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Karl Hajos(1889-1950)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Composer and songwriter, educated at the University of Budapest and the Academy of Music in Budapest. He wrote several operettas in Europe and the USA, including "The Black Pierrot", "The Red Cat", "Natja", "White Lilacs", and "America Sings". Joining ASCAP in 1929, his popular-song compositions include "Falling Leaves", "Beautiful Dawn", and "Melodies Within My Heart".
BornJanuary 28, 1889
DiedFebruary 1, 1950(61)
BornJanuary 28, 1889
DiedFebruary 1, 1950(61)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Linda Darnell and George Sanders in Summer Storm (1944)
Summer Storm
6.6
  • Music Department
  • 1944
Kay Aldridge and Dave O'Brien in The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
The Man Who Walked Alone
5.7
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1945
Edward Brophy, Hugh O'Connell, and Zasu Pitts in She Gets Her Man (1935)
She Gets Her Man
7.2
  • Composer
  • 1935
Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich in Morocco (1930)
Morocco
7.0
  • Composer(uncredited)
  • 1930

Credits

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Music Department



  • The Gabby Hayes Show (1950)
    The Gabby Hayes Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • music
    • 1951
  • It's a Small World (1950)
    It's a Small World
    6.0
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • George Coulouris, Leonor Maia, and Lawrence Tierney in Kill or Be Killed (1950)
    Kill or Be Killed
    5.5
    • musical director
    • 1950
  • John Calvert and Myrna Dell in Search for Danger (1949)
    Search for Danger
    6.4
    • library music director
    • 1949
  • Roscoe Ates, Eddie Dean, and Jennifer Holt in The Tioga Kid (1948)
    The Tioga Kid
    6.0
    • composer: stock music
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • John Calvert and Rochelle Hudson in Devil's Cargo (1948)
    Devil's Cargo
    5.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Tala Birell, Alan Curtis, and Sheila Ryan in Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947)
    Philo Vance's Secret Mission
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Roscoe Ates, Eddie Dean, and Lash La Rue in Wild West (1946)
    Wild West
    6.4
    • musical director
    • 1946
  • Roscoe Ates, Eddie Dean, and Shirley Patterson in Stars Over Texas (1946)
    Stars Over Texas
    6.1
    • musical director
    • 1946
  • Roscoe Ates, Eddie Dean, Shirley Patterson, and Flash in Driftin' River (1946)
    Driftin' River
    6.3
    • musical director
    • 1946
  • John Carradine, Eddie Dean, Renee Godfrey, Martha O'Driscoll, and William Wright in Down Missouri Way (1946)
    Down Missouri Way
    5.1
    • composer: incidental music
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Marion Martin in Queen of Burlesque (1946)
    Queen of Burlesque
    5.8
    • musical director
    • 1946
  • Eddie Dean, Shirley Patterson, and Flash in Tumbleweed Trail (1946)
    Tumbleweed Trail
    6.4
    • musical director
    • 1946
  • Abigail Adams, George DeNormand, and Eddie Dean in Colorado Serenade (1946)
    Colorado Serenade
    5.4
    • composer: incidental music
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Erich von Stroheim and Jeanne Bates in The Mask of Diijon (1946)
    The Mask of Diijon
    5.6
    • musical director
    • 1946

Composer



  • It's a Small World (1950)
    It's a Small World
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1950
  • George Coulouris, Leonor Maia, and Lawrence Tierney in Kill or Be Killed (1950)
    Kill or Be Killed
    5.5
    • Composer (music score)
    • 1950
  • Ken Curtis, Charlie Hughes, Robert Lowery, Martha Sherrill, and Black Diamond in Call of the Forest (1949)
    Call of the Forest
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Buster Keaton, Fritz Feld, Peggy Ann Garner, Alan Mowbray, Richard Ney, and Charles Ruggles in The Lovable Cheat (1949)
    The Lovable Cheat
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • John Calvert and Myrna Dell in Search for Danger (1949)
    Search for Danger
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • John Calvert, Catherine Craig, and Barbara Freking in Appointment with Murder (1948)
    Appointment with Murder
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • Roscoe Ates and Eddie Dean in West to Glory (1947)
    West to Glory
    5.8
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Roscoe Ates, Eddie Dean, and Helen Mowery in Range Beyond the Blue (1947)
    Range Beyond the Blue
    5.8
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Eddie Dean in Wild Country (1947)
    Wild Country
    5.8
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Roscoe Ates, Eddie Dean, and Lash La Rue in Wild West (1946)
    Wild West
    6.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Roscoe Ates, Eddie Dean, and Shirley Patterson in Stars Over Texas (1946)
    Stars Over Texas
    6.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Roscoe Ates, Eddie Dean, Shirley Patterson, and Flash in Driftin' River (1946)
    Driftin' River
    6.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Eddie Dean, Shirley Patterson, and Flash in Tumbleweed Trail (1946)
    Tumbleweed Trail
    6.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Eddie Dean in The Caravan Trail (1946)
    The Caravan Trail
    7.6
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • Erich von Stroheim and Jeanne Bates in The Mask of Diijon (1946)
    The Mask of Diijon
    5.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1946

Soundtrack



  • It's a Small World (1950)
    It's a Small World
    6.0
    • music: "It's a Small World"
    • 1950
  • Lionel Atwill, Veda Ann Borg, Jerome Cowan, Jacqueline deWit, and George Zucco in Fog Island (1945)
    Fog Island
    5.3
    • arranger: "Waltz in A Minor", "Liebestraum (Love's Dream)" (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Charles Butterworth, Ann Corio, Edward Norris, and Tim Ryan in The Sultan's Daughter (1943)
    The Sultan's Daughter
    5.1
    • music: "Clicketty Clack Jack"
    • 1943
  • Buster Crabbe and Constance Moore in Buck Rogers (1939)
    Buck Rogers
    6.7
    • writer: Some of the music cues originally were composed for the following films:
    • 1939
  • Buster Crabbe, Charles Middleton, and Jean Rogers in Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
    Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
    6.9
    • music: The music cues were tracked into this film: (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Bobby Breen, Charles Butterworth, Benita Hume, Alan Mowbray, and May Robson in Rainbow on the River (1936)
    Rainbow on the River
    7.1
    • music: "Waitin' For the Sun To Rise"
    • 1936
  • Peck's Bad Boy (1934)
    Manhattan Moon
    • music: "My Other Me" (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Dorothea Wieck in Cradle Song (1933)
    Cradle Song
    6.5
    • lyrics: "Lonely Little Senorita"
    • music: "Lonely Little Senorita"
    • 1933
  • Pat O'Brien, Constance Cummings, and Walter Huston in American Madness (1932)
    American Madness
    7.4
    • music: "Prelude No.11", "Prelude No.12" (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Shanghai Express (1932)
    Shanghai Express
    7.3
    • music: "Valse Charmante" (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich in Morocco (1930)
    Morocco
    7.0
    • music: "What Am I Bid for My Apple?", "Give Me the Man"
    • 1930
  • Wallace Beery in Beggars of Life (1928)
    Beggars of Life
    7.4
    • music: "Beggars of Life"
    • 1928
  • Nils Asther and Pola Negri in Loves of an Actress (1928)
    Loves of an Actress
    • music: "Sunbeams Bring Dreams of You"
    • 1928

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Carl Hajos
  • Born
    • January 28, 1889
    • Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Died
    • February 1, 1950
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Elsa RothschildApril 24, 1916 - February 1, 1950 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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    He immigrated to the United States in 1924.

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