Adolph Deutsch
Adolph Sender Charles Deutsch (20 October 1897 – 1 January 1980) was a British-American composer, conductor and arranger. Born in London, England, he emigrated to the United States in 1911, and settled in Buffalo, New York. His parents, Alex (Alexander) Deutsch and Dena née Gerst, were German Jews. In 1914, Deutsch was "a Buffalo movie house musician", accompanying silent films. Deutsch began his composing career on Broadway in the 1920s and 1930s, and arranged for several American dance bands such as Paul Whiteman and Paul Ash before working for Hollywood films beginning in the late 1930s. For Broadway, he orchestrated Irving Berlin's As Thousands Cheer and George and Ira Gershwin's Pardon My English. Deutsch won Oscars for his background music for Oklahoma! (1955), and for conducting the music for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and Annie Get Your Gun (1950). He was nominated for The Band Wagon (1953) and the 1951 film version of Show Boat, for which he conducted the orchestra. For Broadway and Hollywood, he conducted, composed and arranged music, but did not write songs, not even for the Broadway shows on which he worked. In addition to his music for westerns and his conducting of the scores for musicals, Deutsch composed for films noir, including The Mask of Dimitrios (1944), The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Nobody Lives Forever (1946), as well as Little Women (the 1949 adaptation), and the Billy Wilder comedies Some Like It Hot (1959), and The Apartment (1960). His final film was Go Naked in the World. Deutsch died of heart failure on 1 January 1980. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 20, 1897 (London), Died January 1, 1980 (Palm Desert)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: director, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 38 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-82311 | 10-in. | 4/12/1934 | Stairways | Vincent Lopez ; St. Regis Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-86468 | 10-in. | 12/17/1934 | When I grow too old to dream | King’s Men ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | director | |
Victor | BS-86469 | 10-in. | 12/17/1934 | Au revoir l'amour | Johnny Hauser ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-86470 | 10-in. | 12/17/1934 | The night is young | Bob Lawrence ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-86471 | 10-in. | 12/17/1934 | Singing a happy song | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Ramona | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-87445 | 10-in. | 1/23/1935 | If the moon turns green | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Ramona | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-87446 | 10-in. | 1/23/1935 | I'm keeping those keepsakes you gave me | Peggy Healy ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-87447 | 10-in. | 1/23/1935 | Let's spill the beans | Johnny Hauser ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-87448 | 10-in. | 1/23/1935 | Would there be love | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | director | |
Victor | BS-92576 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | Dodging a divorcee | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
Victor | BS-92577 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | The duke insists | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
Victor | BS-92578 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | And then some | Durelle Alexander ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92579 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | I'm nobody's sweetheart now | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92580 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | Ain't misbehavin' | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92581 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | Sugar plum | Durelle Alexander ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92582 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | New O'leans | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Ramona | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92588 | 10-in. | 7/10/1935 | I'm sittin' high on a hilltop | Johnny Hauser ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92589 | 10-in. | 7/10/1935 | Thanks a million | Johnny Hauser ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92590 | 10-in. | 7/10/1935 | I feel a song comin' on | King’s Men ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Ramona | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet | director | |
Victor | BS-92591 | 10-in. | 7/10/1935 | I'm in the mood for love | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Ramona | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92592 | 10-in. | 7/10/1935 | Garden of weed | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
Victor | BS-92593 | 10-in. | 7/10/1935 | Darktown Strutters' Ball | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-92594 | 10-in. | 7/10/1935 | China seas | Bob Lawrence ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-98181 | 10-in. | 12/2/1935 | I dream too much | Bob Lawrence ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-98182 | 10-in. | 12/2/1935 | The jockey on the carrousel | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Deutsch, Adolph," accessed October 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105219.
Deutsch, Adolph. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105219.
"Deutsch, Adolph." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Deutsch, Adolph, 1897-1980 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85378830
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