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Alfred Newman was an American composer, conductor, and music director of 20th Century Fox. He was born on March 17, 1901 in New Haven, Connecticut. He was the son of a Russian-Jewish immigrant family. He began his musical career as a pianist and organist in local churches. At the age of 18, he moved to New York City and began working as a rehearsal pianist for Broadway shows. He soon became a staff arranger for the Shubert Brothers and then a musical director for the Ziegfeld Follies. In 1929, he moved to Hollywood and began working as a composer and arranger for Fox Studios. He composed the scores for over 200 films, including How Green Was My Valley, The Grapes of Wrath, and All About Eve. He won nine Academy Awards for his work, including two for Best Original Score. In addition to his film work, Newman also composed concert works, including the symphonic poem The Eternal City and the cantata The Lark Ascending. He also wrote the popular song "Street Scene," which was featured in the musical of the same name. Newman died on February 17, 1970 in Los Angeles, California. He was 68 years old.

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Occupation music_department,composer,soundtrack
Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 17 March 1901
Birthday 17 March
Birthplace New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of death February 17, 1970
Died Place Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Alfred Newman Height, Weight & Measurements

At 69 years old, Alfred Newman height is 5' 6" (1.68 m) .

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Height 5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Who Is Alfred Newman's Wife?

His wife is Martha Louise Montgomery (m. 1947-1970)

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Wife Martha Louise Montgomery (m. 1947-1970)
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Children 5 including David, Thomas, and Maria Newman

Alfred Newman Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Alfred Newman worth at the age of 69 years old? Alfred Newman’s income source is mostly from being a successful Music Department. He is from United States. We have estimated Alfred Newman's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Music Department

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2006

Until the morning of January 31, 2006, when John Williams received his 44th and 45th Oscar nominations, Newman held the record for the most Oscar-nominated composer/conductor ever, and he won a record nine Oscars in all.

1999

Pictured on one of six 33¢ USA commemorative postage stamps in the Legends of American Music series, honoring Hollywood Composers, issued September 21, 1999. Issued in panes of 20 stamps. Others honored in the set were Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, Bernard Herrmann, Franz Waxman and Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

1992

In 1992, Ken Darby, the choral supervisor of The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), wrote "Hollywood Holyland", the chronicle of his experience on the production and what he felt was the butchering of Alfred Newman's score in the final film.

1970

Alfred Newman passed away on February 17, 1970, a month away from what would have been his 69th birthday on March 17.

1960

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1708 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.

1950

He is known for his work on All About Eve (1950), Airport (1970) and How the West Was Won (1962). He was married to Martha Montgomery and Mary Lou Dix.

1945

He was one of the few arranger/conductors to work on two film versions of the same musical, "State Fair" (State Fair (1945), State Fair (1962)).

1940

In 1940, he achieved the astonishing feat of garnering four Oscar nominations for four different films.

1938

Nominated for an Academy Award 20 years in succession, from 1938 to 1957. This includes a nine year stretch from 1938 to 1946 in which he was nominated for at least two different movie scores in each of those years.

1930

At the instigation of Irving Berlin, who first made the suggestion to the head of United Artists, Joseph M. Schenck, Newman was invited to Hollywood in 1930 to arrange and score Berlin's comedy Reaching for the Moon (1930). He was then signed by United Artists (working primarily for Samuel Goldwyn) to a seven-year contract, from 1931 to 1938. Producer Darryl F. Zanuck became so enamored with his work, that he coaxed him into joining the newly formed 20th Century Fox. His subsequent tenure at Fox, both as composer and as musical director, spanned the years 1938 to 1959. During this time, he became the studio's most prodigious Academy Award winner (and was nominated every single year apart from 1958). From 1940, until his departure, he held the title of general music director. He was succeeded in that capacity by his younger brother Lionel Newman.

1917

Child prodigy by the age of eight. He derived his first income as an accompanist on piano in vaudeville, and in the orchestral pits of picture theatres. Newman worked his way up the ladder, conducting his first orchestra by age 17, consequently being tagged the boy conductor. By 1917, he had made his way to New York, conducting musicals on Broadway, beginning with "George White's Scandals".

1901

Alfred Newman was born on March 17, 1901 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.