Edward Ward (composer)

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

Edward Ward
Born	April 3, 1900 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	September 26, 1971 (aged 71) Hollywood, California
Genres	Film score
Occupation(s)	Film composer, musical director

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)

• The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
• Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

References

1. AFI

External links

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