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Larry Adler Biography (1914-2001)

Full name, Lawrence Cecil Adler; born February 10, 1914, in Baltimore, MD; son of Louis (a plumber) and Sadie (Hack) Adler; married Eileen Walser, April 11, 1938 (divorced, 1959); married Sally Cline, 1967 (divorced, 1976); children: (first marriage) Carole, Peter, Wendy; (second marriage) Katelyn. Addresses: OFFICE--c/o Michael Bakewell, 118 Tottenham Court Road, London W1,England. AGENT--c/o Bob Gardner, 610 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10024.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

February 10, 1914

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Death Details

August 7, 2001

London, England

Famous Works

• Credits
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Harmonica player, Paramount Theatre, 1928.
• LONDON DEBUT--Harmonica player, Streamline Revue, Palace Theatre, 1934.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
• Harmonica soloist: Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australia, 1939; New York Philharmonic Orchestra and other orchestras in England, Japan, and Europe; additional appearances at the Edinburgh Festival, Scotland in 1963, and a one-man show titled From Hand to Mouth, at the Edinburgh Festival, 1965.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Harmonica soloist and accompanist for Paul Draper, U.S. cities, 1941-49;war tours for allied troops in 1943-45, European cities and in Germany, 1947and 1949, Korea, 1951, and Israel in 1967 and 1973.
• FILM DEBUT--Many Happy Returns, Paramount, 1933.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Music for the Millions, 1944.
• Three Daring Daughters, 1948.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; COMPOSER
• Genevieve, Rank Sirus, 1953.
• The Great Chase, 1963.
• King and Country, Allied Artists, 1965.
• High Wind in Jamaica, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; COMPOSER
• Midnight Men, BBC.
• Also composed music for television plays, documentaries, and commercials.
• Writings;BOOKS
• How I Play, 1937.
• Larry Adler's Own Arrangements, 1960.
• Jokes and How to Tell Them, Doubleday, 1963.
• It Ain't Necessarily So, Cohons, 1984.
• Writings;CONCERT MUSIC
• Theme and Variations.
• Camera III.