As per our current Database, Hugo Friedhofer has been died on May 17, 1981 (age 80).
When Hugo Friedhofer die, Hugo Friedhofer was 80 years old.
| Popular As | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Age | 80 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Born | May 3, 1901 (California) |
| Birthday | May 3 |
| Town/City | California |
| Nationality | California |
Hugo Friedhofer’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
Hugo Friedhofer was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
Academy Award-winning Composer who wrote the scores for such classics as Victor Fleming's "Joan of Arc," "The Bishop's Wife," "Above and Beyond," "Between Heaven and Hell," and "The Adventures of Marco Polo," which was his first full-length film score.
He was a Cellist for the People's Symphony Orchestra. He was hired as a musician by Fox Studios after he moved to Hollywood in 1929. His earliest pictures included "Sunny Side Up" from 1929 and "Grand Canary" from 1934.
He won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1947 for 1946's "The Best Years Of Our Lives," directed by william Wyler.
His father was a Cellist. He followed suit, beginning to learn the cello when he was 13.
He also wrote the score to the classic 1957 film "An Affair to Remember," starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.
