Louis Silvers
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Louis "Lou" Silvers (né Louis Silberstein; September 6, 1889 – March 26, 1954) was an American film score composer whose work has been used in more than 250 movies. In 1935, he won the first Academy Award for Best Original Score for One Night of Love.Template:Sfn
Early life
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Career
Silvers scored the sound sequences in the D. W. Griffith film Dream Street (1921), and scored the part-talking feature film The Jazz Singer (1927).Template:Sfn He was also music director for Lux Radio Theater for most of its long run (1934–1955).
He is the composer of the song "April Showers" (1921).Template:Sfn
Personal life and death
Silvers was married to Janet Adair. On March 26, 1954, Silvers died of a heart ailment in Hollywood, California.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Academy Award | Won | Best Music, Score | One Night of Love |
| 1938 | Nominated | Best Music, Score | In Old Chicago | |
| 1939 | Nominated | Best Music, Original Score | Suez | |
| 1940 | Nominated | Best Music, Scoring | Swanee River |
Selected filmography
- Sonny Boy (1929)
- No Greater Glory (1934)
- The Girl Friend (1935)
- A Message to Garcia (1936)
- Private Number (1936)
Bibliography
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External links
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- Free scores by Louis Silvers at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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- 1889 births
- 1954 deaths
- 20th-century American composers
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American film score composers
- American male film score composers
- Best Original Music Score Academy Award winners
- Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
- Composers from New York City