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Irving Gertz (May 19, 1915 – November 14, 2008) was an American composer recognized for his compositions for many fantasy and horror B-movies and TV series of the 1950s and 1960s. Biography [ edit ]
Irving Gertz (1915-2008) Irving Gertz. A prolific composer, arranger, pianist, clarinetist, string bassist and tuba player who was most closely associated with Columbia, 20th Century-Fox and Universal studios. After studying at the Providence (Rhode Island) College of Music and privately with instructor-author Walter Piston, he began his career ...
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- May 19, 1915
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- November 14, 2008
Nov 21, 2008 · Irving Gertz was born on May 19, 1915, in Providence, R.I. Musical as a youth he played the piano, clarinet, tuba and string bass he attended the Providence College of Music and studied ...
Irving Gertz, a film and television composer who contributed music to 1950s science-fiction films such as "It Came From Outer Space" and "The Incredible Shrinking Man" and to 1960s TV series such ...
McLellan is a Times staff writer. Irving Gertz, a film and television composer who contributed music to 1950s science-fiction films such as “It Came From Outer Space” and “The Incredible ...
Nov 18, 2008 · Irving Gertz, composer for dozens of B movies and sci-fi TV in the 1950s and ’60s, died Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. He was 93. Gertz contributed music to more than 200 films, often without screen ...
Irving Gertz. A composer in demand for Hollywood B-movies from the 1940s on, Gertz achieved particular success with breakout hits It Came From Outer Space (1953) and The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). His work covered diverse genres including sci-fi, westerns and classical composition, and later included popular television series of the 1960s.
