David Snell

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1897-09-10 (70 years old)

Deathday

1967-03-27

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

David Snell

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David L. Snell (10 September 1897, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 27 March 1967, Glendale, California) was a pianist, conductor, composer and music director. He composed the music for over 170 shorts, series or feature films. Snell studied at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Wisconsin College and the Meyer Conservatory of Music. He formed his own orchestra, and was the musical director for several stage productions. He joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's music department in 1937, turning out music for a range of films from low-cost "B" movies to expensive features. He would spend his entire film career with MGM. ...

Acting

1982

Q

as Attorney

1982

Hanky Panky

as Clerk in Club

Production

1946

Lady in the Lake

as Original Music Composer

1940

Gallant Sons

as Music

1942

Grand Central Murder

as Original Music Composer

1942

Kid Glove Killer

as Original Music Composer

1939

1935

Mad Love

as Original Music Composer

1947

Killer McCoy

as Original Music Composer

1939

Judge Hardy and Son

as Original Music Composer

1940

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

as Original Music Composer

1939

These Glamour Girls

as Original Music Composer

1939

1948

1945

Twice Blessed

as Music Director

1945

Dangerous Partners

as Original Music Composer

1940

Wyoming

as Music

1940

1940

20 Mule Team

as Music

1939

Blackmail

as Music

1941

Third Dimensional Murder

as Original Music Composer

1934

The Thin Man

as Orchestrator

1942

Nazi Agent

as Music

1939

The Women

as Original Music Composer

1939

Angel of Mercy

as Original Music Composer

1942

Sunday Punch

as Original Music Composer

1942

Jackass Mail

as Music

1938

1942

1944

1941

Ringside Maisie

as Original Music Composer

1946

Up Goes Maisie

as Original Music Composer

1938

1941

Love Crazy

as Original Music Composer

1941

Billy the Kid

as Original Music Composer

1940

The Ghost Comes Home

as Original Music Composer

1939

1948

My Old Town

as Music

1948

My Old Town

as Music Director

1938

Hollywood Goes to Town

as Sound Director

1938

The Magician's Daughter

as Original Music Composer

1942

Acro-Batty

as Music

1937

A Family Affair

as Original Music Composer

1937

You're Only Young Once

as Original Music Composer

1939

Radio Hams

as Music

1942

Tarzan's New York Adventure

as Original Music Composer

1942

The Vanishing Virginian

as Music Score Producer

1943

Swing Fever

as Music Director

1937

1945

1939

1938

Nostradamus

as Music

1938

1932

Faithless

as Original Music Composer

1967

Accident

as Musician

1937

Madame X

as Original Music Composer

1942

1938

1938

1947

1941

Football Thrills of 1940

as Original Music Composer

1938

Bravest of the Brave

as Original Music Composer

1938

Party Fever

as Music

1939

1938

1937

1938

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

as Original Music Composer

1939

The Story of Dr. Jenner

as Original Music Composer

1945

Between Two Women

as Original Music Composer

1940

Sky Murder

as Original Music Composer

1938

Anaesthesia

as Music

1938

Grid Rules

as Music

1938

Love Finds Andy Hardy

as Original Music Composer

1938

Judge Hardy's Children

as Original Music Composer

1940

Gold Rush Maisie

as Original Music Composer

1941

Maisie Was a Lady

as Original Music Composer

1944

Maisie Goes to Reno

as Original Music Composer

1944

Gentle Annie

as Music

1944

Rationing

as Music

1947

Undercover Maisie

as Original Music Composer

1946

Bad Bascomb

as Music

1939

1933

Hold Your Man

as Additional Music

1943

The Man from Down Under

as Original Music Composer

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