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Fred Karlin
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Composer (Music Score) Born: June 16, 1936 in Chicago, IL Death: March 26, 2004 in Culver City, CA Biography:A prolific film composer who staked his claim on both the small screen and the silver screen after winning an Emmy for his score to The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and an Oscar (which he shared with lyricists Robb Royer and James Griffin) for his work on the 1970 comedy Lovers and Other Strangers, Fred Karlin penned the music for well over 100 films in his productive 30-year career. A native of Chicago who took to the trumpet in his early teens, Karlin studied jazz composition alongside Bill Russo before enrolling in Amherst College shortly thereafter. Subsequently working in New York City, the emerging talent arranged for Benny Goodman, among other music notables, with celluloid work following when Karlin began composing music for documentaries and television commercials. Karlin's personal and professional lives collided when he wed Meg Welles in 1963 (he had been serving as musical director... Full Biography
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