Edward Ward (composer)

Edward Ward (composer)

Edward Ward (April 3, 1900 - September 26, 1971) was a prolific film composer and music director who was nominated for seven Academy Awards during a career that spanned thirty-seven years and included more than 150 projects.

Academy Award nominations

*1939 Best Original Song for "Always and Always" from "Mannequin"
*1942 Best Scoring of a Dramatic Picture ("Cheers for Miss Bishop")
*1942 Best Scoring of a Dramatic Picture ("Tanks a Million")
*1942 Best Scoring of a Musical Picture ("All-American Co-Ed")
*1943 Best Original Song for "Pennies for Peppino" from "Flying with Music"
*1943 Best Scoring of a Musical Picture ("Flying with Music")
*1944 Best Scoring of a Musical Picture ("Phantom of the Opera")

Additional credits

*"No No Nanette" (1930)
*"Kismet" (1930)
*"Great Expectations" (1934)
*"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" (1935)
*"San Francisco" (1936)
*"Camille" (1936)
*"The Gorgeous Hussy" (1936)
*"Night Must Fall" (1937)
*"Maytime" (1937)
*"Saratoga" (1937)
*"A Yank at Oxford" (1938)
*"The Shopworn Angel" (1938)
*"Boys Town" (1938)
*"The Women" (1939)
*"The Babe Ruth Story" (1948)
*"Man of a Thousand Faces" (1957)

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911518/ Edward Ward at the Internet Movie Database]


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