Also known as Lou Silvers Spouse Janet Adair (m. 1954) Role Film Score Composer | Name Louis Silvers Occupation(s) Film composer | |
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Born September 6, 1889
New York City, New York, U.S. ( 1889-09-06 ) Died March 26, 1954, Hollywood, California, United States Awards Academy Award for Best Original Music Score Nominations Academy Award for Best Original Musical Music director It Happened One Night, The Jazz Singer, One Night of Love, Jesse James, Tail Spin Similar People Buddy DeSylva, Alfred A Cohn, Gus Kahn, Victor Schertzinger, Robert Riskin | ||
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Louis "Lou" Silvers (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 an Academy Award for Best Original Score for One Night of Love.
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- Oldie april showers by louis silvers 1921
- Early life and career
- Personal life and death
- Selected filmography
- References
Early life and career
Born in New York City, Silvers scored a D. W. Griffith film with sound sequences Dream Street (1921) and the part-talking feature film The Jazz Singer (1927). He was also music director for Lux Radio Theater for most of its long run (1934–1955). He is also the composer of "April Showers" (1921).
Personal life and death
Silvers was married to Janet Adair. On March 26, 1954, Silvers died of a heart ailment in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
References
Louis Silvers Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA