Saul Chaplin
Sound·February 19, 1912·† November 15, 1997 — 85 years old·Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Saul Chaplin (born Saul Kaplan; February 19, 1912 – November 15, 1997) was an American composer and musical director. Chaplin worked on stage, screen and television since the days of Tin Pan Alley. In film, he won three Oscars for collaborating on the scores and orchestrations of An American in Paris (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and West Side Story (1961).
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2008'S Wonderful: Creating An American in ParisSelf (archival footage)2006Summer Stock: Get Happy!Self (Archive Footage)2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: True LoveSelf (Archive Footage)2003West Side MemoriesSelf (archive footage)1997Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'Himself1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter StorySelf1972Man of La ManchaAssociate Producer1968Star!Producer1965The Sound of MusicAssociate Producer1963I Could Go on SingingProducer1961West Side StoryAssociate Producer · Music Supervisor1961The Mike Douglas ShowTVSelf1960Can-CanAssociate Producer1958Merry AndrewAssociate Producer · Original Music Composer1957Les GirlsMusic1957The Teahouse of the August MoonMusic1956High SocietyMusic Supervisor · Music Arranger1955Jupiter's DarlingMusic Supervisor1954The Last Time I Saw ParisMusic Supervisor1954Seven Brides for Seven BrothersMusic Supervisor1953Kiss Me KateMusic Director1953Give a Girl a BreakMusical Casting1953The OscarsTVSelf1952Affair in TrinidadVocals1951An American in ParisMusic Director1950Summer StockSongs · Music Director1949On the TownMusic Arranger1945Leave It to BlondieOriginal Music Composer1945Eadie Was a LadySongs1941Go West, Young LadySongs1941Time Out for RhythmSongs1941Rookies on ParadeStory · Songs1940Double or NothingOriginal Music Composer1938The Knight Is YoungOriginal Music Composer1937Manhattan Merry-Go-RoundSongs1937Ups and DownsLyricist · Original Music Composer1937Hotel a la SwingSongs