Cecil Copping
Cecil Copping | |
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| Born | July 6, 1888 Lisbon, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 1966 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film composer |
| Years active | 1923–1939 |
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Cecil Sprague Copping (6 July 1888 in Lisbon, New Hampshire, United States – 4 January 1966 in Los Angeles, California, United States) was an American composer of film music and a miscellaneous crew. He composed background music to nine movies and worked as a miscellaneous crew in five movies in 1920s-1930s.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Early in his life and career he lived in Rockland, Maine, where his parents were music teachers. Here, he was a member of the Young People's Christian Union[3] and was musical director of the Farwell Opera House in 1908-1909.[4]
In the 1920s he was active as a composer and arranger in film and Broadway in New York City.[5]
Partial filmography
[edit]- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)[2] The original film was silent; Copping composed one of the soundtracks for a later re-release.[6]
- The Sea Hawk (1924)
- The Lost World (1925) Composed the music for the live orchestra premiere of this silent film at New York's Astor Theatre.[7]
- The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
- Chicago (1927) Composed the accompany music for the premiere of this silent film in New York.[8]
- The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
- Lilac Time (1928)
- The Divine Lady (1928) Composed the film's music (which was distributed by the Vitaphone process)[9]
- Glad Rag Doll (1929)
- The Hottentot (1929)
- Her Private Life (1929)
- The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
- Drag (1929)
- The Love Racket (1929)
- Loose Ankles (1930)
- No, No, Nanette (1930), uncredited composer[10]
- Misbehaving Ladies (1931)
- Gone with the Wind (1939), uncredited orchestrator[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cecil Copping". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- 1 2 "Cecil Copping". BFI. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ↑ "Our Workers - Rockland, Me". Onward. VII (25): 199. June 23, 1900.
- ↑ Julius Cahn's Official Theatrical Guide: Containing Information of the Theatres and Attractions in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Cuba. 1908. p. 470.
- ↑ "Presentation News and Reviews - Broadway Mark Strand, New York". The Metronome: 21. April 1, 1926.
- ↑ Cook, James; Kolassa, Alexander; Whittaker, Adam (2018-02-01). Recomposing the Past: Representations of Early Music on Stage and Screen. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-97551-3.
- ↑ Wierzbicki, James (2009-01-21). Film Music: A History. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-85142-2.
- ↑ Holston, Kim R. (2012-12-13). Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911-1973. McFarland. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-7864-9261-9.
- ↑ Reid, John Howard (2011-08-01). Silent Movies & Early Sound Films on DVD: New Expanded Edition. Lulu.com. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-557-43335-3.
- ↑ Stumpf, Charles (2010-04-13). ZaSu Pitts: The Life and Career. McFarland. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-7864-6023-6.
- ↑ Platte, Nathan (2018). Making Music in Selznick's Hollywood. Oxford University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-19-937111-2.
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