Edward Ward (composer) explained

Edward Ward
Birth Date:	3 April 1900
Birth Place:	St. Louis, Missouri
Death Place:	Hollywood, California
Occupation:	Film composer, musical director
Genre:	Film score

Edward Ward (April 3, 1900  - September 26, 1971) was an American film composer^[1] and music director who was nominated for seven Academy Awards.

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 Bishop Misbehaves (1935)
• 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)
• Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves (1944)
• It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
• The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
• Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

External links

• • Edward Ward papers, 1891–1961 at California Digital Library

Notes and References

1. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=2460 AFI