André Previn

Personal Info

Known For Sound

Gender Male

Birthday 1929-04-06

Deathday 2019-02-28 (89 years old)

Place of Birth Berlin, Germany

Also Known As André George Previn, Andre Previn

André Previn

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia André George Previn, KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-born American pianist, conductor, and composer. Starting by arranging and composing Hollywood film scores for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Previn was involved in the music for over 50 films over his entire career. He won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement). He had been the music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Oslo Philharmonic, as well as the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Known For

Sound

2021
Louise

as Conductor

1979
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

as Original Music Composer

1975
Rollerball

as Original Music Composer

1971
The Music Lovers

as Conductor

1966
The Fortune Cookie

as Original Music Composer

1965
Inside Daisy Clover

as Original Music Composer

1964
Goodbye Charlie

as Original Music Composer

1964
Dead Ringer

as Music

1964
My Fair Lady

as Conductor

1964
My Fair Lady

as Music Supervisor

1964
Kiss Me, Stupid

as Original Music Composer

1963
Irma la Douce

as Original Music Composer

1962
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

as Original Music Composer

1962
Two for the Seesaw

as Original Music Composer

1961
One, Two, Three

as Original Music Composer

1961
One, Two, Three

as Conductor

1961
All in a Night's Work

as Original Music Composer

1960
Elmer Gantry

as Original Music Composer

1960
1960
Who Was That Lady?

as Original Music Composer

1960
Pepe

as Original Music Composer

1960
Bells Are Ringing

as Conductor

1957
House of Numbers

as Original Music Composer

1957
Hot Summer Night

as Original Music Composer

1957
Silk Stockings

as Conductor

1957
Silk Stockings

as Music Supervisor

1957
1956
The Fastest Gun Alive

as Original Music Composer

1956
The Catered Affair

as Original Music Composer

1955
Bad Day at Black Rock

as Original Music Composer

1955
Kismet

as Music Supervisor

1955
Kismet

as Conductor

1955
It's Always Fair Weather

as Original Music Composer

1955
It's Always Fair Weather

as Music Arranger

1955
1953
Give a Girl a Break

as Original Music Composer

1953
Kiss Me Kate

as Music Director

1951
Cause for Alarm!

as Original Music Composer

1950
Shadow on the Wall

as Original Music Composer

1950
Dial 1119

as Original Music Composer

1950
The Outriders

as Original Music Composer

1950
Three Little Words

as Music Director

1950
Kim

as Original Music Composer

1949
Tension

as Original Music Composer

1949
Border Incident

as Original Music Composer

1949
Scene of the Crime

as Original Music Composer

1949
The Sun Comes Up

as Original Music Composer

1949
Challenge to Lassie

as Original Music Composer

1949
The Great Sinner

as Conductor

1948
Tenth Avenue Angel

as Original Music Composer

1946
Undercurrent

as Music Supervisor

Actor

2015
Andre Previn at the BBC

as self (presenter)

2011
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2003
Piano Blues

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

as Self (archive footage)

1976
Live from Lincoln Center

as Self - Conductor

1973
1971
1962
1960
Pepe

as André Previn

1960
The Subterraneans

as André Previn

1956
Invitation to the Dance

as Composer at Piano

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Pianist

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1946

Crew

1969
Paint Your Wagon

as Additional Music