Saul Chaplin
American composer and musical director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saul Chaplin (February 19, 1912 – November 15, 1997) was an American composer and musical director.
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Born | Saul Kaplan February 19, 1912 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | November 15, 1997 (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musical director |
Years active | 1931–1997 |
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Children | Judith |
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He was born Saul Kaplan in Brooklyn, New York. He had worked on stage, screen and television since the days of Tin Pan Alley. In film, he won three Oscars for collaborating on the scores and orchestrations of An American in Paris (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and West Side Story (1961).