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Frank Skinner

Frank Skinner

Composer

Frank Skinner (December 31, 1897 – October 9, 1968) was an American film composer and arranger. Skinner was born in Meredosia, Illinois. A graduate of the Chicago Musical College (now known as the Chicago Conservatory of Music), 16-year-old Frank found employment in vaudeville and began playing in local areas with his brother Carl Skinner of Meredosia Illinois on drums. They were billed as the Skinner Brothers dance band. From there they began playing on the steamboats that went up and down the Illinois River. It was during this time that he began writing and arranging music for dance bands. This work brought him to New York, where from 1925 to 1935 he arranged about 2000 popular songs for Robbins Publishing. By the time he left Manhattan for Hollywood, he had written two books on arranging for dance bands. After a short period at MGM, working on musical settings for The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Skinner was hired by Universal Studios. Over the course of his 30 years there, he composed music for more than 200 films. Although he continued to work on musicals, he quickly mastered the art of dramatic scores, eventually earning five Academy Award nominations (1938–43). He died in Beverly Hills, California, leaving behind his wife Dolly Repine Skinner. His distinctive approach to scoring horror films, such as Son of Frankenstein (1939) and The Wolf Man (1941), has been characterized as a ‘passion for chromatic lines … mirrored contours … [and] restrained, yet ominously mythical orchestrations’ (Marcello). He gained new recognition in the 1950s for his lush romantic scores, including those for such Douglas Sirk films as Magnificent Obsession (1954) and Written on the Wind (1956). Despite many changes in the film industry, his book Underscore (1950) has survived as an excellent introduction to film music composition. In 2014, Dallas pre-swing orchestra, The Singapore Slingers released a fifteen-track CD homage to Skinner's arrangements.

Born: December 31, 1897 in Meredosia, Illinois, USA

Died: October 8, 1968 (Age 70)

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Frank Skinner  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1943
Movie
6.5
SoundMusic1949
Movie
7.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1948
Movie
6.1
SoundMusic1955
Movie
6.6
SoundMusic1949
Movie
6.1
SoundMusic1950
Movie
7.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1955
Movie
5.6
SoundMusic1941
Movie
6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1942
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1956
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1961
Movie
6.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1941
Movie
5.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1949
Movie
6.1
SoundMusic1957
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1952
Movie
5.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1951
Movie
7.4
SoundMusic1952
Movie
5.9
SoundMusic1942
Movie
6.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1946
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1940
Movie
4.9
SoundOriginal Music Composer1952
Movie
7.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1951
Movie
6.7
SoundMusic1951
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1964
Movie
6.8
DirectingOriginal Music Composer, Music Director1946
Movie
6.8
SoundOriginal Music Composer1963
Movie
5.2
SoundMusic1943
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1939
Movie
5.9
SoundMusic1955
Movie
5.4
SoundMusic1950
Movie
6.1
SoundMusic1951
Movie
6.1
SoundOrchestrator1943
Movie
5.3
SoundMusic1953
Movie
5.9
SoundOriginal Music Composer1944
Movie
6.4
SoundMusic1954
Movie
7.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1939
Movie
6.2
SoundMusic1942
Movie
5.8
SoundOriginal Music Composer1942
Movie
6.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1948
Movie
6.8
SoundMusic1939
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1948
Movie
6.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1953
Movie
6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1955
Movie
6.2
SoundMusic1950
Movie
6.1
SoundMusic1951
Movie
5.6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1945
Movie
5.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1940
Movie
8
SoundMusic1950
Movie
6
SoundMusic1948
Movie
7.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1941
Movie
6.7
SoundMusic1945
Movie
6.1
SoundMusic1943
Movie
6.4
SoundMusic Score Producer1940
Movie
7.4
SoundMusic1941
Movie
6.5
SoundMusic1951
Movie
6.2
CrewAdditional Music1952
Movie
5.8
SoundMusic1941
Movie
6
SoundMusic1944
Movie
6.3
SoundMusic1947
Movie
7.9
SoundOriginal Music Composer1959
Movie
6.4
SoundMusic1944
Movie
6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1957
Movie
5.8
SoundMusic1942
Movie
6
SoundMusic1951
Movie
6.3
SoundMusic1943
Movie
6.2
SoundSongs1940
Movie
6.4
SoundMusic1949
Movie
4.5
SoundMusic1944
Movie
6.6
SoundMusic1958
Movie
6
SoundMusic1950
Movie
6.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1941
Movie
5
CrewAdditional Music1964
Movie
5.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1955
Movie
5.6
SoundMusic1966
Movie
6.1
SoundMusic1952
Movie
6.5
SoundMusic1950
Movie
6.9
SoundMusic1938
Movie
7.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1966
Movie
7.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1954
Movie
6
SoundMusic1941
Movie
7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1957
Movie
6
SoundMusic1948
Movie
6.9
SoundOriginal Music Composer1960
Movie
6.7
SoundMusic Score Producer1940
Movie
6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1957
Movie
7.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1941
Movie
5.9
SoundOriginal Music Composer1956
Movie
6.4
SoundOrchestrator, Music1941
Movie
6.1
SoundMusic1942
Movie
5.8
SoundMusic1952
Movie
5.6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1958
Movie
6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1955
Movie
6.5
SoundMusic1937
Movie
6.5
SoundMusic, Orchestrator1940
Movie
6.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1950
Movie
7.1
CrewAdditional Music1944
Movie
5.8
SoundMusic1945
Movie
6.2
SoundMusic1942
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1960
Movie
5.7
CrewAdditional Music1949
Movie
5.8
SoundMusic1955
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1942
Movie
7.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1947
Movie
4.9
SoundMusic1967
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1941
Movie
7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1942
Movie
6.1
SoundMusic1952
Movie
6.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1954
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1945
Movie
6.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1940
Movie
6.9
SoundMusic1950
Movie
5.3
SoundMusic1946
Movie
7.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1965
Movie
6.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1942
Movie
6.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1942
Movie
6.5
SoundMusic1943
Movie
5.7
SoundMusic, Original Music Composer1954
Movie
6.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1955
Movie
6.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1947
Movie
7
SoundOriginal Music Composer, Orchestrator1939
Movie
5.8
SoundMusic1956
Movie
6.3
SoundMusic1945
Movie
6.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1949
Movie
7.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1957
Movie
6.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1948
Movie
5.4
SoundMusic1954
Movie
6.3
SoundMusic1938
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1943
Movie
6.3
SoundMusic1966
Movie
6.5
SoundMusic1952
Movie
6.3
SoundMusic1941
Movie
6.6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1954
Movie
6.9
SoundMusic1946
Movie
5.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1950
Movie
6.5
SoundMusic1952
Movie
7.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1947
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1947
Movie
7.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1954
Movie
6.3
SoundMusic1941
Movie
5.9
SoundMusic1949
Movie
6.1
SoundMusic1939
Movie
6.9
SoundMusic1940
Movie
6.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1940
Movie
5.8
SoundOriginal Music Composer1940
Movie
4.9
SoundMusic1945
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1949
Movie
6.6
SoundMusic1953
Movie
5.7
SoundMusic1951
Movie
6.5
SoundMusic1957
Movie
6.4
SoundMusic1953
Movie
5.6
SoundMusic1944
Movie
5.7
SoundMusic1944
Movie
5.9
SoundMusic1940
Movie
5.6
SoundMusic1942
Movie
7.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1948
Movie
5.9
SoundMusic1957
Movie
6.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1958
Movie
6.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1938
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1951
Movie
5.9
SoundMusic1956
Movie
6.4
SoundMusic1955
Movie
6.5
DirectingMusic Director, Original Music Composer1950
Movie
5.4
SoundMusic1953
Movie
6.2
SoundMusic1951
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1939
Movie
7.1
DirectingMusic Director, Original Music Composer1945
Movie
7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1957
Movie
6.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1957
Movie
6.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1963
Movie
6.9
SoundMusic1947
Movie
7.3
SoundMusic1941
Movie
6.9
SoundMusic1952
Movie
5.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1942
Movie
5.6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1958
Movie
6.7
SoundMusic1939
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1953
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer, Orchestrator1939
Movie
5.9
SoundOriginal Music Composer1949
Movie
5.8
SoundMusic1951
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1940
Movie
5.6
SoundMusic1943
Movie
7.2
SoundMusic1942
Movie
7.7
SoundMusic1950
Movie
6
SoundMusic1953
Movie
5.8
SoundOriginal Music Composer1938
Movie
7.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1956
Movie
6.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1943
Movie
6.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1943
Movie
6.8
SoundOriginal Music Composer1940
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1942
Movie
6.1
SoundMusic1950
Movie
6.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1942
Movie
5.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1939
Movie
5.8
SoundOrchestrator1941
Movie
5.9
SoundMusic1958
Movie
5.8
SoundOriginal Music Composer1943
Movie
6.3
SoundMusic1949
Movie
6.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1944
Movie
6.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1939
Movie
7.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1944
Movie
5.3
SoundMusic Score Producer1940
Movie
6.3
SoundMusic1939
Movie
6.5
SoundMusic1946
Movie
6.6
SoundMusic1939
Movie
6.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1958
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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