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DIED
August 09, 2004

RECENT CREDITS
No Reservations (FILM)  Jul. 21, 2007
Forever Hollywood (FILM)  Jan. 1, 2000
The Puppetoon Movie (FILM)  Jun. 12, 1987
What's The Matter With Helen? (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1971

BIOGRAPHY
Best known for his haunting scores for "Laura" (1944) and the Vincente Minnelli melodramas, "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1944) and "Two Weeks in Another Town" (1962), Raksin began his film career as the music arranger....
Best known for his haunting scores for "Laura" (1944) and the Vincente Minnelli melodramas, "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1944) and "Two Weeks in Another Town" (1962), Raksin began his film career as the music arranger for Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times" (1936). He has also composed for the stage, radio, TV ("Wagon Train", "Life With Father", "Father of the Bride", "Ben Casey" and "Medical Center"), symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles.



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