Louis Silvers | |
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Birth name | Louis Silberstein |
Also known as | Lou Silvers |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | September 6, 1889
Died | March 26, 1954 Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged 64)
Occupation(s) | Film composer |
Spouse(s) | Janet Adair |
Louis "Lou" Silvers (né Louis Silberstein; September 6, 1889 – March 26, 1954) was an American film score composer whose work has been used in more than 250 movies. In 1935, he won the first Academy Award for Best Original Score for One Night of Love.[1]
Silvers was born in New York City.
Silvers scored the sound sequences in the D. W. Griffith film Dream Street (1921), and scored the part-talking feature film The Jazz Singer (1927).[2] He was also music director for Lux Radio Theater for most of its long run (1934–1955).
He is the composer of the song "April Showers" (1921).[3]
Silvers was married to Janet Adair. On March 26, 1954, Silvers died of a heart ailment in Hollywood, California.
Year | Award | Result | Category | Film |
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1935 | Academy Award | Won | Best Music, Score | One Night of Love |
1938 | Nominated | Best Music, Score | In Old Chicago | |
1939 | Nominated | Best Music, Original Score | Suez | |
1940 | Nominated | Best Music, Scoring | Swanee River |
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