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Bert Shefter was a Russian-born composer and music department head who worked in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1950s. He was born in Poltava, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) on May 15, 1904. Shefter began his career in the music department of the Soviet film studio Mezhrabpom-Rus in the late 1920s. He moved to Hollywood in the early 1930s and worked as a composer and music department head for various studios, including MGM, Universal, and Columbia. Shefter composed the music for over 50 films, including The Great Ziegfeld (1936), The Wizard of Oz (1939), and The Jolson Story (1946). He also wrote the music for the popular song "The Man I Love" (1924). Shefter died in Los Angeles on April 15, 1957. He was 52 years old.

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Occupation music_department,composer,soundtrack
Age 95 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 15 May 1904
Birthday 15 May
Birthplace Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
Date of death 29 June, 1999
Died Place West Hollywood, California, USA
Nationality Ukraine

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1961

In the early 60's, Shefter worked on several productions of 'master of disaster' Irwin Allen (notably the all-star fantasy Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)), before becoming music supervisor on a number of seminal western and crime television series, from Bourbon Street Beat (1959) and Hawaiian Eye (1959) to Maverick (1957) and Bronco (1958).

1956

He became best known for his collaboration (1956-71) with fellow-composer Paul Sawtell on a series of low-budget science-fiction films, some of which have attained cult following.

1950

In the early 1950's, Shefter turned his attention to motion pictures, working both as composer and orchestrator, at first for a small production company, Lippert Pictures Inc. .

1946

After 1946, he was also a frequent guest conductor at Carnegie Hall.

1933

Russian-born pianist and film composer, who completed his training at the Curtis Institute of Music and the Damrosch Institute. He enjoyed his first success as half of the piano duo Shefter & Gould (with pianist Morton Gould), arranging and interpreting classical music, from "Flight of the Bumble-Bee" (1933) to "Fantaisie-impromptu" (1934). He later fronted his own orchestra, performing and recording (for Victor, Decca and Brunswick) classics and jazz on radio and for theatre, often highlighting his own compositions, with titles like "Tango in Tempo", "Traffic in Times Square" and "Twilight Serenade".