Louis Silvers
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Background information | |
Birth name | Louis Silberstein |
Also known as | Lou Silvers |
Born | (1889-09-06)September 6, 1889 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | March 26, 1954(1954-03-26) (aged 64) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Film composer |
Spouse | Janet Adair |
Louis "Lou" Silvers (né Louis Silberstein; September 6, 1889 – March 26, 1954) was an American film score composer whose work has been used in more than 250 movies. In 1935, he won the first Academy Award for Best Original Score for One Night of Love.[1]
Early life
Silvers was born in New York City.
Career
Silvers scored the sound sequences in the D. W. Griffith film Dream Street (1921), and scored the part-talking feature film The Jazz Singer (1927).[2] He was also music director for Lux Radio Theater for most of its long run (1934–1955).
He is the composer of the song "April Showers" (1921).[3]
Personal life and death
Silvers was married to Janet Adair. On March 26, 1954, Silvers died of a heart ailment in Hollywood, California.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Result | Category | Film |
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1935 | Academy Award | Won | Best Music, Score | One Night of Love |
1938 | Nominated | Best Music, Score | In Old Chicago | |
1939 | Nominated | Best Music, Original Score | Suez | |
1940 | Nominated | Best Music, Scoring | Swanee River |
Selected filmography
- Sonny Boy (1929)
- No Greater Glory (1934)
- The Girl Friend (1935)
- A Message to Garcia (1936)
- Private Number (1936)
Bibliography
Notes
- ^ ASCAP, 1980, p. 465.
- ^ Gammond 1991, p. 529.
- ^ Copyrights, July 15, 1921, p. 1078.
References
- ASCAP (1980). "Silvers, Louis" → ASCAP Biographical Dictionary (4th ed.). Jaques Cattell Press. p. 465. ISBN 9780835212830 – via Internet Archive (Kahle/Austin Foundation). LCCN 80-65351; ISBN 0-8352-1283-1.
- Catalogue of Copyright Entries. "Part 3: Musical Compositions." "New Series" – via Google Books .
- Vol. 16. Part 2. September 1921. No. 9. ©15 July 1921; E 515575 (Class E; musical composition); Harms, Inc. p. 1078.
- Limbacher, James; Wright, H. Stephen Jr. (1991). "Louis Silvers" → Keeping Score – Film and Television Music, 1980–1988 (with additional coverage of 1921–1979). Scarecrow Press. pp. 7, 11, 617. ISBN 9780810824539 – via Internet Archive (Boston Public Library). LCCN 91-21180; ISBN 0-8108-2453-1; OCLC 23975741 (all editions).
- "Louis Silberstein (born September 6, 1889)". Sworn July 5, 1922 → "U.S., Passport Applications, 1795–1925." → "Louis Silberstein." Roll 2054 → Certificates: 201600–201975; 5 July 1922 – 7 July 1922 (digital images 330 & 331 of 630). NARA – via Ancestry.com.
- "Louis Silvers" (born September 5, 1889) → "World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918." → "New York City" → "Manuel Montero" to "George Zuvick" (digital images 2358 & 2359 of 4239). New York: NARA Microfilm Publications – via FamilySearch.
- Gammond, Peter (1991). "Silvers, Louis" → Oxford Companion to Popular Music. p. 529 – via Internet Archive (Arcadia Fund).
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External links
- Louis Silvers at IMDb
- Louis Silvers at Find a Grave
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