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Nelson Riddle

Born June 1, 1921 · Oradell, New Jersey, USA

Died October 6, 1985 · aged 64

No biography available.

Known For

Ocean's Eleven · 1960

Ocean's Eleven

★ 6.41960

MovieCrimeComedy

Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

What a Way to Go! · 1964

What a Way to Go!

★ 7.11964

MovieComedyRomance

A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.

Paris When It Sizzles · 1964

Paris When It Sizzles

★ 6.31964

MovieRomanceComedy

Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been in Paris supposedly working on the script for months, but instead has spent the time living it up. Benson now has just two days to the deadline and thus hires a temporary secretary, Gabrielle Simpson, to help him finish on time.

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

A Parisian nightclub owner known for her performances of the can-can attracts the ire of a self-righteous judge. He hatches a plot to photograph her in the act but ends up falling for her — much to the chagrin of her lawyer boyfriend.

Guys and Dolls · 1955

Guys and Dolls

★ 6.61955

MovieComedyCrime

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ... classic song and dance ensues!

Filmography

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Ocean's Eleven · 1960

Ocean's Eleven

★ 6.41960

MovieCrimeComedy

Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

Original Music Composer

What a Way to Go! · 1964

What a Way to Go!

★ 7.11964

MovieComedyRomance

A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.

Original Music Composer

Paris When It Sizzles · 1964

Paris When It Sizzles

★ 6.31964

MovieRomanceComedy

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

Orchestrator

Music Arranger

Guys and Dolls · 1955

Guys and Dolls

★ 6.61955

MovieComedyCrime

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ... classic song and dance ensues!

Orchestrator

The Great Gatsby · 1974

The Great Gatsby

★ 6.31974

MovieDramaRomance

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.

Music Supervisor

Paint Your Wagon · 1969

Paint Your Wagon

★ 6.31969

MovieComedyWestern

A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.

Original Music Composer

The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

Original Music Composer

Robin and the 7 Hoods · 1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods

★ 6.21964

MovieComedyCrime

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

Original Music Composer

Harper Valley P.T.A. · 1978

Harper Valley P.T.A.

★ 7.01978

MovieComedy

Stella Johnson is a single mother living in the town of Harper Valley. Most of the townsfolk, particularly those on the school PTA, think she is a little too liberal so they're making things tough for her and her daughter. So she runs for the position of PTA President, which infuriates them. Stella decides to get revenge with the help of her friends.

Original Music Composer

The Blue Gardenia · 1953

The Blue Gardenia

★ 6.51953

MovieCrimeMystery

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.

Music Arranger

A Hole in the Head · 1959

A Hole in the Head

★ 6.21959

MovieComedyDrama

An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.

Original Music Composer

Marriage on the Rocks · 1965

Marriage on the Rocks

★ 5.81965

MovieComedyRomance

Ad-agency president Dan Edwards goes to Mexico to celebrate his nineteenth wedding anniversary and winds up getting divorced by mistake, whereupon his wife Valerie marries his best friend Ernie Brewer by mistake.

Original Music Composer

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever · 1970

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

★ 6.71970

MovieFantasyRomance

Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her fiancé, Warren. She goes to a doctor of hypnosis to do it. But once she's under, her doctor finds out that she can regress into past lives and different personalities, and he finds himself falling in love with one of them.

Original Music Composer

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying · 1967

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

★ 6.71967

MovieComedyRomance

A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.

Original Music Composer

In the 1870s, two rival businessmen, Zack Thomas and Joe Jarrett, on a stagecoach heading to Galveston, Texas, must pull together to protect $100,000 from an outlaw named Matson. Once in Galveston, however, their rivalry continues, as Thomas joins up with Elya Carlson and Jarret with Maxine Richter. But Matson is still on the loose, and a scheming banker threatens both Thomas and Jarrett.

Original Music Composer

Come Blow Your Horn · 1963

Come Blow Your Horn

★ 5.11963

MovieComedy

The story of a young man's decision to leave the home of his parents for the bachelor pad of his older brother who leads a swinging '60s lifestyle.

Original Music Composer

An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.

Other

In Johnny Concho, Frank Sinatra plays a man who goes from the town bully to town coward!

Original Music Composer

For Capt. Robert John Evans, smuggling black-market goods is nothing out of the ordinary. But one day he's hired by Aristides Mavros for a more involved assignment -- sneaking an imprisoned American out of communist-controlled territory. The job seems challenging enough, but when he meets the prisoner's sultry wife, Sylvia, he realizes his mission comes with a startling catch: Not only must he rescue this man, he must bring him back from the dead.

Original Music Composer

A Kiss Before Dying · 1956

A Kiss Before Dying

★ 6.31956

MovieThrillerDrama

A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.

Orchestrator

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.

Music

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.

Original Music Composer

Cagney & Lacey · 1982

Cagney & Lacey

★ 7.01982

SeriesCrimeDrama

Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the great crime-fighting duos of all time.

Original Music Composer

The Blue Knight · 1973

The Blue Knight

★ 5.01973

SeriesCrimeMystery

Bumper Morgan is a 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department who is scheduled to retire in a week. Before he leaves, he must work on the murder of a prostitute in one of LA's far corners. Along the way, he must grapple with vicious thugs, his fellow officers who feel mixed about his retiring, and his woman who wants him to leave the streets.

Original Music Composer

The Nat King Cole Show · 1956

The Nat King Cole Show

★ 6.51956

Series

The Nat King Cole Show is an American variety show hosted by Nat King Cole that aired on NBC from November 5, 1956 to December 17, 1957.