André Previn, 1929-2019

Composer and conductor André Previn, who won four Oscars over the course of his career, has died at the age of 89.

Previn, who came to the US as a child to escape Nazi Germany, started his Hollywood career while still a teenager and wrote a whole bunch of movie scores until deciding to focus on other aspects of his musical career after the 1960s. Among the memorable movies he scored were Bad Day at Black Rock, The Catered Affair, and Elmer Gantry. IMDb also lists It's Always Fair Weather, which if I'm not mistaken is going to be part of TCM's tribute night to director Stanley Donen in a few weeks' time.

Previn's second marriage, to Dory (née Langan) produced this memorable song from Valley of the Dolls:



Previn was also married to actress Mia Farrow.