Spouse:
Martha Montgomery (1947 - 17 February 1970) (his death); 5 children
Other Work:
Active on Broadway in the following productions:
Spring is Here (1929). Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers (I). Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Book by Owen Davis (I). Musical Director: Alfred Newman. Choreographed by Bobby Connolly.Alvin Theatre: 11 Mar 1929- 8 Jun 1929 (104 performances). Cast: Victor Arden,Joyce Barbour (as "Rita Conway"), Inez Courtney (as "Mary Jane"), Frank Gagen, John Hundley, Glenn Hunter, Dick Keene, Cy Landry (as "Ebens"), Phil Ohman, Lewis Parker, Charles Ruggles (as "Peter Braley"), Gil Squires, Lillian Taiz, Maidel Turner (as "Emily Braley"), Thelma White. Produced by Alex. A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
Treasure Girl (1928). Musical comedy. Book by Fred Thompson and Vincent Lawrence, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Music by George Gershwin. Musical Director: Alfred Newman. Choreographed by Bobby Connolly. At the Pianos: Victor Arden and Phil Ohman. Alvin Theatre: 8 Nov 1928- 5 Jan 1929 (68 performances). Cast: Florence Allen, Nitza Andre, Sidney Ayres, Charles Barron, Marcia Bell, Edwin Bidwell, Frank G. Bond, Claire Carroll, Jean Carroll, Walter Catlett (as "Larry Hopkins"), Betty Clark, Peggy Conklin, Cleo Cullen, Constance Cummings, Norman Curtis, Eugene Day, Dotte DeSykva, John Dunsmure, Kathleen Edwardes, Evelyn Farrell, Stephen Francis, Virginia Franck, Paul Frawley, Sherry Gale, E.M. Gall, Victor Garland, Regis Geary, Bob Gebhardt, Ferris Hartman, Mary Hay, Thomas Hodges, Alma Hookey, Edward Humbert, Joyce Johnson, Dorothy Jordan, Richard Keith, Adrienne Lampel, Gertrude Lawrence, William L. Mack, Lionel Maclyn, Helen Mann, Vida Manuel, Frances Markey, Mabel Martin, Isobel Mason, Pauline Mason, Ethel Maye, John McAvoy, Billy McCarver, Gertrude McDonald, Anabel McMann, Maureen McNeil, Lillian Michel, Jack Morton, Alfonso Mullarkey, Elsie Neal, Wilma Novak, Daniel O'Brien, Peggy O'Neill, Tony Otto, Ruth Penery, Edwin Preble, Peggy Quinn, Alli Raddigan, Marvyne Ray, Fritz Reinhard, Wilma Roeloff, W. Kenneth Shepard, Helen Sills, Sam Simpson, Kay Smythe, Florence Spink, Jack Stevens, Jacques Stone, Gwendolyn Vernon, Betty Vine, Sims Walker, Beryl Wallace, Walter Wandell, Clifton Webb (as "'Nat' McNally"), Betty Wright. Produced by Vinton Freedley.
Funny Face (1927). Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Based on material by Fred Thompson and Paul Girard Smith. Musical Direction by Alfred Newman. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. Alvin Theatre: 22 Nov 1927- 23 Jun 1928 (244 performances). Produced by Vinton Freedley and Alex Aarons.
Heads Up (1929). Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers (I). Book by Jack McGowan (VI) and Paul Girard Smith. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett. Pianist: Phil Ohman. Musical Director: Alfred Newman. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Costume Design by Kiviette. Directed by George Hale (I). Alvin Theatre: 11 Nov 1929- 15 Mar 1930 (144 performances). Cast: Atlas & La Mar, Ray Bolger (as "Georgie"), Alice Boulden, Chester Bree, Louis Delgado, Robert Gleckler (as "Captain Denny"), John Hamilton, John Hundley, Richard Macaleese, Victor Moore (I) (as "Skippy Dugan"), Barbara Newberry, Lewis Parker, Betty Starbuck (as "Betty Boyd"), Janet Velie, Jack Whiting. Produced by Alex. A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
Article:
"Linn's Stamp News" (USA), 21 January 2008, Vol. 81, Iss. 4134, pg. 15, by: Richard Thomas, "Who's Who on U.S. Stamps: Alfred Newman: film composer won nine Academy Awards"
Filmography:
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) Romance
"Great Performances" (1972) {Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound} Music
They Shall Have Music (1939) Music
Polovetzian Dances from Prince Igor (1954) Music
The CinemaScope Parade (1954)
The Miracle of Stereophonic Sound (1954) Music
The Goldwyn Follies (1938) Musical