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Frank Skinner (December 31, 1897 – October 9, 1968) was an American film composer and arranger.
May 7, 2021 · For those folks who are unfamiliar with this composer, Frank Skinner (1897-1968) was born in Meridosia, Illinois on December 31, 1897. He began his music career playing piano with his brother Carl on several American vaudeville circuits.
Skinner's best-known film compositions include the dramatic main theme for Universal's "Sherlock Holmes" series, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce; his classic horror score for Son of Frankenstein (1939); his gentle, romantic themes for Written on the Wind (1956), Imitation of Life (1959) and Back Street (1961); and his effective ...
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In the 1930s, he began arranging songs for New York area dance bands. In 1934 he published F. Skinner's Simplified Method of Modern Arranging. In 1936, he moved to Hollywood to become a film composer, his debut came in an arrangement for MGM's The Great Ziegfield.
Christopher Graham Collins MBE (born 28 January 1957), known professionally as Frank Skinner, is an English comedian, actor, presenter and writer. At the 2001 British Comedy Awards, he was named Best Comedy Entertainment Personality.
Jun 10, 2021 · Frank Skinner (31 December 1897 – 9 October 1968) was an American composer and arranger. Skinner was born in Meredosia, Illinois. A graduate of the Chicago Musical College (now known as the Chicago Conservatory of Music), 16-year-old Frank found employment in vaudeville and began playing in l…
May 2, 2019 · Skinner composed one of his most delightful scores for this classic comedy in which alcoholic James Stewart befriends an invisible 6 ft.-3 in. rabbit. The actor considered it one of his favorite films, up there with Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It’s a Wonderful Life.
