Nathan Van Cleave

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Van Cleave (born Nathan Lange Van Cleave) (May 8, 1910 – July 3, 1970) was a composer and orchestrator for film, television, and radio. He usually used "Van" as his first name.

Biography

Born in Bayfield, Wisconsin, Van Cleave moved to New York City where he studied music with Joseph Schillinger. He worked in radio, as a staff arranger for Paul Whiteman, Andre Kostelanetz, and for CBS Radio.

In 1933, he married Doris Blumenfeld, a Broadway chorus girl and the child of vaudeville actors of the Blumenfeld German circus family.

In 1945, Van Cleave moved to Los Angeles to pursue his musical career. His film credits, as composer and orchestrator, include Cinerama Holiday, The Colossus of New York, Easter Parade, Funny Face, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, and White Christmas. In addition, he worked on many episodes of The Twilight Zone, where he pioneered the use of the theremin in television scores.

External links

Van Cleave at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Cleave, Nathan Van
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Short description	American composer
Date of birth	May 8, 1910
Place of birth
Date of death	July 3, 1970
Place of death

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