14 Facts About Peter Matz

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Peter Matz was an American musician, composer, arranger and conductor.

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Peter Matz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 6,1928, to Louis N Matz and Alice Matz.

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Peter Matz studied Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, but after playing woodwinds in local dance bands to support himself, he soon realised that music was his real vocation.

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Later, Arlen commissioned Peter Matz to write the vocal, dance music and orchestration arrangements for his musical, Jamaica.

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Coward was impressed with Peter Matz and described him as "quick, intelligent and a fine pianist".

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Peter Matz went on to work with Coward on his albums, television specials and his musical Sail Away.

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In 1962, Peter Matz was Musical Director for Richard Rodgers's Broadway musical No Strings, for which he received a Tony nomination.

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In 1981, Peter Matz married Marilyn Lovell Peter Matz, an actress and eventual AIDS activist.

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Peter Matz continued arranging and conducting on her next four albums and won a Grammy Award himself for her 1964 album, People.

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Later, Peter Matz won an Emmy Award for her 1965 television special My Name Is Barbra, and an Oscar nomination for Best Original Score for her 1975 film Funny Lady.

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Peter Matz won two more Emmys, for an episode of the TV series, Kraft Music Hall, and for an episode of The Carol Burnett Show.

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Peter Matz was musical director for The Carol Burnett Show for eight seasons.

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Peter Matz was the orchestra leader on Hullabaloo from January 1965 to August 1966.

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Peter Matz composed music for a number of films and television series.