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Lee Zahler (born Leo Zahler, August 14, 1893 – February 21, 1947) was an American composer and musical director of films, starting in the 1920s and well into the 1940s.
Starting in the early 1920s Zahler served for over a decade and a half as music director at the Larry Darmour Studio, which is probably best known for the "Mickey McGuire" series that starred Mickey Rooney and productions featuring comedian Charlie Chase.
- Music Department, Composer, Actor
- August 14, 1893
- Lee Zahler
- February 21, 1947
Lee Zahler began his show business career working for a New York music publishing house and as professional piano player. By 1933 he was credited with having over two hundred and fifty of his original tunes adapted for the cinema.
- August 14, 1893
- February 21, 1947
Lee Zahler (August 14, 1893 – February 21, 1947) was an American composer and musical director of films, starting in the 1920s and well into the 1940s.
Tunesmith/composer Leo (Lee) Zahler was the eldest of three sons and a daughter born to Austro-Hungarian Jews who had immigrated to America a decade or so before the turn of the 20th Century. Lee Zahler was born August 14, 1893 in New York City.
Clips from some of the 915 films (serial episodes included) that Gordon's father, Lee Zahler, worked on as musical director, musical supervisor, composer and...
Lee Zahler (August 14, 1893 – February 21, 1947) was an American composer and musical director of films, starting in the 1920s and well into the 1940s. During his career, he composed the music to the 1943 Batman and The Phantom serials for Columbia studios.
