Samuel Kaylin
Appearance
Samuel Kaylin | |
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Born | Shevach Kalinowski 18 Jan 1892 |
Died | 7 Jul 1983 (aged 91) |
Nationality | United States |
Other names | Shevach Samuel Kalinowsky |
Occupation(s) | Music Director, Fox Film, 20th Century Fox |
Known for | film music |
Spouse(s) | Augusta Kaylin Florence Kaylin Clara Szemere (divorced 1972) Claire Dennis (married 1972) |
Samuel Kaylin (18 January 1892 – 7 July 1983) was a film composer who scored Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto movies for Fox Film and 20th Century Fox.
Early years
Kaylin was born in the Ukraine and emigrated to the United States on January 16, 1907 aboard the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship Neckar[1] He worked as a musician at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.[2]
Hollywood
Kaylin joined Fox Film in 1930 and composed more than 80 film scores. Among them were the scores for Shirley Temple's Bright Eyes and John Ford's Judge Priest.[3] He left 20th Century Fox, Fox Film's successor, in 1940.[4]
Death
Kaylin died in Bakersfield, California.
Selected filmography
- Harmony at Home (1930)
- Walls of Gold (1933)
- Forbidden Melody (1933)
- Orient Express (1934)
- Nothing More Than a Woman (1934)
- Las fronteras del amor (1934)
- La cruz y la espada (1934)
- Gentle Julia (1936)
- The Jones Family in Big Business (1937)
- Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
References
- ^ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=cDE2672&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&dbid=7488&gsln=Kalinowsky&gsfn_x=1&msbdy=1892&msbpn__ftp=russia&msbpn=5189&msady=1907&msady_x=1&msadm=1&msadm_x=1&msapn__ftp=new%20york%20city,%20new%20york,%20usa&msapn=1652382&msepn__ftp=bremerhaven,%20bremen,%20germany&msepn=31720&_F0005959=Neckar&_F0005959_x=1&new=1&rank=1&uidh=2q1&redir=false&gss=angs-d&pcat=40&fh=0&h=4040581186&recoff=&ml_rpos=1&queryId=957464c05a0ea006211551fe88b77dfe
- ^ 1917 Draft Registration Card
- ^ Samuel Kaylin on the Internet Movie Database
- ^ SAMUEL KAYLIN QUITS 20th. Variety March 25, 1940