Herbert Stothart

Herbert Stothart

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1885-09-11
Deathday: 1949-02-01 (63 years old)

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Herbert P. Stothart (September 11, 1885 – February 1, 1949) was an American songwriter, arranger, conductor, and composer. He was also nominated for twelve Academy Awards, winning Best Original Score for The Wizard of Oz. Stothart was widely acknowledged as a member of the top tier of Hollywood composers during the 1930s and 1940s.


Life and career


Herbert Stothart was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He studied music in Europe and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he later taught.


Stothart was first hired by producer Arthur Hammerstein to be a musical director for touring companies of Broadway shows, and was soon writing music for the producer's nephew Oscar Hammerstein II. He composed music for the famous operetta, Rose-Marie. Stothart soon joined with many famous composers including Vincent Youmans, George Gershwin and Franz Lehár. Stothart achieved pop-chart success with standards like “Cute Little Two by Four”, “Wildflower”, “Bambalina”, “The Mounties”, “Totem Tom-Tom”, “Why Shouldn’t We?”, “Fly Away”, “Song of the Flame”, “The Cossack Love Song”, “Dawn”, “I Wanna Be Loved by You”, “Cuban Love Song”, “The Rogue Song” and “The Donkey Serenade.”


The year 1929 marked the end of the era of silent films. Shortly after completing his latest musical “Golden Dawn” with Oscar Hammerstein, Stothart received an invitation from Louis B. Mayer to move to Hollywood, which he accepted. In 1929, Stothart was signed to a large MGM contract.


The next twenty years of his life were spent at MGM Studios, where he was part of elite group of Hollywood composers. Among the many films that he worked on was the famous 1936 version of Rose-Marie, starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. He conducted and wrote songs and scores for the films The Cuban Love Song, The Good Earth, Romeo and Juliet, Mutiny on the Bounty, Mrs. Miniver, The Green Years and The Picture of Dorian Gray. His output included the Marx Brothers' Night at the Opera, the Leo Tolstoy romantic drama Anna Karenina, two Charles Dickens dramas (A Tale of Two Cities and David Copperfield), and Mutiny on the Bounty, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination. He won an Oscar for his musical score for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.


Herbert Stothart spent his entire Hollywood career at MGM. In 1947, he suffered a heart attack while visiting Scotland, and afterwards, composed an orchestral piece (Heart Attack: A Symphonic Poem), based on his tribulations. He worked on another (Voices of Liberation), commissioned by Roger Wagner Chorale, when he died two years later at the age of 63.

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Filmography

all 106

Movies 106

self 3

Director 2

Writer 2

Producer 2

Songs
Rose Marie

Rose Marie (1954)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Big Jack

Big Jack (1949)

Movie
Composer
Hills of Home

Hills of Home (1948)

Movie
3.8
Original Music Composer
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers (1948)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Three Daring Daughters

Three Daring Daughters (1948)

Movie
Composer
If Winter Comes

If Winter Comes (1947)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Desire Me

Desire Me (1947)

Movie
Composer
The Unfinished Dance

The Unfinished Dance (1947)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass (1947)

Movie
Composer
The Yearling

The Yearling (1946)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Undercurrent

Undercurrent (1946)

Movie
Composer
The Green Years

The Green Years (1946)

Movie
5
Original Music Composer
They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable (1945)

Movie
6
Composer
The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision (1945)

Movie
Composer
Son of Lassie

Son of Lassie (1945)

Movie
5
Composer
The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

Movie
Original Music Composer
National Velvet

National Velvet (1945)

Movie
Composer
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

Movie
Composer
Kismet

Kismet (1944)

Movie
Music
Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed (1944)

Movie
6
Original Music Composer
The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

Movie
6
Original Music Composer
A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe (1943)

Movie
Music
Madame Curie

Madame Curie (1943)

Movie
Music
Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer (1943)

Movie
Composer
Three Hearts for Julia

Three Hearts for Julia (1943)

Movie
Composer
The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy (1943)

Movie
Music
Random Harvest

Random Harvest (1942)

Movie
3.5
Original Music Composer
Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson (1942)

Movie
Composer
Cairo

Cairo (1942)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Songs
I Married an Angel

I Married an Angel (1942)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Movie
Music
Rio Rita

Rio Rita (1942)

Movie
Self
We Must Have Music

We Must Have Music (1942)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through (1941)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust (1941)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

Movie
Composer
Men of Boys Town

Men of Boys Town (1941)

Movie
Music Director
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)

Movie
Music
Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me (1941)

Movie
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice (1940)

Movie
Composer
Susan and God

Susan and God (1940)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge (1940)

Movie
Music
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man (1940)

Movie
4
Original Music Composer
Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage (1940)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Balalaika

Balalaika (1939)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Movie
5.77
Composer
Broadway Serenade

Broadway Serenade (1939)

Movie
Composer
Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight (1939)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (1938)

Movie
Composer
Of Human Hearts

Of Human Hearts (1938)

Movie
7.33
Additional Music
Mannequin

Mannequin (1938)

Movie
Songs
The Firefly

The Firefly (1937)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Conquest

Conquest (1937)

Movie
4
Self
The Romance of Celluloid

The Romance of Celluloid (1937)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Good Earth

The Good Earth (1937)

Movie
Songs
Maytime

Maytime (1937)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Camille

Camille (1936)

Movie
Composer
After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man (1936)

Movie
5.28
Music
The Devil Is a Sissy

The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)

Movie
Composer
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet (1936)

Movie
Composer
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)

Movie
6
Music
San Francisco

San Francisco (1936)

Movie
Additional Music
Absolute Quiet

Absolute Quiet (1936)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Moonlight Murder

Moonlight Murder (1936)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Robin Hood of El Dorado

Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)

Movie
4
Original Music Composer
Rose Marie

Rose Marie (1936)

Movie
Composer
Ah, Wilderness!

Ah, Wilderness! (1935)

Movie
Original Music Composer
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Movie
4.33
Music
A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera (1935)

Movie
4.29
Original Music Composer
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina (1935)

Movie
Original Music Composer
China Seas

China Seas (1935)

Movie
Composer
Vanessa: Her Love Story

Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)

Movie
Music
David Copperfield

David Copperfield (1935)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Sequoia

Sequoia (1935)

Movie
Conductor
The Night Is Young

The Night Is Young (1935)

Movie
Composer
Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil (1934)

Movie
Writer
The Flame Song

The Flame Song (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
What Every Woman Knows

What Every Woman Knows (1934)

Movie
Composer
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Chained

Chained (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Treasure Island

Treasure Island (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Viva Villa!

Viva Villa! (1934)

Movie
Composer
Laughing Boy

Laughing Boy (1934)

Movie
Composer
Riptide

Riptide (1934)

Movie
Music / Music Director
Queen Christina

Queen Christina (1933)

Movie
6
Composer
Night Flight

Night Flight (1933)

Movie
6.17
Composer
The Barbarian

The Barbarian (1933)

Movie
Music
The White Sister

The White Sister (1933)

Movie
Music
Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress (1932)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Music Score Producer
The Son-Daughter

The Son-Daughter (1932)

Movie
Songs / Musical / Music Score Producer
The Cuban Love Song

The Cuban Love Song (1931)

Movie
Composer
The Squaw Man

The Squaw Man (1931)

Movie
Composer
The Singer of Seville

The Singer of Seville (1931)

Movie
Composer
The Prodigal

The Prodigal (1931)

Movie
Songs
New Moon

New Moon (1930)

Movie
Composer
Sevilla de mis Amores

Sevilla de mis Amores (1930)

Movie
Writer
The Lottery Bride

The Lottery Bride (1930)

Movie
Songs / Music
Madam Satan

Madam Satan (1930)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Call of the Flesh

Call of the Flesh (1930)

Movie
Songs
Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn (1930)

Movie
Composer
The Florodora Girl

The Florodora Girl (1930)

Movie
Songs
The Song of the Flame

The Song of the Flame (1930)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.14
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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1885-09-11

Deathday
1949-02-01 (63 years old)

Birth Place
Milwaukee, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Hubert Stothart

Awards
Academy Award for Best Original Score


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