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Andre Previn Biography
Birth Name:Andreas Ludwig Prewin
Birth Place:Berlin, Germany
Profession Soundtrack, Music department, Actor, Writer
Fast Facts
- Became an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music in 1977
- Knighted by the British Empire in 1996, however, because he is not a citizen of the Commonwealth, he cannot be referred to as 'Sir'
- His family fled Nazi-ruled Germany during WWII, fleeing to Los Angeles where his great-uncle Charles Previn served as the music director at Universal Studios
- Quote: "I loved the studio ․․․ I loved being a part of it, a part of a peculiar fraternity, belittled and superior at the same time․"
- Began working in the film industry as an adapter of compositions, often reissuing pieces with his own additions thrown in
- Served as the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra throughout much of the 1970s and later accepted the same position of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1985
- Took conducting lessons from famed band leader Pierre Monteux in the early '50s before setting out as a touring jazz pianist
- Became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1943
Awards
- 1951Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
- 1954Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
- 1956Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
- 1958Golden Laurel-Top Music Director: nominated
- 1959Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: winner
- 1959Grammy-Best Soundtrack Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast: winner
- 1959Grammy-Best Soundtrack Album, Original Cast - Motion Picture or Television: winner
- 1960Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: winner
- 1961Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
- 1961Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
- 1961Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
- 1961Golden Laurel-Top Musical Score: nominated
- 1961Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Music for Television: nominated
- 1963Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
- 1963Golden Laurel-Top Song: nominated
- 1964Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment: winner
- 1965Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment: winner
- 1968Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment: nominated
- 1969Grammy-Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special: nominated
- 1974Oscar-Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation: nominated
- 1976Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Classical Music Program: nominated
- 1992Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts: nominated
- 1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program: nominated