Herbert Pope Stothart was an American songwriter, arranger, conductor, and composer.
10 Facts About Herbert Stothart
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Herbert Stothart was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and won Best Original Score for The Wizard of Oz.
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Herbert Stothart was initially hired by producer Arthur Hammerstein to serve as a musical director for touring companies of Broadway shows.
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Herbert Stothart soon began composing music for Oscar Hammerstein II, the producer's nephew.
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Herbert Stothart collaborated with renowned composers such as Vincent Youmans, George Gershwin and Franz Lehar.
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Herbert Stothart conducted and composed songs and scores for films such as The Cuban Love Song, The Good Earth, Romeo and Juliet, Mutiny on the Bounty, Mrs Miniver, The Green Years and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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Herbert Stothart ultimately won an Oscar for his musical score in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
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Herbert Stothart received 12 Academy Award nominations and won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Wizard of Oz.
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Herbert Stothart died of cancer in Los Angeles, California at the age of 63.
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Herbert Stothart is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.