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André Previn is a Actor, Sound and Additional Music American born on 6 april 1929 at Berlin (German)

André Previn

André Previn
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Birth name Andreas Ludwig Priwin
Nationality USA
Birth 6 april 1929 at Berlin (German)
Death 28 february 2019 (at 89 years)
Awards Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

André George Previn, né Andreas Ludwig Priwin le 6 avril 1929 à Berlin et mort le 28 février 2019 à Manhattan (New York), est un pianiste, chef d'orchestre et compositeur américain d'origine allemande.

Biography

Né dans une famille juive de Berlin, Andreas Priwin émigre avec sa famille aux États-Unis en 1938 pour échapper aux nazis. Il devient citoyen américain en 1943, grandit à Los Angeles et fait ses premiers pas en arrangeant et composant des musiques de films d'Hollywood à partir de 1948. Il adapte et dirige la musique pour des films comme Gigi (1958), Porgy and Bess (1959), Irma la Douce (1963) et My Fair Lady (1964) ; pour chacun d'eux, il reçoit un Oscar de la meilleure adaptation musicale (il est au cours de sa carrière onze fois nommé pour un Oscar). Pendant des années, il travaille au célèbre département musical de la MGM dirigé par Arthur Freed.

À la fin des années 1950, il se produit et enregistre comme pianiste de jazz. Enregistrant principalement pour Contemporary Records, il travaille avec Shelly Manne et Benny Carter. Son album de chansons de My Fair Lady (1956) avec Manne est devenu un best-seller.

En 1967, Previn, qui avait été l'élève de Pierre Monteux de 1951 à 1953, à l'époque où ce dernier dirigeait l'Orchestre symphonique de San Francisco, devient chef de l'orchestre symphonique de Houston, puis l'année suivante de celui de Londres. Dans les années qui suivent, il dirige de nombreuses fois l'orchestre symphonique de Pittsburgh, le Royal Philharmonic Orchestra et l'orchestre philharmonique de Los Angeles.

Après sa carrière à Hollywood, il se concentre davantage sur la composition d'œuvres de musique classique. Son premier opéra, A Streetcar Named Desire, sur un livret de Philip Littell, et basé sur la pièce de Tennessee Williams, est représenté pour la première fois à l'opéra de San Francisco en 1998 avec Renée Fleming dans le rôle-titre de Blanche DuBois.

Parmi ses autres œuvres de musique classique, on trouve notamment un concerto pour violoncelle dédié à Yo-Yo Ma, un concerto pour piano dédié à Vladimir Ashkenazy, un concerto pour guitare, des cycles de chansons pour Janet Baker, Kathleen Battle, Barbara Bonney et Anthony Dean Griffey…

De 2002 à 2006, il est directeur musical de l'orchestre philharmonique d'Oslo.


Vie privée
André Previn a déjà été marié quatre fois (Dorothy Langan, dite Dory Previn , Mia Farrow, Betty Bennett, Heather Sneddon) lorsqu'il épouse en 2002 la violoniste allemande Anne-Sophie Mutter pour laquelle il a d'ailleurs écrit un concerto pour violon (Anne-Sophie, mars 2002). Le couple se sépare en 2006.

Best films

My Fair Lady (1964)
(Music Supervisor)
Rollerball (1975)
(Original Music Composer)
Irma la Douce (1963)
(Original Music Composer)
Gigi (1958)
(Original Music Composer)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
(Original Music Composer)
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
(Original Music Composer)

Usually with

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(22 films)
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
(4 films)
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of André Previn (56 films)

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Actor

Piano Blues, 1h25
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Le blues, Musical films
Actors Nat King Cole, Clint Eastwood, André Previn, Count Basie, Linda Hopkins
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating3% 0.1907390.1907390.1907390.1907390.190739
Clint Eastwood, amoureux du jazz et du blues, et pianiste lui-même, se propose de retracer l'histoire du piano dans le blues à travers ceux qui l'ont popularisé au XX siècle. Il choisit de rencontrer Dr. John, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jay McShann, Dave Brubeck, Pinetop Perkins, Marcia Ball et bien sûr Ray Charles. De nombreuses séquences d'archives ponctuent le film avec de grands noms du piano comme Otis Spann, Charles Brown, etc.
The Subterraneans, 1h29
Directed by Ranald MacDougall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about writers, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films
Actors Leslie Caron, George Peppard, Janice Rule, Roddy McDowall, Anne Seymour, Jim Hutton
Roles André Previn
Rating50% 2.5204252.5204252.5204252.5204252.520425
Leo is a 28-year-old novelist who still lives at home with his mother. One night he stumbles upon some beatniks at a coffee house. He falls in love with the beautiful but unstable Mardou Fox.
Pepe
Pepe (1960)
, 3h15
Directed by Walter Hill, George Sidney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Cantinflas, Dan Dailey, Shirley Jones, Janet Leigh, Carlos Montalbán, Vicki Trickett
Roles André Previn
Rating54% 2.7158952.7158952.7158952.7158952.715895
Mario Moreno ("Cantinflas") is Pepe, a hired hand, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director, Mr. Holt, buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to take off to Hollywood. There he meets film stars including Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabór, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier and Jack Lemmon in drag as Daphne from Some Like It Hot. He is also surprised by things that were new in America at the time, such as automatic swinging doors. When he finally reaches the man who bought the horse, he is led to believe there is no hope of getting it back. However Mr. Holt offers him a job when he realizes the Pepe brings new life to the stallion. Now his luck is changing and in Las Vegas Pepe wins big money, enough that Mr. Hold lets him be the producer of his next movie. Most of the movie centers around his meeting Shirley Jones who plays an actress on hard times and hating the world. Just like with the stallion, Pepe brings out the best in Shirley Jones and helps her become a big star in a movie made by Mr. Holt. Shirley Jones does a great job both as a dancer and singing the lead song called "Pepe." For those who love movies that are set in Acapulco, Mexico, this one has great appeal and beautiful scenery. The last scene shows both him and the stallion back at the ranch with several foals.
Invitation to the Dance, 1h33
Directed by Gene Kelly, Freddie Young
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical, Animation
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Gene Kelly, Tommy Rall, André Previn, Belita, Carol Haney
Roles Composer at Piano
Rating63% 3.194293.194293.194293.194293.19429
The first segment, "Circus", set to original music composed for the film by Jacques Ibert, is a tragic love triangle set in a mythical land sometime in the past. Kelly plays a clown, who is in love with another circus performer, played by Claire Sombert. She, however, is in love with an Aerialist, played by Youskevitch. The Clown, after entertaining the crowds with the other clowns, sees his love and the Aerialist kiss and wanders into a crowd in shock. That night he watches them dance together, and after the Lady finds him with her shawl, he confesses his love to her. The Aerialist finds them and thinks she has been unfaithful and leaves her. Determined to win her, the Clown tries to walk the Aerialist's tightrope himself, only to fall to his death. Dying, he urges the two lovers to forgive each other.
I've Always Loved You, 1h57
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Philip Dorn, Catherine McLeod, Maria Ouspenskaïa, Felix Bressart, Elizabeth Patterson, Vanessa Brown
Roles Longhair
Rating62% 3.1461753.1461753.1461753.1461753.146175
Leopold Goronoff, lors d'une audition, remarque le talent de Myra Hassman, une jeune pianiste. Il la prend sous sa coupe, et elle devient vite amoureuse de son maître en silence. Très vite, son succès se fait grandissant et porte ombrage à Goronoff. Myra épouse George Sampter, un ami d'enfance, dont elle a une fille. Cette dernière devient, elle aussi, une grande pianiste et doit jouer sous la direction de Goronoff...

Sound

Rollerball
Rollerball (1975)
, 2h
Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Social science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Films set in the future, Roller derby, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn, Ralph Richardson
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating64% 3.247433.247433.247433.247433.24743
The film follows Jonathan E. (James Caan), the veteran star of the Houston rollerball team. By virtue of his stellar performance over the years, Jonathan has become the most recognizable Rollerballer in history; everyone recognizes him on sight. This is problematic for the hegemonic corporations. After another impressive performance in Houston's victory over the Madrid team, Energy Corporation chairman Mr. Bartholomew (John Houseman) announces that the corporation, running out of ways to reward its champion, will feature Jonathan in a "multivision" special devoted to his career.
Jesus Christ Superstar, 1h48
Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on the Bible, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Ted Neeley, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen, Josh Mostel, Paul Thomas, Robert LuPone
Rating73% 3.69613.69613.69613.69613.6961
The film is framed as a group of performers who travel to the desert to re-enact the Passion of Christ. The film begins with them arriving on a bus, assembling their props, and getting into costume. One of the group (Neeley) is surrounded by the others, puts on a white robe, and emerges as Jesus Christ.
The Music Lovers, 2h2
Directed by Ken Russell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Richard Chamberlain, Glenda Jackson, Kenneth Colley, Christopher Gable, Max Adrian, Andrew Faulds
Roles Conductor
Rating71% 3.5916453.5916453.5916453.5916453.591645
Composer, conductor and teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his homosexual tendencies by marrying, but unfortunately he chooses a wonky, nymphomaniac girl whom he cannot satisfy.
Paint Your Wagon, 2h46
Directed by Joshua Logan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Musical, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg, Harve Presnell, Ray Walston, Alan Baxter
Rating65% 3.298193.298193.298193.298193.29819
When a wagon crashes into a ravine, prospector Ben Rumson finds two adult male occupants, brothers, one of whom is dead and the other of whom has a broken arm and leg. As the first man is about to be buried, gold dust is discovered at the grave site. Ben stakes a claim on the land and adopts the surviving brother as his "Pardner" while he recuperates.
Valley of the Dolls, 2h3
Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about television, Children's films
Actors Barbara Parkins, Sharon Tate, Patty Duke, Susan Hayward, Lee Grant, Tony Scotti
Rating60% 3.0000753.0000753.0000753.0000753.000075
Three young women meet when they embark on their careers. Neely O'Hara (Duke) is a plucky kid with undeniable talent who sings in a Broadway show—the legendary actress Helen Lawson (Hayward) is the star of the play—while Jennifer North (Tate), a beautiful blonde with limited talent, is in the chorus. Anne Welles (Parkins) is a New England ingenue who recently arrived in New York City and works as a secretary for a theatrical agency that represents Lawson. Neely, Jennifer, and Anne become fast friends, sharing the bonds of ambition and the tendency to fall in love with the wrong men.
Inside Daisy Clover, 2h8
Directed by Robert Mulligan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Films about television, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Roddy McDowall, Ruth Gordon, Ottola Nesmith
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating60% 3.0480753.0480753.0480753.0480753.048075
Set in the mid-1930s, the plot centers on Daisy Clover (Wood), a teenage tomboy who lives in a ramshackle trailer with her eccentric mother (Gordon) on a California beach and dreams of Hollywood stardom. She submits a song recording to the well-known film producer Ray Swan (Plummer), who puts her under contract. Ray and his wife Melora (Katharine Bard) foster Daisy's rise to fame by any means necessary, forcing Daisy to deal with the pressures of stardom and the Swans' manipulation of her life and career. Daisy reluctantly accepts the placement of her mother in a mental institution, to protect Daisy's reputation as "America's valentine", and is told to tell any interviewers that her mother is dead.
The Fortune Cookie, 2h5
Directed by Billy Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Politique
Actors Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Cliff Osmond, Lurene Tuttle, Les Tremayne, Harry Holcombe
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating71% 3.59933.59933.59933.59933.5993
CBS cameraman Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) gets injured when football player Luther "Boom Boom" Jackson (Ron Rich) runs into him while he is covering a Browns game at Cleveland Stadium. Harry's injuries are minor, but his conniving lawyer brother-in-law William H. "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich (Walter Matthau) convinces him to pretend that his leg and hand have been partially paralyzed. This way, they can receive a huge indemnity from the insurance company. Harry reluctantly goes along with the scheme because he is still in love with his ex-wife, Sandy (Judi West), and it might win her back. The insurance company suspects that the paralysis is a fake one, so a cat-and-mouse game starts between its investigator, Chester Purkey (Cliff Osmond), and the shyster Willie. Boom Boom takes very good care of Harry, who starts having second thoughts as he witnesses guilt taking its toll on Boom Boom. As he also sees that Sandy is back by his side strictly out of greed, Harry decides to reveal the truth, thereby ruining Willie's get-rich plans.
Goodbye Charlie, 1h57
Directed by Vincente Minnelli, David S. Hall
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Debbie Reynolds, Tony Curtis, Pat Boone, Joanna Barnes, Ellen Burstyn, Martin Gabel
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating60% 3.047813.047813.047813.047813.04781
Hollywood writer Charlie Sorrel (Harry Madden) is shot and killed by Hungarian film producer Sir Leopold Sartori (Walter Matthau) when he is caught fooling around with Sartori's wife. Later, passerby Bruce Minton III (Pat Boone) comes to the aid of a dazed woman (Debbie Reynolds) wandering on a beach. She doesn't remember much other than directions to Charlie's residence.
My Fair Lady, 2h46
Directed by George Cukor, David S. Hall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Marni Nixon, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper
Roles Music Supervisor
Rating76% 3.848763.848763.848763.848763.84876
In Edwardian London, Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison), a scholar of phonetics, believes that the accent and tone of one's voice determines a person's prospects in society. In Covent Garden one evening he boasts to a new acquaintance, Colonel Hugh Pickering (Wilfrid Hyde-White), himself an expert in phonetics, that he could teach any person to speak in a way that he could pass them off as a duke or duchess at an embassy ball. Higgins selects as an example a young flower seller, Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn), who has a strong Cockney accent. Eliza's ambition is to work in a flower shop, but her thick accent makes her unsuitable. Having come from India to meet Higgins, Pickering is invited to stay with the professor. The following morning, Eliza shows up at Higgins' home, seeking lessons. Pickering is intrigued and offers to cover all expenses if the experiment should be successful.