Raoul Kraushaar
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Raoul Kraushaar was an American composer
, who worked on Hollywood features in the 1940s and 1950s. He continued working on low-budget films through the 1960s and 1970s. After that, and up through the 1980s, most of his work centered on television
until his retirement; his works included musical compositions for the Abbott and Costello
TV series. He is survived by three children from his first marriage (a son and two daughters) and one from his second; he has nine grandchildren.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, who worked on Hollywood features in the 1940s and 1950s. He continued working on low-budget films through the 1960s and 1970s. After that, and up through the 1980s, most of his work centered on television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
until his retirement; his works included musical compositions for the Abbott and Costello
Abbott and Costello
William "Bud" Abbott and Lou Costello performed together as Abbott and Costello, an American comedy duo whose work on stage, radio, film and television made them the most popular comedy team during the 1940s and 1950s...
TV series. He is survived by three children from his first marriage (a son and two daughters) and one from his second; he has nine grandchildren.
Partial Filmography
- Melody RanchMelody RanchMelody Ranch is a 1940 Western film which tells the story of a singing cowboy who returns to his hometown to restore order when his former childhood enemies take over the frontier town.-Movie:...
(1940) - Stardust on the Sage (1942)
- Stork Bites Man (1947)
- Bride of the GorillaBride of the GorillaBride of the Gorilla is a 1951 B-movie film directed by Curt Siodmak and starring Raymond Burr, Lon Chaney Jr. and Barbara Payton. The pre-release working title was The Face in the Water.-Plot:...
(1951) - The Blue Gardenia (1953)
- Invaders From MarsInvaders from Mars (1953 film)Invaders From Mars is a science fiction film directed by William Cameron Menzies, taken from a scenario by Richard Blake, and based on a story treatment by John Tucker Battle who was inspired by a dream recounted by his wife. It was produced independently by Edward L. Alperson Jr. and starred...
(1953) - Mohawk (1956)
- Mustang (1959)