Sol Kaplan

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Sol Kaplan (April 9, 1919 – November 14, 1990) was a prolific film and television music composer.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kaplan worked as a successful concert pianist, including performing at Carnegie Hall. That same year, in 1941, Kaplan composed his first film score. He went on to write music for dozens of films including the 1953 films Titanic and Niagara. His film career was disrupted during the 1950s when he was blacklisted after appearing before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. For Star Trek, Kaplan scored two episodes, "The Enemy Within" and "The Doomsday Machine". Music from the "Doomsday Machine Suit" was used repeatedly throughout the rest of the original series run.[1]

Sol Kaplan died of lung cancer in 1990.

[edit] Partial filmology

• Tales of Manhattan (1942)
• Trapped (1949)
• The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
• Destination Gobi (1953)
• Salt of the Earth (1954)
• The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
• Over the Edge" (1979)

[edit] External links

• Sol Kaplan at the Internet Movie Database