Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 64
Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s.
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Frank Sinatra Nelson wrote Ocean's 11 (1960)
Dean Martin Nelson wrote Ocean's 11 and What a Way to Go!- Sonny Burke Produced White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964 (1964)
Shirley MacLaine Nelson wrote Ocean's 11 and What a Way to Go!
Cesar Romero Nelson wrote Batman and Ocean's 11
Grady Sutton Nelson wrote 4 for Texas and Come Blow Your Horn
Judy Garland Nelson produced Judy (1956)
Robert Mitchum Nelson wrote El Dorado and What a Way to Go!
James Caan Nelson wrote El Dorado and Red Line 7000
William Holden Nelson wrote Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
David Niven Nelson wrote Rough Cut and The Rogues
Edward G. Robinson Nelson wrote A Hole in the Head (1959)
Sammy Davis Jr. Nelson wrote Ocean's 11 (1960)
Barbara Rush Nelson wrote Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
Hermione Baddeley Nelson wrote Marriage on the Rocks and Harlow
Claude Akins Nelson wrote Johnny Concho (1956)
Tony Bill Nelson wrote Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
John Mitchum Nelson wrote El Dorado and Paint Your Wagon
Charlene Holt Nelson wrote El Dorado and Red Line 7000
Parley Baer Nelson wrote Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
Marjorie Bennett Nelson wrote Ocean's 11 and What a Way to Go!
Robert Foulk Nelson wrote Ocean's 11 (1960)- Phil Arnold Nelson wrote What a Way to Go! (1964)
- Sonny Lester Produced Music for Wives and Lovers (1967)
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He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney and Keely Smith. He scored and arranged music for many films and television shows, earning an Academy Award and three Grammy Awards. He found commercial and critical success with a new generation in the 1980s, in a trio of platinum albums with Linda Ronstadt.
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The same award as Nelson
Marvin HamlischBoth received Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
Leslie BricusseBoth received Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
Michel LegrandBoth received Academy Award for Best Original Song ScoreLeonard RosenmanBoth received Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
Henry ManciniBoth received Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
Alan BergmanBoth received Academy Award for Best Original Song Score