Gerald Fried | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | February 13, 1928
Died | February 17, 2023 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 95)
Genres | Film score, contemporary classical |
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Instrument | Oboe |
Years active | 1951–2023 |
Gerald Fried (February 13, 1928 – February 17, 2023) was an American composer, conductor, and oboist known for his film and television scores. He composed music for well-known television series of the 1960s and 1970s, including Mission: Impossible, Gilligan's Island, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Shotgun Slade, Roots, and Star Trek. Early in his career, he collaborated with Stanley Kubrick, scoring several of his earliest films.
Fried was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning once in 1977 for Roots, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the documentary Birds Do It, Bees Do It (1974).