land: The Saga of An American Woman, NBC, 1978.
• KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, NBC, 1978.
• Bud and Lou, NBC, 1978.
• Forever, CBS, 1978.
• The Gift of Love, ABC, 1978.
• Just Me and You, NBC, 1978.
• Lady of the House, NBC, 1978.
• Long Journey Back, ABC, 1978.
• More Than Friends, ABC, 1978.
• The Waverly Wonders, NBC, 1978.
• Who'll Save Our Children, CBS, 1978.
• And Baby Makes Six, NBC, 1979.
• And Your Name Is Jonah, CBS, 1979.
• Ike, ABC, 1979.
• Paris, CBS, 1979.
• Samurai, ABC, 1979.
• Sex and the Single Parent, CBS, 1979.
• Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter, CBS, 1979.
• This Man Stands Alone, NBC, 1979.
• Topper, ABC, 1979.
• Transplant, CBS, 1979.
• Vampire, ABC, 1979.
• Walking through the Fire, CBS, 1979.
• The Last Giraffe, CBS, 1979.
• Baby Comes Home, CBS, 1980.
• Fighting Back, ABC, 1980.
• Mom, the Wolfman and Me, syndicated, 1980.
• My Kidnapper, My Love, NBC, 1980.
• Once Upon a Family, CBS, 1980.
• The Plutonium Incident, CBS, 1980.
• The Secret War of Jackie's Girls, NBC, 1980.
• Sophia Loren: Her Own Story, NBC, 1980.
• A Time for Miracles, ABC, 1980.
• Homeward Bound, CBS, 1980.
• Marriage Is Alive and Well, NBC, 1980.
• Bitter Harvest, NBC, 1981.
• Broken Promise, CBS, 1981.
• The Five of Me, CBS, 1981.
• Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls 1981, CBS, 1981.
• Jessica Novak, CBS, 1981.
• The Marva Collins Story, CBS, 1981.
• Miracle on Ice, ABC, 1981.
• Thornwell, CBS, 1981.
• We're Fighting Back, CBS, 1981.
• Deadly Encounter, CBS, 1982.
• The First Time, ABC, 1982.
• Inside the Third Reich, ABC, 1982.
• Not in Front of the Children, CBS, 1982.
• Gift of Love: A Christmas Story, CBS, 1983.
• In Defense of Kids, CBS, 1983.
• Night Partners, CBS, 1983.
• One Cooks, the Other Doesn't, CBS, 1983.
• Policewoman Centerfold, NBC, 1983.
• Baby Sister, ABC, 1983.
• Calamity Jane, CBS, 1984.
• Love Leads the Way, The Disney Channel, 1984.
• Final Jeopardy, NBC, 1985.
• Hostage Flight, NBC, 1985.
• Kids Don't Tell, CBS, 1985.
• Robert Kennedy and His Times, CBS, 1985.
• Dream West, CBS, 1986.
• The Facts of Life Down Under, NBC, 1987.
• A Place to Call Home, CBS, 1987.
• Celebration Family, ABC, 1987.
• What Price Victory, ABC, 1988.
• Lady Mobster, ABC, 1988.
• Dadah Is Death, CBS, 1988.
• Bridge to Silence, CBS, 1989.
• Fear Stalk, CBS, 1989.
• Also composer of music score for Leave Yesterday Behind, 1978, Flour Babies, 1990, and Murder C.O.D., 1990.
• Writings;OTHER TELEVISION SCORES
• Lucan (series), ABC, 1977.
• The Man from Atlantis (series), NBC, 1977.
• Life Goes to War: Hollywood and Homefront (special), NBC, 1977.
• McLaren's Riders (pilot), CBS, 1977.
• The World of Darkness (pilot), 1977.
• The World Beyond (pilot), CBS, 1978.
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (mini-series), ABC, 1978.
• Kaz (series), CBS, 1978.
• Blind Ambition (parts 3 and 4 of mini-series), CBS, 1979.
• Catalina C-Lab (pilot), NBC, 1982.
• Full House (pilot), CBS, 1983.
• Inspector Perez (pilot), NBC, 1983.
• Lovers and Other Strangers (pilot), ABC, 1983.
• Wishman (pilot), ABC, 1983.
• Off the Rack (pilot), ABC, 1984.
• Also wrote scores for Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter, 1982; and HardestyHouse, 1986.
• Writings;OTHER
• Also author, with Rayburn Wright, of On the Track: A Guide to Contemporary Film Scoring, Schirmer.