Morris Stoloff

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-07-30 (82 years old)

Deathday

1980-04-16

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Morris Stoloff

Biography

Morris W. Stoloff was a musical composer. Stoloff worked with Sammy Davis Jr., Dinah Shore and Frank Sinatra. Stoloff worked as music director at Columbia Pictures from 1936 to 1962. Among space age pop fans, he is best remembered for his 1956 Top 10 hit that paired the swing era tune "Moonglow" with the love theme from the movie Picnic, the medley called "Moonglow and Theme from Picnic". It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. Stoloff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A child prodigy on the violin, Stoloff was taken under the wing of W. A. Clark. After studying with Leopold Auer for several years, Stol...

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1938

Penitentiary

as Music Director

1941

Blondie Goes Latin

as Original Music Composer

1943

It's a Great Life

as Original Music Composer

1943

Footlight Glamour

as Original Music Composer

1941

The Devil Commands

as Original Music Composer

1939

Blondie Takes a Vacation

as Original Music Composer

1940

Blondie on a Budget

as Original Music Composer

1940

Blondie Has Servant Trouble

as Original Music Composer

1940

Blondie Plays Cupid

as Original Music Composer

1950

Born Yesterday

as Music Director

1942

1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

as Music Director

1941

Penny Serenade

as Music Director

1936

Theodora Goes Wild

as Music Director

1957

Not One Shall Die

as Conductor

1944

1955

1955

Picnic

as Conductor

1942

Meet the Stewarts

as Music Director

1956

Full of Life

as Conductor

1943

The Desperadoes

as Music Director

1946

Dead Reckoning

as Music Director

1957

1951

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

as Music Director

1938

Holiday

as Music Director

1943

The More the Merrier

as Music Director

1948

The Untamed Breed

as Music Director

1950

Fortunes of Captain Blood

as Music Director

1949

Knock on Any Door

as Music Director

1950

The Fuller Brush Girl

as Music Director

1940

The Man with Nine Lives

as Music Director

1955

The Violent Men

as Conductor

1941

The Face Behind the Mask

as Music Director

1940

Girls of the Road

as Music Director

1942

Alias Boston Blackie

as Music Director

1946

Meet Me on Broadway

as Original Music Composer

1940

His Girl Friday

as Music Director

1945

Over 21

as Music Director

1942

Counter-Espionage

as Music Director

1951

Man in the Saddle

as Music Director

1955

1941

Time Out for Rhythm

as Music Director

1937

The Awful Truth

as Music Director

1954

It Should Happen to You

as Music Director

1939

Only Angels Have Wings

as Music Director

1951

Santa Fe

as Music Director

1950

The Nevadan

as Music Director

1940

The Lone Wolf Strikes

as Music Director

1957

3:10 to Yuma

as Music Director

1962

Lawrence of Arabia

as Music Coordinator

1946

Gilda

as Music Director

1940

Island of Doomed Men

as Music Director

1943

Sahara

as Music Director

1939

Golden Boy

as Music Director

1942

Overland to Deadwood

as Music Director

1944

1939

Mandrake the Magician

as Music Director

1939

1941

The Blonde from Singapore

as Music Director

1949

All the King's Men

as Music Director

1943

Destroyer

as Music Director

1940

Men Without Souls

as Music Director

1941

Honolulu Lu

as Music Director

1949

Shockproof

as Music Director

1944

Cover Girl

as Music Director

1953

1950

In a Lonely Place

as Music Director

1942

1949

The Reckless Moment

as Music Director

1955

The Last Frontier

as Conductor

1948

The Sign of the Ram

as Music Director

1942

Submarine Raider

as Music Director

1952

Paula

as Music Director

1946

Gallant Journey

as Music Director

1952

Captain Pirate

as Music Director

1947

Her Husband's Affairs

as Music Director

1953

From Here to Eternity

as Music Director

1941

The Devil Commands

as Music Director

1952

Eight Iron Men

as Music Director

1942

Atlantic Convoy

as Music Director

1941

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

as Music Director

1940

1940

1941

1949

Tokyo Joe

as Music Director

1954

Phffft

as Conductor

1949

Jolson Sings Again

as Original Music Composer

1946

The Jolson Story

as Original Music Composer

1950

A Woman of Distinction

as Music Director

1942

The Talk of the Town

as Music Director

1959

The Last Angry Man

as Conductor

1949

And Baby Makes Three

as Music Director

1940

Before I Hang

as Music Director

1955

Tight Spot

as Conductor

1954

Human Desire

as Conductor

1957

3:10 to Yuma

as Conductor

1947

Mr. District Attorney

as Music Director

1949

Slightly French

as Music Director

1943

Something to Shout About

as Original Music Composer

1938

Girls' School

as Original Music Composer

1951

The Harlem Globetrotters

as Music Director

1955

1951

Death of a Salesman

as Music Director

1957

Jeanne Eagels

as Conductor

1955

The Long Gray Line

as Music Supervisor

1947

It Had to Be You

as Music Director

1940

Convicted Woman

as Music Director

1949

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

as Music Director

1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife

as Music Director

1947

Framed

as Music Director

1943

Dangerous Blondes

as Music Director

1950

Stage to Tucson

as Music Director

1955

Queen Bee

as Conductor

1939

The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Music Director

1941

Ladies in Retirement

as Music Director

1957

Pal Joey

as Music Supervisor

1957

Pal Joey

as Conductor

1936

Craig's Wife

as Music Director

1951

The Lady and the Bandit

as Music Director

1947

Johnny O'Clock

as Music Director

1942

A Night to Remember

as Music Director

1939

Let Us Live

as Music Director

1944

Strange Affair

as Music Director

1939

1943

Murder in Times Square

as Music Director

1943

Appointment in Berlin

as Music Director

1939

The Lady and the Mob

as Music Director

1937

1952

Assignment: Paris

as Music Director

1949

Tell It to the Judge

as Music Director

1950

The Flying Missile

as Music Director

1949

Mr. Soft Touch

as Music Director

1950

Harriet Craig

as Music Director

1952

Affair in Trinidad

as Music Director

1943

Passport to Suez

as Music Director

1944

Together Again

as Music Director

1953

Let's Do It Again

as Music Director

1950

Convicted

as Music Director

1943

The Chance of a Lifetime

as Music Director

1944

Address Unknown

as Music Director

1937

It Happened in Hollywood

as Music Director

1960

Song Without End

as Music Supervisor

1953

The Juggler

as Music Director

1942

Blondie's Blessed Event

as Music Director

1951

Lorna Doone

as Music Director

1948

I Love Trouble

as Music Director

1952

Scandal Sheet

as Music Director

1948

The Return of October

as Music Director

1941

You'll Never Get Rich

as Music Director

1937

Criminals of the Air

as Music Director

1941

1938

1938

Blondie

as Music Director

1941

Three Girls About Town

as Music Director

1942

Blondie Goes to College

as Music Director

1958

Gunman's Walk

as Conductor

1950

Kill the Umpire

as Music Director

1952

The Brigand

as Music Director

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