Louis Silvers

American film composer

Born: September 6, 1889 · Died: March 26, 1954

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Overview

Legacy

Sonny Boy (1929) No Greater Glory (1934) Woman Haters (1934) The Girl Friend (1935) A Message to Garcia (1936) Private Number (1936) The Little Princess (1939) Louis Silvers at IMDb Louis Silvers at Find a Grave Free scores by Louis Silvers at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

Who was Louis Silvers?

Louis "Lou" Silvers (né Louis Silberstein; September 6, 1889 – March 26, 1954) was an American film score composer whose work has been used in more than 250 movies. Silvers was born in New York City as Louis Silberstein. Silvers scored the sound sequences in the D. W. Griffith film Dream Street (1921), and scored the part-talking feature film The Jazz Singer (1927). He was also music director for Lux Radio Theater for most of its long run (1934–1955). He is the composer of the song "April Showers" (1921). Silvers was married to Janet Adair. On, Silvers died of a heart ailment in Hollywood, California.

Historical significance

In 1935, he won the first Academy Award for Best Original Score for One Night of Love.

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