Harry Sukman
American composer (1912–1984)
Harry Sukman (December 2, 1912 – December 2, 1984) was an American film and television composer.
Life and career
Sukman was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1912. He started his musical career in the 1920s, when he was a teenager. He composed music scores for movies including Salem's Lot.
He married Francesca Paley in 1946, and the two stayed married until his death. They had one child, Susan McCray.
He won an Oscar and was nominated for two Oscars. He won the best musical song score Oscar at the 1960 Academy Awards (shared with Morris Stoloff) for Song Without End. Sukman was also nominated for Fanny and The Singing Nun. All three were in the Best Score category.
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