André Previn
Biography
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André George Previn, KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-born American pianist, conductor, and composer.
Starting by arranging and composing Hollywood film scores for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Previn was involved in the music for over 50 films over his entire career. He won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement).
He had been the music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Oslo Philharmonic, as well as the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Full filmography
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- Startime (1959) as Self
- The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) as Self
- Morecambe & Wise (1961) as Self
- Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
- Live from Lincoln Center (1976) as Self - Conductor
- Sternstunde Kunst (1998) as Self
- Full House (1972) as Self
- In Confidence (2010)
- Previn and the Pittsburgh (1977) as Self
- Pepe (1960) as André Previn
- Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019) as Self
- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000) as Self
- Piano Blues (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Invitation to the Dance (1956) as Composer at Piano
- Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006) as Self
- Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009) as Self