Name Gene Forrell | Role Composer | |
Died September 21, 2005, New York City, New York, United States Education Taylor Allderdice High School People also search for Edward Thomas, James Polack, Maya Deren Music director Willy McBean and his M, Return to Oz, NY - NY | ||
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Gene Forrell (1915–2005) was an American composer and conductor.
Forrell was born Eugene Finkelhor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, where he attended Allderdice High School and Duquesne University. He left Duquesne for New York City and a scholarship from the Dalcroze School.
As a composer and orchestral conductor he worked in theater, dance, and television. He wrote the soundtrack to N.Y., N.Y. — A Day in New York, 1957, filmed by Francis Thompson. According to IMDB.com, "The soundtrack is light, breezy, and staccato." His other soundtrack credits include To Be Alive, a 1964 Academy Award-winning documentary. He served as a musical director in Europe and America. In England he conducted the Alexandra Choral Society, the Enfield Grand Opera, the English Sinfonia, and the English National Orchestra. He also wrote commercial jingles. For several years he conducted and recorded the popular Firestone Christmas albums. Forrell was also a longtime board member of the Musicians Foundation.
Forrell died September 21, 2005, at his home in New York.