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Charles Previn (January 11, 1888 - September 21, 1973) was an American film composer who was highly active at Universal in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. Before going to Hollywood, Previn had arranged music for over 100 Broadway productions.〔''Previn Succeeds Rapee'', ''Stars and Stripes Newspaper'', July 27, 1945〕 Previn was born in Brooklyn. He graduated from Brooklyn High School and obtained a Bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1910. He obtained a Master's degree from New York College of Music. From 1936 to 1944, Previn was musical director at Universal, overseeing everything from horror pictures to Arabian Nights fantasies. He was the great-uncle of German-born composer, pianist, conductor André Previn and TV and film director Steve Previn (brothers).〔Hal Erickson, ''All Movie Guide''〕 He died in Los Angeles, aged 85. ==Professional career== * Musician and conductor of vaudeville and musical comedy * Conductor of the St. Louis Municipal Opera * Conductor of NBC's Camel Pleasure Hour in 1930, featuring cornetist Bix Beiderbecke * Conductor on the NBC radio series Silken Strings from 1934 through 1936 * 1936-1944 – Musical director, arranger, composer and conductor at Universal. While there, Previn accumulated over 225 films to his credit, including most of Deanna Durbin's films. * 1944 – Previn began working at other studios * 1945-1947 – Previn succeeded Ernö Rapée as music director/conductor of the Radio City Music Hall Symphony * 1947 – Previn returned to Hollywood and worked at Eagle-Lion and MGM * 1947 – Ithaca Conservatory of Music awarded Previn an honorary doctorate * 1953 – Previn retired While at Universal, Previn composed uncredited stock music for several studio's releases. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Previn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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