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Nelson Riddle Biography (1921-)

Born June 1, 1921, in Hackensack, NJ; died of heart and kidney failure in LosAngeles, CA, October 6, 1985.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

June 1, 1921

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Fugitive Girls, 1979.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; COMPOSER
• Johnny Concho, 1956.
• A Kiss Before Dying, 1956.
• St. Louis Blues, 1958.
• L'il Abner, Paramount, 1959.
• Ocean's Eleven, Warner Brothers, 1960.
• Can-Can, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960.
• Lolita, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962.
• What a Way to Go!, 1964.
• Robin and the Seven Hoods, Warner Brothers, 1964.
• Marriage on the Rocks, Warner Brothers, 1965.
• El Dorado, Paramount, 1967.
• Paint Your Wagon, Paramount, 1969.
• The Great Gatsby, Paramount, 1974.
• Guyana: Cult of the Damned, 1980.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR SERIES
• The Nat "King" Cole Show, NBC, 1956-57.
• The Frank Sinatra Show, ABC, 1957-58.
• The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, CBS, 1967-69.
• The Smothers Brothers Show, CBS, 1968.
• The Leslie Uggams Show, CBS, 1969.
• The Tim Conway Comedy Hour, CBS, 1970.
• CBS Newcomers, CBS, 1971.
• The Julie Andrews Hour, ABC, 1972-73.
• The Helen Reddy Show, NBC, 1973. Specials--The Carpenters: Music, Music,Music.
• Writings
• COMPOSITIONS AND RECORDINGS (In addition to the above);THEME MUSIC The Untouchables, ABC, 1959-63.
• Route 66, CBS, 1960-64.
• "Johnny Concho's Theme" (also known as "Wait for Me"), 1956.
• "Lolita Ya-Ya," from Lolita, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962, recorded by The Ventures on Dolton records.
• "Louisa's Theme," from What a Way to Go!, 1964.
• "New 'Naked City' Theme," ABC, 1962-63, recorded on Capitol records.