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Unknown World (1951) -- Scientists use a gigantic drilling machine for an expedition to the center of the earth.
Inherit the Wind (1960) -- Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.

Overview

Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
17 March 1999, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Award-winning composer/songwriter ("Exodus" [Grammy/Academy Awards, 1960] )... more
Trivia:
He moved with his widowed father and sister to New York on 3 October 1938... more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Ernst Gold

Filmography

Composer:
  1. The Kramer Impact (2004)

  2. Lincoln (1988) (TV)
    ... aka Gore Vidal's Lincoln
  3. Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story (1986) (TV)
  4. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1 episode, 1985)
        - Arthur, or the Gigolo (1985) TV episode
  5. Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985) (TV)
  6. Safari 3000 (1982)
  7. Tom Horn (1980)

  8. Letters from Frank (1979) (TV)
  9. The Runner Stumbles (1979)
  10. Marciano (1979) (TV)
  11. Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
    ... aka Secret Yearnings
    ... aka The Shaming
    ... aka The Sin
  12. Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
  13. Cross of Iron (1977)
    ... aka Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz (West Germany)
  14. The Wild McCullochs (1975)
    ... aka McCullochs
  15. Betrayal (1974) (TV)
  16. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - The Small Miracle (1974) TV episode
  17. Footsteps (1972) (TV)
    ... aka Footsteps: Nice Guys Finish Last (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Nice Guys Finish Last
  18. "National Geographic Specials" (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Last Vikings (1972) TV episode

  19. The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
  20. "Gunsmoke" (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Gunfighter, R.I.P (1966) TV episode
  21. Ship of Fools (1965)
  22. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
    ... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
  23. A Child Is Waiting (1963)
  24. Pressure Point (1962)
  25. "The Dick Powell Show" (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - The Boston Terrier (1962) TV episode
  26. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
    ... aka Judgement at Nuremberg
  27. The Last Sunset (1961)
  28. A Fever in the Blood (1961)
  29. Exodus (1960)
  30. Inherit the Wind (1960) (music)
  31. "Wagon Train" (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Clayton Tucker Story (1960) TV episode

  32. On the Beach (1959)
  33. Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
  34. The Young Philadelphians (1959)
    ... aka The City Jungle (UK)
  35. "M Squad" (2 episodes, 1958)
        - The Sitters (1958) TV episode
        - More Deadly (1958) TV episode
  36. Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
  37. The Defiant Ones (1958)
  38. Wink of an Eye (1958)
  39. Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
    ... aka Too Much, Too Soon: The Daring Story of Diana Barrymore (USA: long title)
  40. The Screaming Skull (1958)
  41. Man on the Prowl (1957)
  42. Affair in Havana (1957)
  43. "The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show" (1956) TV series
    ... aka The Boing Boing Show (USA: rerun title)
  44. Running Target (1956)
  45. Edge of Hell (1956)
    ... aka Tender Hearts
  46. Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers (1956)
    ... aka UFO
  47. Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo (1956)
    ... aka The Boing-Boing Boy in Planet Moo (Europe: English title)
  48. The Naked Street (1955)
    ... aka The Brass Ring (USA: alternative title)
  49. Karamoja (1955)
    ... aka Wang Wang (USA: alternative title)
  50. The Other Woman (1954)
  51. Man Crazy (1953)
  52. Magoo Slept Here (1953)
  53. Jennifer (1953)
  54. Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony (1953) (as Ernst Gold)
  55. Willie the Kid (1952)
  56. Unknown World (1951)
    ... aka To the Center of the Earth
  57. Georgie and the Dragon (1951)
  58. The Family Circus (1951)

  59. Old Los Angeles (1948)
    ... aka California Outpost (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka In Old Los Angeles
  60. Picnic (1948)
  61. Exposed (1947)
  62. Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947)
    ... aka Philo Vance, Detective (USA: TV title)
  63. Wyoming (1947)
  64. Lighthouse (1947)
  65. G.I. War Brides (1946)
    ... aka War Brides (UK)
  66. The Falcon's Alibi (1946) (uncredited)
  67. Smooth as Silk (1946)
  68. The Girl of the Limberlost (1945)
Music Department:
  1. Cross of Iron (1977) (conductor)
    ... aka Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz (West Germany)
  2. Footsteps (1972) (TV) (conductor)
    ... aka Footsteps: Nice Guys Finish Last (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Nice Guys Finish Last

  3. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) (conductor: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra) (musician: dance sequence) (uncredited)
    ... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)

  4. Wink of an Eye (1958) (conductor)
  5. The Screaming Skull (1958) (conductor)
  6. Missile Monsters (1958) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  7. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) (conductor)
  8. The Young Don't Cry (1957) (musical director)
  9. The Pride and the Passion (1957) (conductor) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  10. Edge of Hell (1956) (musical director)
    ... aka Tender Hearts
  11. Dementia (1955) (musical director)
    ... aka Daughter of Horror (USA: recut version)
  12. "Fury" (1955) TV series (composer: title music) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Brave Stallion (USA: syndication title)
  13. Not as a Stranger (1955) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
    ... aka Morton Thompson's Not as a Stranger (USA: complete title)
  14. King of the Carnival (1955) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  15. Jennifer (1953) (conductor)
  16. Jungle Drums of Africa (1953) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  17. Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  18. Actor's and Sin (1952) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
    ... aka Actors and Sin (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Woman of Sin (USA: alternative title)
  19. Unknown World (1951) (conductor)
    ... aka To the Center of the Earth
  20. Lost Planet Airmen (1951) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  21. Government Agents vs Phantom Legion (1951) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  22. Sirocco (1951) (orchestrator)
  23. Insurance Investigator (1951) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  24. Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  25. Trial Without Jury (1950) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  26. In a Lonely Place (1950) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  27. Unmasked (1950) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)

  28. Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  29. Chinatown at Midnight (1949) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  30. Tokyo Joe (1949) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  31. Flame of Youth (1949) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  32. The James Brothers of Missouri (1949) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  33. King of the Rocket Men (1949) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  34. Ghost of Zorro (1949) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  35. Knock on Any Door (1949) (orchestrator)
  36. Daughter of the Jungle (1949) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  37. Rusty Saves a Life (1949) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  38. Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  39. Renegades of Sonora (1948) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  40. The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  41. The Timber Trail (1948) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  42. My Dog Rusty (1948) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  43. California Firebrand (1948) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  44. The Black Widow (1947) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  45. Saddle Pals (1947) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  46. Bells of San Angelo (1947) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  47. Lighthouse (1947) (music supervisor)
  48. The Falcon's Alibi (1946) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
Soundtrack:
  1. Snow Day (2000) (writer: "The Big W")

  2. "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 1994)
        - Homer the Vigilante (1994) TV episode ("It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World")

  3. Lost in America (1985) (writer: "THE BIG W")

  4. S.W.A.P. (1976) (writer: "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - Main Title" (uncredited))

  5. Ship of Fools (1965) (music: "Heute abend geh'n wir bummeln auf der reeperbahn", "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann")
  6. The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964) (TV) (writer: "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World")
  7. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) (music: "It's a mad mad mad mad world overture", "You satisfy my soul", "Thirty-one flavors")
    ... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
  8. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) (music: "Liebeslied") ("Care for Me" (uncredited), "Notre amour ne peur" (uncredited), "Du, du liegst mir im Herzen" (uncredited))
    ... aka Judgement at Nuremberg
  9. Exodus (1960) (music: "The Exodus song")

  10. "The Lawrence Welk Show" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Memories of Lawrence Welk (USA: repeat compilations title)
    ... aka The Dodge Dancing Party (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Plymouth Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode #3.30 (1958) TV episode (writer: "An Old Love Letter" (uncredited))
Transportation Department:
  1. Karamoja (1955) (transportation coordinator)
    ... aka Wang Wang (USA: alternative title)
Self:
  1. Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991) (TV) .... Himself (composer)

  2. The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV) .... Himself - Best Score Winner

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Other Works:
Works: "String Quartet No. 1" more
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