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Alfred Newman Biography

Birth Name:Alfred Newman

Birth Place:New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Profession Music department, Soundtrack, Actor

Fast Facts

  • Is the recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Was named the third place Best Composer at the 1971 Laurel Awards
  • In 1947, he got married to screen actress Martha Montgomery
  • Is the father of fellow music composers Thomas, Maria and David Newman
  • Worked as a composer and music director for 20th Century Fox for over 20 years
  • Was only the second person to be nominated for four Academy Awards for four different films in the same year
  • In 1999, he was pictured on a commemorative postage stamp

Awards

  • 1938Oscar-Best Music, Score: nominated
  • 1938Oscar-Best Music, Score: nominated
  • 1939Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 1939Oscar-Best Music, Scoring: nominated
  • 1939Oscar-Best Music, Scoring: winner
  • 1940Oscar-Best Music, Scoring: nominated
  • 1940Oscar-Best Music, Scoring: nominated
  • 1940Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 1940Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 1941Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 1941Oscar-Best Music, Score: winner
  • 1942Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture: nominated
  • 1942Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture: nominated
  • 1943Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1943Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
  • 1944Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: winner
  • 1944Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
  • 1945Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
  • 1945Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1946Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
  • 1946Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1947Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
  • 1948Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: winner
  • 1948Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1949Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
  • 1949Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1950Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1951Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1952Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
  • 1952Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1953Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: winner
  • 1954Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: winner
  • 1955Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
  • 1956Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: winner
  • 1956Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
  • 1957Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: winner
  • 1957Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1959Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
  • 1959Grammy-Best Soundtrack Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast: nominated
  • 1960Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1960Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1960Golden Laurel-Top Score: nominated
  • 1962Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
  • 1962Grammy-Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Original Cast from Motion Picture or Television: nominated
  • 1964Oscar-Best Music, Score - Substantially Original: nominated
  • 1966Oscar-Best Music, Score - Substantially Original: nominated
  • 1968Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment: winner
  • 1971Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 1971Golden Globe-Best Original Score - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1971Grammy-Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special: nominated
  • 1971Grammy-Best Instrumental Composition: winner
  • 1971Golden Laurel-Best Composer: nominated
  • 1998FMCJ Award-Best Re-Release of a Previously Existing Score: nominated
  • 2022IFMCA Award-Best Archival Release of an Existing Score - Re-Release or Re-Recording: winner