Name Bernardo Segall | Role Composer | |
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Died November 26, 1993, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Valerie Bettis (m. 1943–1955) Music director Custer of the West, The Great St Louis Bank Rob, The Girl Most Likely to, Moon of the Wolf, To Fly! Similar People Valerie Bettis, Robert Shaw, Irvin Kershner, George Segal | ||
Bernardo segall plays liszt totentanz 1 2
Bernardo Segall (August 4, 1911 – November 26, 1993) was a Brazilian-born American composer and concert pianist.
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- Bernardo segall plays liszt totentanz 1 2
- Bernardo segall plays bach siloti prelude n 3 for organ bwv 555
- Life
- Selected filmography
- References
Bernardo segall plays bach siloti prelude n 3 for organ bwv 555
Life
Bernardo Segall made his professional debut as a pianist at age 9 in his native Campinas, Brazil. At Age 16 he traveled to the United States, where he studied with Alexander Siloti and, at 21, made his American debut at New York's Town Hall, later performing in orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic. Segall also had an uncle who was a well-known painter in Brazil, Lasar Segall. In addition to performing as a concert pianist, Bernardo Segall also maintained an additional career as a composer for theater, ballet, film and television. Segal was married to dancer and choreographer Valerie Bettis for 12 years, and he composed many pieces that she danced in. He scored films such as The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery starring Steve McQueen, The Luck of Ginger Coffey and Custer of the West, and wrote music for TV series including Columbo, Airwolf and the 1976 documentary To Fly!. Segall died in 1993.