Bronislau Kaper

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bronisław Kaper ([brɔniswaf ˈkapɛr], February 5, 1902 – April 26, 1983) was a Polish film composer who scored films and musical theater in Germany, France, and the USA. The American immigration authorities misspelled his name as Bronislau Kaper. He was also variously credited as Bronislaw Kaper, Bronislaw Kapper, Benjamin Kapper, and Edward Kane. Kaper is now perhaps best remembered as the composer of the jazz standards "On Green Dolphin Street" (lyrics by Ned Washington) and "Invitation" (lyrics by Paul Francis Webster) which were originally the respective title tracks for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's films Green Dolphin Street (1947) and Invitation (1952). He also scored the MGM film musical Lili (1953) for which he received the Academy Award for Best Original Score, MGM's 1962 remake of Mutiny on the Bounty, and the TV series The F.B.I. (1965–1974).

Most Famous Work

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6

Courage of Lassie

(1946) Original Music Composer

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7

Mutiny on the Bounty

(1962) Original Music Composer

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7

The Brothers Karamazov

(1958) Original Music Composer

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6

The Way West

(1967) Original Music Composer

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7

Them!

(1954) Original Music Composer

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7

Home from the Hill

(1960) Original Music Composer

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7

The Secret Garden

(1949) Original Music Composer

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7

Somebody Up There Likes Me

(1956) Original Music Composer

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1975	Self	Film Emigration from Nazi Germany 1975-11-11 TV Show
1942	Himself	We Must Have Music 1942-01-01 Movie
1936	Conductor (uncredited)	San Francisco 1936-06-26 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1972	Original Music Composer	The Salzburg Connection 1972-08-30 Movie
1968	Original Music Composer	A Flea In Her Ear 1968-11-27 Movie
1967	Original Music Composer	Counterpoint 1967-12-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Way West 1967-05-24 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Tobruk 1967-02-07 Movie
1965	Original Music Composer	Lord Jim 1965-02-15 Movie
1964	Original Music Composer	Kisses for My President 1964-08-21 Movie
1962	Original Music Composer	Mutiny on the Bounty 1962-11-08 Movie
1961	Original Music Composer	Ada 1961-08-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Two Loves 1961-05-24 Movie
1960	Original Music Composer	BUtterfield 8 1960-11-04 Movie
	Music	The Angel Wore Red 1960-04-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Home from the Hill 1960-03-03 Movie
1959	Original Music Composer	The Scapegoat 1959-08-06 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Green Mansions 1959-03-19 Movie
	Music Editor	Green Mansions 1959-03-19 Movie
1958	Original Music Composer	Auntie Mame 1958-12-04 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Brothers Karamazov 1958-02-20 Movie
1957	Original Music Composer	Don't Go Near the Water 1957-11-14 Movie
	Music	Jet Pilot 1957-10-11 Movie
1956	Original Music Composer	Somebody Up There Likes Me 1956-07-04 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Swan 1956-04-26 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Forever, Darling 1956-02-09 Movie
1955	Original Music Composer	Quentin Durward 1955-09-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Prodigal 1955-05-06 Movie
	Music	The Glass Slipper 1955-03-24 Movie
	Songs	The Glass Slipper 1955-03-24 Movie
1954	Music	Her Twelve Men 1954-08-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Them! 1954-06-16 Movie
1953	Music	Saadia 1953-12-01 Movie
	Music	Lili 1953-03-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Naked Spur 1953-01-30 Movie
1952	Original Music Composer	Shadow in the Sky 1952-07-18 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Invitation 1952-01-29 Movie
	Music	The Wild North 1952-01-28 Movie
1951	Original Music Composer	The Red Badge of Courage 1951-09-27 Movie
	Music	Mr. Imperium 1951-03-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Three Guys Named Mike 1951-03-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Grounds for Marriage 1951-01-12 Movie
1950	Original Music Composer	Kim 1950-12-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	To Please a Lady 1950-10-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A Life of Her Own 1950-09-01 Movie
	Music	The Skipper Surprised His Wife 1950-06-29 Movie
	Music	Spy Hunt 1950-06-08 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Key to the City 1950-02-02 Movie
1949	Original Music Composer	Malaya 1949-12-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	That Forsyte Woman 1949-11-03 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Great Sinner 1949-06-29 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Secret Garden 1949-04-30 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Act of Violence 1949-01-22 Movie
1948	Music	The Secret Land 1948-10-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Homecoming 1948-04-29 Movie
1947	Music	High Wall 1947-12-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Cynthia 1947-08-29 Movie
	Music	Green Dolphin Street 1947-01-15 Movie
1946	Original Music Composer	The Secret Heart 1946-12-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Courage of Lassie 1946-11-08 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Three Wise Fools 1946-09-26 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Stranger 1946-07-02 Movie
1945	Original Music Composer	Our Vines Have Tender Grapes 1945-09-06 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Bewitched 1945-07-04 Movie
	Songs	Nob Hill 1945-06-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Without Love 1945-03-22 Movie
1944	Music	Mrs. Parkington 1944-10-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Maisie Goes to Reno 1944-08-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Gaslight 1944-05-04 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Heavenly Body 1944-03-23 Movie
1943	Original Music Composer	Bataan 1943-06-03 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Above Suspicion 1943-05-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Keeper of the Flame 1943-04-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Slightly Dangerous 1943-04-01 Movie
1942	Original Music Composer	White Cargo 1942-12-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Somewhere I'll Find You 1942-08-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Crossroads 1942-07-23 Movie
	Music	The Affairs of Martha 1942-06-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Fingers at the Window 1942-04-22 Movie
	Music	Nazi Agent 1942-03-01 Movie
1941	Original Music Composer	Two-Faced Woman 1941-12-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Johnny Eager 1941-12-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Chocolate Soldier 1941-11-01 Movie
	Music	When Ladies Meet 1941-08-29 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day 1941-08-22 Movie
	Music	Whistling in the Dark 1941-08-08 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Whistling in the Dark 1941-08-08 Movie
	Music	I'll Wait for You 1941-05-16 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A Woman's Face 1941-05-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Rage in Heaven 1941-03-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Blonde Inspiration 1941-02-07 Movie
1940	Original Music Composer	Comrade X 1940-12-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Dulcy 1940-10-04 Movie
	Original Music Composer	We Who Are Young 1940-07-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Captain Is a Lady 1940-06-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Mortal Storm 1940-06-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	I Take This Woman 1940-02-02 Movie
1936	Songs	Three Smart Girls 1936-12-20 Movie
	Music	Trouble for Two 1936-05-29 Movie
1935	Music	Escapade 1935-07-05 Movie
1934	Music	A Man Has Been Stolen 1934-01-02 Movie
1933	Music	Adventure on the Lido 1933-10-26 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen 1933-06-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Her Majesty Love 1933-02-06 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Madame Wants No Children 1933-01-06 Movie
1932	Music	A Shot at Dawn 1932-07-17 Movie
	Music	A Mad Idea 1932-05-12 Movie
1930	Original Music Composer	Alraune 1930-03-02 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv