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.