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Jack Elliott is a Sound American born on 6 august 1927 at Hartford (USA)
Jack Elliott (August 6, 1927 - August 18, 2001) was an American television and film composer, conductor, music arranger, and television producer.
Elliott continued his run in television as music director for Andy Williams' long-running series and later produced and conducted the NBC television special Live From Studio 8H: 100 Years of America's Popular Music. He also wrote themes for television shows Night Court, and co-wrote the themes to Barney Miller, and Charlie's Angels with Allyn Ferguson. He is listed in New Grove's Dictionary of American Music and was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music.
Elliot was co-founder and music director of the American Jazz Philharmonic (formerly the New American Orchestra) and creator of the Henry Mancini Institute. The original name of the Orchestra was "The Big O" and was the largest jazz orchestra of its kind featuring over 92 musicians. Elliott blended the classical European style orchestra with modern American jazz style. His professional repertoire was diverse, highlighted by stints as music director for the Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Kennedy Center Honors and the 1984 Summer Olympics. In addition, he holds the distinction of serving as music director of the Grammy Awards for 30 consecutive years.
He had an accomplished career in film, scoring numerous hit movies, including Sibling Rivalry, The Jerk, Oh God!, and Where's Poppa?. He also produced the Blade Runner soundtrack album with the New American Orchestra, and composed the song "It's So Nice to Have a Man Around the House" in 1984.
Death
Elliot served as music director of the Henry Mancini Institute until his death from a brain tumor on August 18, 2001.
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Jack Elliott
Birth name Irwin Elliott Zucker
Nationality USA
Birth 6 august 1927 at Hartford (USA)
Death 18 august 2001 (at 74 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 6 august 1927 at Hartford (USA)
Death 18 august 2001 (at 74 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Biography
Born Irwin Elliott Zucker in Hartford, Connecticut, Elliott graduated from the Hartt School of Music and worked as a jazz pianist in New York Paris in the 1950s. He continued his post-graduate studies in composition with Arnold Franchetti, Isadore Freed, Bohuslav Martinů, and Lukas Foss, but it was Judy Garland who brought Elliott to California to become an arranger for her television show.Elliott continued his run in television as music director for Andy Williams' long-running series and later produced and conducted the NBC television special Live From Studio 8H: 100 Years of America's Popular Music. He also wrote themes for television shows Night Court, and co-wrote the themes to Barney Miller, and Charlie's Angels with Allyn Ferguson. He is listed in New Grove's Dictionary of American Music and was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music.
Elliot was co-founder and music director of the American Jazz Philharmonic (formerly the New American Orchestra) and creator of the Henry Mancini Institute. The original name of the Orchestra was "The Big O" and was the largest jazz orchestra of its kind featuring over 92 musicians. Elliott blended the classical European style orchestra with modern American jazz style. His professional repertoire was diverse, highlighted by stints as music director for the Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Kennedy Center Honors and the 1984 Summer Olympics. In addition, he holds the distinction of serving as music director of the Grammy Awards for 30 consecutive years.
He had an accomplished career in film, scoring numerous hit movies, including Sibling Rivalry, The Jerk, Oh God!, and Where's Poppa?. He also produced the Blade Runner soundtrack album with the New American Orchestra, and composed the song "It's So Nice to Have a Man Around the House" in 1984.
Death
Elliot served as music director of the Henry Mancini Institute until his death from a brain tumor on August 18, 2001.
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Sibling Rivalry (1990)
, 1h28Directed by Carl Reiner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Kirstie Alley, Sam Elliott, Jami Gertz, Bill Pullman, Carrie Fisher, Scott Bakula
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating54%
Marjorie Turner has been married for eight years and is tired of her husband Harry's neglect and his snooty relatives, most of them doctors. One day her sister, Jeanine, urges her to break out of her rut and have a fling.
, 1h38Directed by Richard Colla
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Louis Gossett Jr., Beverly Todd, Cleavon Little, Clifton Davis, Hal Williams, John Beradino
Roles Music
Rating68%
The Jerk (1979)
, 1h44Directed by Carl Reiner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, M. Emmet Walsh, Jackie Mason, Dick O'Neill, Mabel King
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating70%
Navin R. Johnson, a homeless man, directly addresses the camera and tells his story. He is the adopted white son of African American sharecroppers, who grows to adulthood naïvely unaware of his obvious adoption. He stands out in his family not just because of his skin color but because of his utter lack of rhythm when his adopted family plays spirited blues music. One night, he hears the staid and starchy Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra song called "Crazy Rhythm" on the radio and his feet spontaneously begin to move with the urge to dance; he sees this as a calling and decides to hitchhike to St. Louis, from where the song was broadcast. On the way, he stops at a motel, where a dog wakes him up by barking at his door. Navin thinks the dog is trying to warn of a fire and names the dog "Lifesaver". He wakes up the other hotel guests to rescue them, but when everyone realizes it was a false alarm, one Asian man angrily suggests he call the dog "Shithead", which Navin takes literally.
Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
, 1h33Directed by Leonard B. Stern
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Brooke Shields, George Burns, Burl Ives, Ray Bolger, Lorraine Gary, Christopher Knight
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating59%
Bill (George Burns) is an elderly ex-vaudevillian performer who lives alone. He awakens to a special alarm clock. Along the way, Bill looks at photographs of his deceased wife. After breakfast, Bill goes to the supermarket. Inside the market, Bill interacts in a friendly way with two employees, charming them with a magic trick.
Oh, God! (1977)
, 1h38Directed by Carl Reiner
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about religion
Actors George Burns, John Denver, Teri Garr, Donald Pleasence, Ralph Bellamy, William Daniels
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating65%
God appears as a kindly old man to Jerry Landers, an assistant supermarket manager. After a few failed attempts in trying to set up an "interview," God tells Jerry that he has been selected to be His messenger to the modern world, much like a contemporary Moses. Timidly at first, Landers tells his wife, children and a religious editor of the Los Angeles Times of his encounters with God and soon becomes a national icon of comedic fodder.
Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974)
, 1h13Directed by Bill Persky
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films
Actors Tim Conway, Jan Murray, Moosie Drier, Barra Grant, Scott Brady, Robert J. Hogan
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating71%
A man tries to impress his son by breaking the world record for staying on roller skates.
Get Christie Love! (1974)
, 1h14Directed by William A. Graham
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Teresa Graves, Harry Guardino, Charles Cioffi, Louise Sorel, Jack Kelly, Paul Stevens
Roles Conductor
Rating57%
The film was inspired by the 1970s heroine blaxploitation films such as Tamara Dobson's Cleopatra Jones (1973), and Pam Grier's Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974). The title character had a catchphrase; upon apprehending a criminal, Love would declare, "You're under arrest, Sugah!" The film proved a success, and consequently spawned a short-lived television series on the ABC network featuring Charles Cioffi as Love's supervisor, Lt. Matt Reardon, and later Jack Kelly as Capt. Arthur Ryan, the next supervisor. However, the series, financed on a meager budget and heavily sanitized to conform to Graves' religious morals (she had joined Jehovah's Witnesses since the making of the TV film), was eventually cancelled. One episode featured many of Graves' former Laugh-In co-stars such as Judy Carne, Jo Anne Worley and Arte Johnson in particular playing a mad bomber. Another notable guest star was Jaclyn Smith, who appeared in an episode entitled "A Fashion Heist.
The Bait (1973)
, 1h18Directed by Leonard Horn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Noam Pitlik, Michael Constantine, Donna Mills, William Devane, Arlene Golonka, June Lockhart
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating58%
Jarrett (1973)
, 1h13Directed by Barry Shear
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Glenn Ford, Anthony Quayle, Forrest Tucker, Richard Anderson, Yvonne Craig
Roles Music
Rating56%
A private investigator specializing; Glenn Ford in fine arts tries to track down some missing rare biblical scrolls.
Birds of Prey (1973)
, 1h21Directed by William A. Graham
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors David Janssen, Ralph Meeker, Don Wilbanks
Roles Music
Rating65%
A former American Volunteer Group pilot, Harry Walker (David Janssen), who flies a Hughes 500C helicopter for Salt Lake City radio station KBEX as a traffic reporter, is introduced doing an afternoon rush-hour report during a station nostalgia promotion in which standards from the World War II era are being played on air. Opening credits run over aerial combat footage borrowed from the 1942 Republic Pictures film Flying Tigers, then segues into footage of a P-40 Warhawk in full sharkmouth scheme being towed along the highway to the radio station by Walker as part of the promotion.
Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
, 1h31Directed by Brian De Palma
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors John Astin, Katharine Ross, Orson Welles, Susanne Zenor, Allen Garfield, M. Emmet Walsh
Roles Music
Rating52%
Corporate executive Donald Beeman, fed up with the rat race, impulsively quits his job and takes to the road as a traveling tap dancing magician under the tutelage of Mr. Delasandro. His former boss Mr. Turnbull, determined to convince him to return to his nine-to-five existence, chases after him as he performs his routine in seedy nightclubs and honky tonks, but instead the two create Tap Dancing Magicians, a course for pressured businessmen. When their little venture becomes one of the most successful corporations in the world, Donald ironically finds himself feeling the same way he did when he originally quit his job.
, 50minutesDirected by Jim Henson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films, Children's films
Actors Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson, Richard Hunt, Jerry Juhl
Rating73%
In the Louisiana countryside, Kermit the Frog begins his narration with Mordecai Sledge and Leroy the Donkey, as they approach their residence after stealing items in a box cart from a railroad guard. When they arrive, Mordecai finds the items are musical instruments, and blames Leroy for the items being worthless. He later scolds Leroy, and goes inside to find his shotgun so he can "retire" him. Startled by the gunshot, Leroy escapes from his owner with the tuba around his neck that Mordecai previously threw in a tree. Shortly after running, Leroy approaches Kermit who influences him to play the tuba, which inspires the donkey to be a traveling musician.
T.R. Baskin (1971)
, 1h30Directed by Herbert Ross
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Candice Bergen, Peter Boyle, James Caan, Marcia Rodd, Howard Platt, Mike Nussbaum
Roles Conductor
Rating63%
When Jack Mitchell (Peter Boyle), a married middle-aged salesman with children from Utica, New York, meets his old friend Larry Moore while on business in Chicago, he asks him if he knows any prostitutes Jack can get with while away on business. Larry gives Jack T.R. Baskin's phone number, and Jack invites T.R to visit him at his hotel. T.R. arrives at the hotel and is relieved when Jack is impotent and cannot have sex, and she begins to tell Jack about her time so far in Chicago, a story that unfolds via flashback.
, 1h33Directed by Burt Kennedy
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Western
Actors James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Harry Morgan, Jack Elam, John Dehner, Marie Windsor
Roles Music
Rating67%
Latigo Smith (Garner), a gambler and confidence man, is traveling by train in frontier-era Colorado with the rich and powerful Goldie (Marie Windsor). Goldie is besotted with Latigo and wants desperately to marry him, a fate that he wants no part of. He manages to slip off the train at Purgatory, a jerkwater mining town. Assessing the situation, he discovers that two rival companies of miners, led by Taylor Barton (Harry Morgan) and Colonel Ames (John Dehner), are racing each other to find a "mother lode" of gold buried somewhere nearby. Massive dynamite blasts periodically rock the town to its foundations, creating or embellishing various moments of comic relief throughout the film.
The Feminist and the Fuzz (1971)
, 1h30Directed by Jerry Paris
Genres Comedy
Actors Barbara Eden, David Hartman, Jo Anne Worley, Herb Edelman, Julie Newmar, John McGiver
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating58%
Dr. Jane Bowers (Barbara Eden) is a women's lib advocate who meets male chauvinist police officer Jerry Frazer (David Hartman) while engaging in a protest rally. Then, she is forced by a housing shortage to reach an unusual agreement with Jerry to share an apartment.