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Alfred Newman

Head of 20th Century Fox Music and composer; brother of [a=Lionel Newman] and [a=Emil Newman], father of [a=David Newman], [a=Thomas Newman] and [a=Maria Newman], uncle of [a=Randy Newman]. Born March 17, 1900 New Haven, Connecticut, USA- and died February, 17 1970. He collected 9 Oscars for the soundtracks he wrote, most of them for 20th Century Fox movies. He also wrote the well-known 20th Century Fox fanfare that is played at the start of 20th Century Fox movies. His last score was "Airport" in 1969.