Joseph E. Gershenson, also known as Joseph G. Sanford (January 12, 1904 in Kishinev, Russian Empire, now Moldova; January 18, 1988 in Woodland Hills (Los Angeles)) was an American orchestra conductor and film producer.
In the 1920s, Joseph Gershenson began his career as a musical accompanist for ... More
Joseph E. Gershenson, also known as Joseph G. Sanford (January 12, 1904 in Kishinev, Russian Empire, now Moldova; January 18, 1988 in Woodland Hills (Los Angeles)) was an American orchestra conductor and film producer.
In the 1920s, Joseph Gershenson began his career as a musical accompanist for silent films in cinemas. He later joined the American film production company Universal Pictures and headed the music department there from 1940 onwards. From 1949 until his departure in 1969 after the film Angel in My Pocket, he was credited as musical director for over 300 Universal films. He also worked as a film producer, sometimes under the pseudonym Joseph G. Sanford. He published several musical compositions under his own name. He also played small roles as a bandleader in the short film Fits and Benefits (1938) and the thriller Midnight Lace (1960).
Joseph Gershenson was nominated for an Oscar twice: in 1955, together with Henry Mancini, in the category "Best Original Score for a Musical Feature Film" for The Glenn Miller Story, and in 1968, together with André Previn, in the category "Best Musical Adaptation" for Thoroughly Modern Millie.
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