Sid Ramin
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Birth name | Sidney Nathan Ramin |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | January 22, 1919
Died | July 1, 2019 New York City, U.S. | (aged 100)
Occupation(s) | Orchestrator, arranger, composer |
Years active | 1950–2019 |
Sidney Nathan Ramin[1] (January 22, 1919 – July 1, 2019) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer.
Biography
Sidney Nathan Ramin (or Sidney Norton Ramin),[2] born in 1919, was the son of Russian-born Ezra Ramin,[1] a window trimmer, and Beatrice D. (Salamoff) Ramin. He grew up in Roxbury neighborhood.
Ramin orchestrated many television, film, and theatrical productions. He also composed the theme and lyrics for "Smile, You're on Candid Camera" of the hidden camera television program Candid Camera in the 1960s. In his early years, Ramin frequently collaborated with arranger Robert Ginzler, most notably on Gypsy.[3] With Leonard Bernstein and Irwin Kostal, he co-orchestrated the music for West Side Story. He was the composer of the famous hit "Music to Watch Girls By" first released as an instrumental single in 1967 by The Bob Crewe Generation.
Ramin married Gloria Breit, a singer and model, on January 9, 1949. They had one son, Ronald "Ron" Ramin, who also works as a composer.[4][5]
Sid Ramin turned 100 in January 2019 and died on July 1 of the same year.[2][6]
Awards
Ramin won several professional awards throughout his career.
- 1961: Academy Award – Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture, West Side Story
- 1961: Grammy Award – Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Original Cast from Motion Picture or Television, West Side Story
- 1983: Daytime Emmy Award – Co-nominated as music composer as part of Outstanding Achievement in Design Excellence for a Daytime Drama Series, All My Children[7]
Professional works
Television
- Gypsy (1993 film) (television movie)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1973 television movie)
- The Patty Duke Show
- Candid Camera
- The Milton Berle Show
Film
- West Side Story (1961)
- Too Many Thieves (1967)
- Stiletto (1969)
Theatre
- The Red Shoes, Broadway, 1993
- Crazy for You, Broadway, 1992
- Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Broadway, 1989
- Smile, Broadway, 1986
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Broadway, 1976
- Look Where I'm At!, Off-Broadway, 1971
- Sophie, Broadway, 1963
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Broadway, 1962
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Broadway, 1962
- Kwamina, Broadway, 1961
- The Conquering Hero, Broadway, 1961
- Wildcat, Broadway, 1960
- Vintage '60, Broadway, 1960
- The Girls Against the Boys, Broadway, 1959
- Gypsy, Broadway, 1959
- Say, Darling, Broadway, 1958
- West Side Story, Broadway, 1957
- Wonderful Town, Broadway, 1953
References
- ^ a b Gates, Anita. "Sid Ramin, ‘West Side Story’ Orchestrator and a Composer, Dies at 100", The New York Times, July 5, 2019. Accessed April 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Burlingame, Jon (July 3, 2019). "Sid Ramin, Oscar-Winning Composer-Arranger, Dies at 100". Variety.com.
- ^ Teachout, Terry (2 May 2009). "Heard, but Not Seen". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Finn, Robin (27 March 2003). "Public Lives; Back on Broadway and, at 84, Lusting for a Tony". The New York Times.
- ^ Michael H. Perlman: Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park. Arcadia Publishing, New York, 2015, page 77, ISBN 978-1-46710-188-2
- ^ "SIDNEY RAMIN Obituary - New York, NY | New York Times". Legacy.com.
- ^ "Daytime Emmy Awards (1982)". IMDb.com.
External links
- Sid Ramin at the Internet Broadway Database
- Sid Ramin at IMDb
- Sid Ramin Papers at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University, New York, NY
- 1919 births
- 2019 deaths
- 20th-century American composers
- American army personnel of World War II
- American centenarians
- American male composers
- American film score composers
- American music arrangers
- American television composers
- American people of Russian descent
- Best Original Music Score Academy Award winners
- Emmy Award winners
- Grammy Award winners
- Male film score composers
- Male television composers
- Musicians from Boston
- RCA Victor artists
- 20th-century American male musicians