Edward Ward (composer)
American composer
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| Intro | American composer | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Musician Composer Film score composer | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music | |
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| Birth | 3 April 1900, St. Louis | |
| Death | 26 September 1971Hollywood (aged 71 years) | |
| Star sign | Aries |
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Biography
Edward Ward (April 3, 1900 – September 26, 1971) was a film composer and music director who was nominated for seven Academy Awards.
Academy Award nominations
- 1939 Best Original Song for "Always and Always" from Mannequin
- 1942 Best Scoring of a Dramatic Picture (Cheers for Miss Bishop)
- 1942 Best Scoring of a Dramatic Picture (Tanks a Million)
- 1942 Best Scoring of a Musical Picture (All-American Co-Ed)
- 1943 Best Original Song for "Pennies for Peppino" from Flying with Music
- 1943 Best Scoring of a Musical Picture (Flying with Music)
- 1944 Best Scoring of a Musical Picture (Phantom of the Opera)
Additional credits
- No No Nanette (1930)
- Kismet (1930)
- Great Expectations (1934)
- The Bishop Misbehaves (1935)
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
- San Francisco (1936)
- Camille (1936)
- The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
- Night Must Fall (1937)
- Maytime (1937)
- Saratoga (1937)
- A Yank at Oxford (1938)
- The Shopworn Angel (1938)
- Boys Town (1938)
- The Women (1939)
- The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
- Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)