Andre Previn
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