ALFRED NEWMAN [1930s-70] Photo archive

[Los Angeles: Np, 1930s-1970]. Collection of 6 vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white photos. Most have holograph notations on verso of date and/or film. Scattered creasing, overall near fine.

• Newman in front of an orchestra, ca. 1939, for Wuthering Heights.
• Newman, his right hand with baton lowered and his left hand raised, ca. 1939.
• Newman, with cigarette, works on the score for The Song of Bernadette, 1939.
• A joyful Newman conducting with both hands upraised, ca. 1946.
• Newman, baton in hand, ca. 1950s.
• Newman conducting the score for Airport, 1970. Text on verso.

“Alfred Newman (1900- 1970) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor of film music. From his start as a music prodigy, he came to be regarded as a respected figure in the history of film music. He won nine Academy Awards and was nominated 45 times, contributing to the extended Newman family being the most Academy Award-nominated family with a collective 92 nominations in various music categories.” (Wikipedia)