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{{Short description|American film composer and arranger}}
{{Other people|Frank Skinner}}
{{Other people|Frank Skinner}}
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|birth_place = [[Meredosia, Illinois]], United States
|birth_place = [[Meredosia, Illinois]], United States
|death_date = {{death date and age|1968|10|09|1897|12|31}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1968|10|09|1897|12|31}}
|death_place = [[Hollywood]], [[California]], United States
|death_place = [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]], United States
|occupation = [[Composer]]
|occupation = [[Composer]]
|genre = [[Film score]]
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'''Frank Skinner''' (December 31, 1897 &ndash; October 9, 1968) was an American [[film composer]] and [[Arrangement|arranger]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Frank Skinner|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/111736/Frank-Skinner/filmography}}</ref><ref>https://www.allmovie.com/artist/frank-skinner-p111736</ref>
'''Frank Skinner''' (December 31, 1897 &ndash; October 9, 1968) was an American [[film composer]] and [[Arrangement|arranger]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Frank Skinner|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/111736/Frank-Skinner/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307065954/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/111736/Frank-Skinner/filmography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2016|archive-date=2016-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/frank-skinner-p111736|title=Frank Skinner - Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In 2014, [[Dallas]] [[Swing music|pre-swing]] [[orchestra]], [[The Singapore Slingers (band)|The Singapore Slingers]] released a fifteen-track [[Compact disc|CD]] homage to Skinner's arrangements.
In 2014, [[Dallas]] [[Swing music|pre-swing]] [[orchestra]] [[The Singapore Slingers (band)|The Singapore Slingers]] released a fifteen-track [[Compact disc|CD]] homage to Skinner's arrangements.


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[Appointment for Love]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Appointment for Love]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Hellzapoppin' (film)|Hellzapoppin]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Hellzapoppin' (film)|Hellzapoppin]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Badlands of Dakota]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Too Many Blondes]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Too Many Blondes]]'' (1941)
* ''[[The Lady from Cheyenne]]'' (1941)
* ''[[The Lady from Cheyenne]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Lady in a Jam]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Lady in a Jam]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Who Done It? (1942 film)|Who Done It?]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Who Done It? (1942 film)|Who Done It?]]'' (1942)
* ''Jail House Blues'' (1942)
* ''[[Jail House Blues (film)|Jail House Blues]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Saboteur (film)|Saboteur]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Saboteur (film)|Saboteur]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Broadway (1942 film)|Broadway]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Broadway (1942 film)|Broadway]]'' (1942)
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* ''[[Frontier Gal]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Frontier Gal]]'' (1945)
* ''The Runaround'' (1946)
* ''The Runaround'' (1946)
* ''[[Black Angel]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Black Angel (1946 film)|Black Angel]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Swell Guy]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Swell Guy]]'' (1946)
* ''[[The Egg and I (film)|The Egg and I]]'' (1947)
* ''[[The Egg and I (film)|The Egg and I]]'' (1947)
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* ''[[The Desert Hawk (1950 film)|The Desert Hawk]]'' (1950)
* ''[[The Desert Hawk (1950 film)|The Desert Hawk]]'' (1950)
* ''[[The Sleeping City]]'' (1950)
* ''[[The Sleeping City]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Harvey (film)|Harvey]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Harvey (1950 film)|Harvey]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Double Crossbones]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Double Crossbones]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Katie Did It]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Katie Did It]]'' (1951)
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* ''[[It Grows on Trees]]'' (1952)
* ''[[It Grows on Trees]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The World in His Arms]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The World in His Arms]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Because of You (film)|Because of You]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Because of You (1952 film)|Because of You]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Desert Legion]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Desert Legion]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Thunder Bay (film)|Thunder Bay]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Thunder Bay (film)|Thunder Bay]]'' (1953)
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* ''[[The Rawhide Years]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Rawhide Years]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Written on the Wind]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Written on the Wind]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Snow Queen (1957 film)]]'' (1957)
* ''[[The Tattered Dress]]'' (1957)
* ''[[The Tattered Dress]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Interlude (1957 film)|Interlude]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Interlude (1957 film)|Interlude]]'' (1957)
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* ''[[Man of a Thousand Faces (film)|Man of a Thousand Faces]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Man of a Thousand Faces (film)|Man of a Thousand Faces]]'' (1957)
* ''[[My Man Godfrey (1957 film)|My Man Godfrey]]'' (1957)
* ''[[My Man Godfrey (1957 film)|My Man Godfrey]]'' (1957)
* ''[[This Happy Feeling]]'' (1958)
* ''[[The Tarnished Angels]]'' (1958)
* ''[[The Tarnished Angels]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Kathy O']]'' (1958)
* ''[[Kathy O']]'' (1958)
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[[Category:1968 deaths]]
[[Category:1968 deaths]]
[[Category:American film score composers]]
[[Category:American film score composers]]
[[Category:Male film score composers]]
[[Category:American male film score composers]]
[[Category:American music arrangers]]
[[Category:American music arrangers]]
[[Category:Chicago Musical College alumni]]
[[Category:Chicago Musical College alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century American composers]]
[[Category:20th-century American composers]]
[[Category:20th-century male musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century American male musicians]]

Latest revision as of 18:50, 7 October 2022

Frank Skinner
BornDecember 31, 1897
Meredosia, Illinois, United States
DiedOctober 9, 1968(1968-10-09) (aged 70)
Hollywood, California, United States
GenresFilm score
OccupationComposer

Frank Skinner (December 31, 1897 – October 9, 1968) was an American film composer and arranger.[1][2]

Career

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In 2014, Dallas pre-swing orchestra The Singapore Slingers released a fifteen-track CD homage to Skinner's arrangements.

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Frank Skinner". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
  2. ^ "Frank Skinner - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
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