Lionel Newman
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Birth Place
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Born
January 04, 1916
Died
February 03, 1989
Cause of Death
Heart Attack
Biography
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Lionel Newman came from a musical dynasty that helped define the sound of cinema. Born in 1916, the youngest boy of ten children, he followed his brothers Alfred and Emil into the world of composing and conducting, going on to work on over 300 film and television soundtracks. His first real taste of show business was as a conductor for Earl Carroll at the age of 16 (it's also where he me...
Biography
Lionel Newman came from a musical dynasty that helped define the sound of cinema. Born in 1916, the youngest boy of ten children, he followed his brothers Alfred and Emil into the world of composing and conducting, going on to work on over 300 film and television soundtracks. His first real taste of show business was as a conductor for Earl Carroll at the age of 16 (it's also where he met his wife, Earl's niece Beverly Carroll). This led to playing live with movie icon Mae West's touring show during the 1930s. By 18 he already had his own band, Newman's Society Orchestra, playing on the luxury liner the SS Rotterdam.
Lionel's first movie credit was the score for "The Cowboy And The Lady" (1938), he received a Best Music, Original Song Academy Award nomination (shared with lyricist Arthur Quenzer) for the title song. It was an impressive start to his film career. 20th Century Fox hired Lionel as a pianist and songwriter and by was 1942 he was working as Musical Director on films such as "Give My Regards to Broadway" (1948), "Road House" (1948, which included the hit "Again" that was covered by Doris Day, Vera Lynne, Frank Sinatra and more), and "Rawhide" (1951). After meeting on set during the making of "Don't Bother to Knock" (1952), screen goddess Marilyn Monroe insisted on Newman as musical director on all her films, including "Niagara" (1953), "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953), and "There's No Business Like Show Business" (1954).
Newman was one of the leading composers at Fox and in 1959 he was promoted to Music Director, in which capacity he wrote, recorded and oversaw the scores for numerous TV shows and films. During this era, supervised the music of the popular TV shows "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (CBS 1959-1963) and "Batman" (ABC 1966-68) and scored hit films including "Doctor Dolittle" (1967), and "Hello Dolly!" (1969), for which he won an Oscar). When his brother Alfred Newman died in 1970, Lionel took over as Senior Vice President of Music at Fox, working on films such as "The Omen" (1976), "Star Wars" (1977), "Alien" (1979), "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) and many more. He left Fox in 1985, moving to MGM/Universal until his death in 1989 from cardiac arrest. In 2013 Fox renamed Building 222 on its Hollywood lot the Lionel Newman Music Building in his honor in a ceremony attended by Steven Spielberg, John Williams and Newman's nephew, singer/songwriter and film composer Randy Newman.
Filmography
Music (Feature Film)
The Shape of Water
(2017)
Song
The Shape of Water
(2017)
Song Performer
Picture Perfect
(1997)
Song ("Again")
Prelude to a Kiss
(1992)
Song
A Letter to Three Wives
(1985)
Music Supervisor
In Like Flynn
(1985)
Music Supervisor
Peyton Place: The Next Generation
(1985)
Music Supervisor
Covenant
(1985)
Music Supervisor
Unfaithfully Yours
(1984)
Music Supervisor
Love Thy Neighbor
(1984)
Music Supervisor
Sentimental Journey
(1984)
Music Supervisor
Kentucky Woman
(1983)
Music Supervisor
Cross Creek
(1983)
Music Conductor
Sister, Sister
(1982)
Music Supervisor
Tomorrow's Child
(1982)
Music Supervisor
The Final Conflict
(1981)
Music
The Day Christ Died
(1980)
Music Supervisor
Breaking Away
(1979)
Music Conductor
Breaking Away
(1979)
Music Director
Alien
(1979)
Music Director
Ring of Passion
(1978)
Music Supervisor
The Nativity
(1978)
Music Supervisor
James at 15
(1977)
Music Supervisor
Murder in Peyton Place
(1977)
Music Supervisor
Good Against Evil
(1977)
Music Supervisor
Time Travelers
(1976)
Music Supervisor
The Blue Bird
(1976)
Music
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
(1976)
Music Supervisor
Adventures of the Queen
(1975)
Music Supervisor
A Girl Named Sooner
(1975)
Music Supervisor
The Mark of Zorro
(1974)
Music Supervisor
The Red Badge of Courage
(1974)
Music Supervisor
Big Rose
(1974)
Music Supervisor
Terror on the Beach
(1973)
Music Supervisor
When the Legends Die
(1972)
Conductor
The Salzburg Connection
(1972)
Conductor
When Michael Calls
(1972)
Music Conductor
Fireball Forward
(1972)
Music Conductor
Fireball Forward
(1972)
Music
When Michael Calls
(1972)
Music
Fireball Forward
(1972)
Music Supervisor
The Seven Minutes
(1971)
Music Supervisor
They Call It Murder
(1971)
Music Supervisor
Tribes
(1970)
Music Supervisor
Myra Breckinridge
(1970)
Music Supervisor & Conductor
The Great White Hope
(1970)
Music Supervisor
Myra Breckinridge
(1970)
Music
Hello, Dolly!
(1969)
Music score and Conductor
A Flea in Her Ear
(1968)
Music Conductor
The Boston Strangler
(1968)
Music
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
(1967)
Music Conductor
Doctor Dolittle
(1967)
Music score & Conductor
The Sand Pebbles
(1966)
Conductor
I Deal in Danger
(1966)
Music Supervisor
Do Not Disturb
(1965)
Music score & Conductor
The Pleasure Seekers
(1964)
Music score & Conductor
Move Over, Darling
(1963)
Music
Cleopatra
(1963)
Associate Music Conductor
Swingin' Along
(1962)
Conductor
North to Alaska
(1960)
Music
Wake Me When It's Over
(1960)
Conductor
Let's Make Love
(1960)
Music
Flaming Star
(1960)
Conductor
Compulsion
(1959)
Music
These Thousand Hills
(1959)
Conductor
Say One for Me
(1959)
Music Supervisor and Conductor
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
(1959)
Conductor
The Sound and the Fury
(1959)
Conductor
A Private's Affair
(1959)
Conductor
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
(1959)
Conductor
The Blue Angel
(1959)
Conductor
Journey to the Center of the Earth
(1959)
Songs Conductor
Woman Obsessed
(1959)
Conductor
Warlock
(1959)
Conductor
Hound-Dog Man
(1959)
Conductor
Sing, Boy, Sing
(1958)
Composer
Villa!!
(1958)
Composer
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
(1958)
Music
Sing, Boy, Sing
(1958)
Music
In Love and War
(1958)
Conductor
Ten North Frederick
(1958)
Conductor
The Bravados
(1958)
Music
Mardi Gras
(1958)
Music Supervisor and Conductor
The Gift of Love
(1958)
Conductor
The Young Lions
(1958)
Conductor
The Long, Hot Summer
(1958)
Music Conductor
The Way to the Gold
(1957)
Composer
Kiss Them for Me
(1957)
Composer
The Sun Also Rises
(1957)
Conductor
Kiss Them for Me
(1957)
Music
Bernardine
(1957)
Music
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
(1957)
Conductor
The Enemy Below
(1957)
Conductor by
Desk Set
(1957)
Conductor
The Way to the Gold
(1957)
Music
An Affair to Remember
(1957)
Conductor
The Wayward Bus
(1957)
Conductor
April Love
(1957)
Conductor
The True Story of Jesse James
(1957)
Conductor
No Down Payment
(1957)
Conductor
Boy on a Dolphin
(1957)
Music Conductor
A Kiss Before Dying
(1956)
Composer
Teenage Rebel
(1956)
Composer
The Girl Can't Help It
(1956)
Composer
The Girl Can't Help It
(1956)
Music Supervisor and Conductor
D-Day the Sixth of June
(1956)
Music Conductor
The Last Wagon
(1956)
Music
The Killer Is Loose
(1956)
Music
A Kiss Before Dying
(1956)
Music
The Bottom of the Bottle
(1956)
Conductor
Between Heaven and Hell
(1956)
Conductor
Bigger Than Life
(1956)
Conductor
Hilda Crane
(1956)
Conductor
The Proud Ones
(1956)
Music
The Best Things in Life Are Free
(1956)
Music Supervisor and Conductor
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
(1956)
Conductor
The Harder They Fall
(1956)
Conductor
The Solid Gold Cadillac
(1956)
Conductor
On the Threshold of Space
(1956)
Conductor
23 Paces to Baker Street
(1956)
Conductor
Love Me Tender
(1956)
Music
Teenage Rebel
(1956)
Conductor
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
(1956)
Conductor
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
(1955)
Composer
How To Be Very, Very Popular
(1955)
Composer
House of Bamboo
(1955)
Conductor
The Rains of Ranchipur
(1955)
Conductor
How To Be Very, Very Popular
(1955)
Conductor
Violent Saturday
(1955)
Conductor by
Seven Cities of Gold
(1955)
Conductor
Good Morning, Miss Dove
(1955)
Conductor
Soldier of Fortune
(1955)
Conductor
The Racers
(1955)
Music Conductor
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
(1955)
Conductor
The View from Pompey's Head
(1955)
Conductor
White Feather
(1955)
Music Conductor
Garden of Evil
(1954)
Composer
River of No Return
(1954)
Composer
Siege at Red River
(1954)
Composer
Siege at Red River
(1954)
Music
Gorilla at Large
(1954)
Music Director
Désirée
(1954)
Music Conductor
Black Widow
(1954)
Music Conductor
Woman's World
(1954)
Music Conductor
The Rocket Man
(1954)
Music Director
River of No Return
(1954)
Music Director
Princess of the Nile
(1954)
Music Director
Three Young Texans
(1954)
Music Director
There's No Business Like Show Business
(1954)
Music Supervisor and Conductor
Night People
(1954)
Music Director
The Gambler from Natchez
(1954)
Music
The Raid
(1954)
Music Director
Broken Lance
(1954)
Music Conductor
Powder River
(1953)
Composer
Niagara
(1953)
Composer
Man in the Attic
(1953)
Composer
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(1953)
Composer
The Silver Whip
(1953)
Music Director
City of Bad Men
(1953)
Music Director
Dangerous Crossing
(1953)
Music Director
The Kid from Left Field
(1953)
Music Director
Mister Scoutmaster
(1953)
Music Director
Pickup on South Street
(1953)
Music Director
The Glory Brigade
(1953)
Music Director
Powder River
(1953)
Music Director
Niagara
(1953)
Music Director
The I Don't Care Girl
(1953)
Music Director
Man in the Attic
(1953)
Music Director
Inferno
(1953)
Music Director
The Girl Next Door
(1953)
Music Director
A Blueprint for Murder
(1953)
Music Director
Titanic
(1953)
Music Director
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(1953)
Music Director
Vicki
(1953)
Music Director
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
(1953)
Music Director
The Farmer Takes a Wife
(1953)
Music Director
Taxi
(1953)
Music Director
Don't Bother to Knock
(1952)
Composer
Belles on Their Toes
(1952)
Music Director
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
(1952)
Music Director
Night Without Sleep
(1952)
Music Director
My Pal Gus
(1952)
Music Director
Something for the Birds
(1952)
Music Director
We're Not Married!
(1952)
Music Director
Monkey Business
(1952)
Music Director
Don't Bother to Knock
(1952)
Music Director
Dreamboat
(1952)
Music Director
The Model and the Marriage Broker
(1952)
Music Director
The Pride of St. Louis
(1952)
Music Director
Diplomatic Courier
(1952)
Music Director
Lydia Bailey
(1952)
Music Director
Deadline--U.S.A.
(1952)
Music Director
Red Skies of Montana
(1952)
Music Director
Return of the Texan
(1952)
Music Director
My Wife's Best Friend
(1952)
Music Director
Bloodhounds of Broadway
(1952)
Music Director
Rawhide
(1951)
Composer
Golden Girl
(1951)
Composer
Elopement
(1951)
Music Director
The 13th Letter
(1951)
Music Director
As Young As You Feel
(1951)
Music Director
The Guy Who Came Back
(1951)
Music Director
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
(1951)
Music Director
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
(1951)
Music Director
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
(1951)
Music Director
The Secret of Convict Lake
(1951)
Music Director
Rawhide
(1951)
Music Director
Let's Make It Legal
(1951)
Music Director
Fixed Bayonets!
(1951)
Music Director
The Frogmen
(1951)
Music Director
Love Nest
(1951)
Music Director
You're in the Navy Now
(1951)
Music Director
Meet Me After the Show
(1951)
Music Director
Golden Girl
(1951)
Music Director
Follow the Sun
(1951)
Music Director
Halls of Montezuma
(1951)
Music Director
The Jackpot
(1950)
Music
Three Came Home
(1950)
Music Director
Cheaper by the Dozen
(1950)
Music Director
Love That Brute
(1950)
Music Director
Mother Didn't Tell Me
(1950)
Music Director
A Ticket to Tomahawk
(1950)
Music Director
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
(1950)
Music Director
Mister 880
(1950)
Music Director
Stella
(1950)
Music Director
Where the Sidewalk Ends
(1950)
Music Director
I'll Get By
(1950)
Music Director
Wabash Avenue
(1950)
Music Director
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
(1949)
Composer
Thieves' Highway
(1949)
Music Director
Come to the Stable
(1949)
Music Director
It Happens Every Spring
(1949)
Music Director
That Wonderful Urge
(1949)
Music Director
Father Was a Fullback
(1949)
Music Director
Slattery's Hurricane
(1949)
Music Director
I Was a Male War Bride
(1949)
Music Director
Road House
(1948)
Composer
Bill and Coo
(1948)
Composer
The Street with No Name
(1948)
Music Director
Give My Regards to Broadway
(1948)
Music Director
Bill and Coo
(1948)
Music Director
Road House
(1948)
Music Director
Deep Waters
(1948)
Music Director
Apartment for Peggy
(1948)
Music Director
Cry of the City
(1948)
Music Director
The Luck of the Irish
(1948)
Music Director
You Were Meant for Me
(1948)
Music Director
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
(1948)
Conductor
Green Grass of Wyoming
(1948)
Music Director
Kiss of Death
(1947)
Conductor
Nightmare Alley
(1947)
Music Conductor
Do You Love Me
(1946)
Composer
Hangover Square
(1945)
Composer
Doll Face
(1945)
Composer
The Lodger
(1944)
Composer
Down Mexico Way
(1941)
Composer
Johnny Apollo
(1940)
Composer
The Cowboy and the Lady
(1938)
Composer
Music (Special)
The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation
(1987)
Music
Crazy Dan
(1986)
Music Supervisor
The 58th Annual Academy Awards Presentation
(1986)
Music
Sam
(1985)
Music Supervisor
Fathers and Sons
(1985)
Music Supervisor
Goodbye Charlie
(1985)
Music Supervisor
Second Edition
(1984)
Music Supervisor
W*A*L*T*E*R
(1984)
Music Supervisor
Adams House
(1983)
Music Supervisor
Norma Rae
(1981)
Music Supervisor
Hardcase
(1981)
Music Supervisor
Rise and Shine
(1981)
Music Supervisor
Jake's Way
(1980)
Music Supervisor
Characters
(1980)
Music Supervisor
Hunter's Moon
(1979)
Music Supervisor
The Fighting Nightingales
(1978)
Music Supervisor
Man Without a Gun
(1958)
Music
Music (TV Mini-Series)
The Sun Also Rises
(1984)
Music Supervisor
Blood Feud
(1983)
Music Supervisor
The Rules Of Marriage
(1982)
Music Supervisor
Valley Of The Dolls
(1981)
Music Supervisor
Tourist
(1980)
Music Supervisor
Life Events
1938
First film soundtrack to "The Cowboy and The Lady" earns him his first Academy Award nomination
1948
Composes the track 'Again' for the film "Roadhouse"
1952
First works with Marilyn Monroe on "Don't Bother To Knock"
1959
Writes the theme tune to "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (CBS, 1959-1963
1969
Wins an Oscar for "Hello Dolly!"
Videos
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Family
Robert Newman
Brother
Press agent, producer, executive. Born 1903; died 1982.
Marc Newman
Brother
Agent. Born 1908; died 1980.
Emil Newman
Brother
Composer, conductor. Born 1910; died 1984.
Irving Newman
Brother
Physician. Father of Randy.
Randy Newman
Nephew
Composer, conductor, performer. Born November 28, 1943; father Irving Newman, internist.
David Newman
Nephew
Composer, conductor. Born 1954.
Thomas Newman
Nephew
Composer. Born 1955.
