Georges Delerue
Georges Delerue (12 March 1925 – 20 March 1992) was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. Delerue won numerous important film music awards, including an Academy Award for A Little Romance (1980), three César Awards (1979, 1980, 1981), two ASCAP Awards (1988, 1990), and one Gemini Award for Sword of Gideon (1987). He was also nominated for four additional Academy Awards for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Julia (1977), and Agnes of God (1985), four additional César Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Genie Award for Black Robe (1991). The French newspaper Le Figaro named him "the Mozart of cinema." Delerue was the first composer to win three consecutive César Awards for Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1979), Love on the Run (1980), and The Last Metro (1981). Georges Delerue was named Commander of Arts and Letters, one of France's highest honours. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
SoundBirthday
March 12, 1925Deathday
March 20, 1992Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
222Place of birth
Roubaix, Nord, FranceAlso known as
Georges DeLerue, George Delerue, Georges Delrue
Cast credits
Crew credits
Antoine and Colette
Original Music Composer
Contempt
Original Music Composer
Love on the Run
Original Music Composer
Platoon
Original Music Composer, Conductor
A Man for All Seasons
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Jules and Jim
Original Music Composer
Day for Night
Original Music Composer
The Last Metro
Original Music Composer
The Soft Skin
Original Music Composer
Shoot the Piano Player
Original Music Composer
Hibernatus
Original Music Composer
Our Mother's House
Original Music Composer
Confidentially Yours
Original Music Composer
Maid to Order
Original Music Composer
Oscar
Original Music Composer
That Most Important Thing: Love
Original Music Composer
French Dressing
Original Music Composer, Conductor
That Man from Rio
Original Music Composer
The French Revolution
Original Music Composer
The Most Gentle Confessions
Original Music Composer
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
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