Alfred Newman

Composer. Born 17 March 1901 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Died 17 February 1970.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscars9 won · 31 nominated

Born

17 March 1901, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Died

17 February 1970

Active

1931–1970

Frequently works with

Darryl F. Zanuck, Henry King, Samuel Goldwyn, John Ford, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, Lamar Trotti, Nunnally Johnson

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

76Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Alfred’s work 3 points above the press, across 18 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above12

60 to 7918

Under 603

Of 33 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 33 films
Screen time: 65 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $209m across 17 films with figures
Academy Awards: 9 Oscars9 won · 31 nominated
Active: 1931–1970

Genres

Drama28
Romance13
Comedy6
History5
Action4
Mystery3

Best and worst on Fi1m

90BestAll About Eve1950

48WorstThe Robe1953

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

911930s

871940s

461950s

91960s

21970s

11980s

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman in numbers