André Previn

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia André George Previn, KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-born American pianist, conductor, and composer. Starting by arranging and composing Hollywood film scores for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Previn was involved in the music for over 50 films over his entire career. He won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement). He had been the music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Oslo Philharmonic, as well as the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Most Famous Work

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Tenth Avenue Angel

(1948) Original Music Composer

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Bad Day at Black Rock

(1955) Original Music Composer

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The Fastest Gun Alive

(1956) Original Music Composer

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My Fair Lady

(1964) Music Supervisor

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Bells Are Ringing

(1960) Conductor

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Tension

(1949) Original Music Composer

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It's Always Fair Weather

(1955) Conductor

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Goodbye Charlie

(1964) Original Music Composer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2025	Self - Composer (archive footage)	Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light 2025-04-23 Movie
2023	Self	Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace 2023-03-28 Movie
2019	Self	Alan Pakula: Going for Truth 2019-10-12 Movie
2015	self (presenter)	Andre Previn at the BBC 2015-10-09 Movie
2011	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes 2011-01-01 Movie
2009	Self	Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me 2009-11-04 Movie
	Self	André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds 2009-03-29 Movie
2007	Self - Pianist	Anne-Sophie Mutter: Mozart Piano Trios K. 502, 542, 548 2007-10-09 Movie
2006	Self	Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light 2006-07-18 Movie
	Self	Artur Rubinstein - Piano Concertos 2006-07-07 Movie
	Self (Archive Footage)	It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note 2006-04-25 Movie
2005	Self - Conductor (Concerto No. 27)	Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. IV 2005-11-01 Movie
	Self - Piano & Conductor (Concerto No. 24)	Mozart: Great Piano Concertos: Vol. II 2005-09-01 Movie
2003	Self (archive footage)	Piano Blues 2003-10-04 Movie
	Self	Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk 2003-04-22 Movie
2002	Self (archive footage)	Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer 2002-09-24 Movie
2000	Self	Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation 2000-11-08 Movie
1998	Himself	The Kindness of Strangers 1998-07-01 Movie
1997	Self	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years 1997-06-01 Movie
1991	Himself	A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert 1991-12-11 Movie
1985	Self	Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor 1985-05-27 Movie
	Self	Tanglewood: A Place for Music 1985-05-26 Movie
1984	Conductor	Sounds Magnificent: The Story of the Symphony - Haydn & Mozart 1984-01-01 Movie
1978	Self	The Kennedy Center Honors 1978-12-28 TV Show
1977	Self	Previn and the Pittsburgh 1977-02-27 TV Show
1976	N/A	Live from Lincoln Center 1976-01-30 TV Show
	Self - Conductor	Live from Lincoln Center 1976-01-30 TV Show
1973	Self - Presenter	Andre Previn: Who Needs a Conductor? 1973-06-17 Movie
1972	Self	Full House 1972-10-14 TV Show
1971	Self	Great Performances 1971-01-28 TV Show
1967	Self	Omnibus 1967-10-13 TV Show
1962	Himself	The Bing Crosby Show 1962-12-24 Movie
	Self	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962-10-01 TV Show
1961	Self	The Mike Douglas Show 1961-12-11 TV Show
	Self	Morecambe & Wise 1961-10-12 TV Show
1960	André Previn	Pepe 1960-12-21 Movie
	André Previn	The Subterraneans 1960-06-23 Movie
1959	Self	The Bell Telephone Hour 1959-01-12 TV Show
1956	Self	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 1956-10-05 TV Show
	Self - Pianist	The Steve Allen Show 1956-06-24 TV Show
	Composer at Piano	Invitation to the Dance 1956-05-22 Movie
1953	Self	The Oscars 1953-03-19 TV Show
1946	Longhair	I've Always Loved You 1946-12-02 Movie
	N/A	Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6: Andre Previn: Sounds Magnificent Movie
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Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Conductor	Louise 2021-11-17 Movie
	Sound	A Midsummer Night's Dream 2021-01-01 Movie
1991	Conductor	A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert 1991-12-11 Movie
1979	Original Music Composer	Every Good Boy Deserves Favour 1979-11-14 Movie
1975	Original Music Composer	Rollerball 1975-06-25 Movie
1971	Conductor	The Music Lovers 1971-02-12 Movie
1966	Original Music Composer	The Fortune Cookie 1966-10-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Inside Daisy Clover 1966-02-10 Movie
1964	Original Music Composer	Kiss Me, Stupid 1964-12-22 Movie
	Conductor	My Fair Lady 1964-12-01 Movie
	Music Supervisor	My Fair Lady 1964-12-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Goodbye Charlie 1964-11-18 Movie
	Music	Dead Ringer 1964-02-19 Movie
1963	Original Music Composer	Irma la Douce 1963-06-05 Movie
1962	Original Music Composer	Two for the Seesaw 1962-11-21 Movie
	Music	Long Day's Journey Into Night 1962-10-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1962-02-07 Movie
1961	Conductor	One, Two, Three 1961-12-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	All in a Night's Work 1961-03-15 Movie
1960	Original Music Composer	Pepe 1960-12-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Elmer Gantry 1960-07-07 Movie
	Music	The Subterraneans 1960-06-23 Movie
	Conductor	Bells Are Ringing 1960-06-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Who Was That Lady? 1960-04-08 Movie
1957	Original Music Composer	House of Numbers 1957-09-12 Movie
	Conductor	Silk Stockings 1957-06-28 Movie
	Music Supervisor	Silk Stockings 1957-06-28 Movie
	Music	Designing Woman 1957-05-16 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Hot Summer Night 1957-02-15 Movie
1956	Original Music Composer	The Fastest Gun Alive 1956-07-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Catered Affair 1956-06-14 Movie
1955	Music Supervisor	Kismet 1955-10-08 Movie
	Conductor	Kismet 1955-10-08 Movie
	Songs	It's Always Fair Weather 1955-08-30 Movie
	Original Music Composer	It's Always Fair Weather 1955-08-30 Movie
	Music Arranger	It's Always Fair Weather 1955-08-30 Movie
	Conductor	It's Always Fair Weather 1955-08-30 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Bad Day at Black Rock 1955-01-13 Movie
1953	Music Director	Kiss Me Kate 1953-11-26 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Give a Girl a Break 1953-11-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Small Town Girl 1953-04-10 Movie
	Music	The Girl Who Had Everything 1953-03-27 Movie
1951	Original Music Composer	Cause for Alarm! 1951-03-30 Movie
1950	Original Music Composer	Kim 1950-12-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Dial 1119 1950-11-03 Movie
	Music Director	Three Little Words 1950-07-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Shadow on the Wall 1950-05-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Outriders 1950-03-01 Movie
1949	Original Music Composer	Tension 1949-11-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Challenge to Lassie 1949-10-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Border Incident 1949-10-28 Movie
	Music Director	Border Incident 1949-10-28 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Scene of the Crime 1949-07-28 Movie
	Conductor	The Great Sinner 1949-06-29 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Sun Comes Up 1949-05-12 Movie
	Conductor	Act of Violence 1949-01-22 Movie
1948	Original Music Composer	Tenth Avenue Angel 1948-02-20 Movie
1946	Music Supervisor	Undercurrent 1946-11-11 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1973	Writer	Andre Previn: Who Needs a Conductor? 1973-06-17 Movie
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Crew

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1969	Additional Music	Paint Your Wagon 1969-10-15 Movie
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