Bronislau Kaper (1902–1983)

Music Department | Composer | Actor

Born: February 5, 1902 in Warsaw, Poland Died: April 25, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA Kaper...

Born: February 5, 1902
Died: April 26, 1983 (age 81)

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Filmography

Known For

Mutiny on the Bounty Composer (1962)
Lili Composer (1953)
Gaslight Composer (1944)
Known For

The Stranger Composer (1946)
Soundtrack

Judy (2019)
The Last Tycoon (2017)
Mad Men (2015)
Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
California's Gold (2010)
Sonny Rollins: Live in '65 & '68 (2008)
Easy Virtue (2008)
Crawford at Warners (2008)
Brown Sugar (2002)
The Score (2001)
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)
Maybe... Maybe Not (1994)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Waiting for God (1991)
Let's Get Lost (1988)
Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music (1981)
Police Woman (1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
What Now, Catherine Curtis? (1976)
Smile (1975)
Number 96 (1975)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
Special Order (1974)
M*A*S*H (1972-1973)
The Bobby Darin Show (1973)
Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (1970)
Zig Zag (1970)
MASH (1970)
A Flea in Her Ear (1968)
The Kraft Music Hall (1967)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Way West (1967)
Zlatý Slavík 1966 (1967)
Top of the Pops (1966)
The F.B.I. (1965)
NDR Jazz Workshops (1958-1965)
Shindig! (1964)
Kisses for My President (1964)
The 35th Annual Academy Awards (1963)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
H.M.S. Bounty Sails Again! (1962)
The Judy Garland Show (1962)
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1961)
Green Mansions (1959)
General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (1957)
Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Forever, Darling (1956)
I Love Lucy (1955)
The Glass Slipper (1955)
Lili (1953)
The Devil Makes Three (1952)
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
Golden Girl (1951)
Car of Tomorrow (1951)
The Tall Target (1951)
Symphony in Slang (1951)
A Life of Her Own (1950)
The Miniver Story (1950)
Key to the City (1950)
Tennis Chumps (1949)
That Midnight Kiss (1949)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1949)
Tee for Two (1945)
Nob Hill (1945)
Mouse Trouble (1944)
Hello Frisco, Hello (1943)
Two-Faced Woman (1941)
The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
Go West (1940)
Cavalcade of San Francisco (1940)
Lillian Russell (1940)
Night Descends on Treasure Island (1940)
A Day on Treasure Island (1939)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
Everybody Sing (1938)
A Day at the Races (1937)
Song of the City (1937)
Wings of the Morning (1937)
Three Smart Girls (1936)
San Francisco (1936)
Last of the Pagans (1935)
Kind Lady (1935)
The Perfect Gentleman (1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Escapade (1935)
Two Hearts in Wax Time (1935)
Tout pour l'amour (1933)
A Song for You (1933)
Heut' kommt's drauf an (1933)
Three on a Honeymoon (1932)
Ein toller Einfall (1932)
Right to Happiness (1932)
Soundtrack

Things Are Getting Better Already (1932)
Actor

NBC Television Opera Theatre Eisenstein (1950)
Actor

San Francisco Conductor (1936)
Composer

The Salzburg Connection (1972)
A Flea in Her Ear (1968)
Counterpoint (1967)
Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI (1967)
The Way West (1967)
Tobruk (1967)
The F.B.I. (1965-1966)
Lord Jim (1965)
Kisses for My President (1964)
Arrest and Trial (1963)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Ada (1961)
Two Loves (1961)
BUtterfield 8 (1960)
The Angel Wore Red (1960)
Home from the Hill (1960)
The Scapegoat (1959)
Green Mansions (1959)
Auntie Mame (1958)
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
Jet Pilot (1957)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
The Power and the Prize (1956)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
The Swan (1956)
Forever, Darling (1956)
The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955)
The Glass Slipper (1955)
The Prodigal (1955)
Her Twelve Men (1954)
Them! (1954)
Saadia (1953)
Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
Lili (1953)
The Naked Spur (1953)
Shadow in the Sky (1952)
Invitation (1952)
The Wild North (1952)
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Mr. Imperium (1951)
Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
Grounds for Marriage (1951)
Kim (1950)
To Please a Lady (1950)
A Life of Her Own (1950)
The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950)
Key to the City (1950)
Malaya (1949)
That Forsyte Woman (1949)
The Great Sinner (1949)
The Secret Garden (1949)
Act of Violence (1948)
The Secret Land (1948)
Homecoming (1948)
B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
High Wall (1947)
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
Cynthia (1947)
The Secret Heart (1946)
Three Wise Fools (1946)
Courage of Lassie (1946)
The Stranger (1946)
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
Bewitched (1945)
Without Love (1945)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Mrs. Parkington (1944)
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
Gaslight (1944)
The Heavenly Body (1944)
The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
Bataan (1943)
Above Suspicion (1943)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Keeper of the Flame (1942)
White Cargo (1942)
A Yank at Eton (1942)
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
Crossroads (1942)
The Affairs of Martha (1942)
Fingers at the Window (1942)
We Were Dancing (1942)
Nazi Agent (1942)
Johnny Eager (1941)
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
Two-Faced Woman (1941)
When Ladies Meet (1941)
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
I'll Wait for You (1941)
A Woman's Face (1941)
Barnacle Bill (1941)
Rage in Heaven (1941)
Blonde Inspiration (1941)
Comrade X (1940)
Dulcy (1940)
We Who Are Young (1940)
The Captain Is a Lady (1940)
The Mortal Storm (1940)
I Take This Woman (1940)
Le chant du destin (1936)
I Stand Condemned (1935)
Escapade (1935)
Moscow Nights (1934)
A Sensitive Lad (1934)
Man Stolen (1934)
Mariage à responsabilité limitée (1934)
Abenteuer am Lido (1933)
Tout pour l'amour (1933)
Une femme au volant (1933)
Child, I'm Happy on Your Coming (1933)
A Song for You (1933)
I Will Teach You to Love (1933)
Heut' kommt's drauf an (1933)
No Children Wanted (1933)
Honeymoon Trip (1933)
Madame Wants No Children (1933)
The Man Who Doesn't Know to Say No (1932)
Three on a Honeymoon (1932)
Die Zwei vom Südexpress (1932)
A Shot at Dawn (1932)
Ein toller Einfall (1932)
Right to Happiness (1932)
Skandal in der Parkstraße (1932)
Things Are Getting Better Already (1932)
Marriage with Limited Liability (1931)
His Highness Love (1931)
The Big Attraction (1931)
Seitensprünge (1931)
Her Majesty Love (1931)
Laubenkolonie (1930)
Composer

Alraune (1930)
Music Department

Hideouser and Hideouser (2019)
The F.B.I. (1965-1974)
Arrest and Trial (1963-1964)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Green Mansions (1959)
The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
Raintree County (1957)
Rogue Cop (1954)
Rhapsody (1954)
The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)
The Actress (1953)
A Slight Case of Larceny (1953)
Cry of the Hunted (1953)
Code Two (1953)
Rogue's March (1953)
Desperate Search (1952)
The Devil Makes Three (1952)
You for Me (1952)
Too Young to Kiss (1951)
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1951)
Spy Hunt (1950)
Please Believe Me (1950)
I Was a Shoplifter (1950)
The Stratton Story (1949)
Little Women (1949)
Song of Love (1947)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
Undercover Maisie (1947)
The Mighty McGurk (1947)
The Secret Heart (1946)
The Clock (1945)
Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)
Lost in a Harem (1944)
Madame Curie (1943)
The Man from Down Under (1943)
Whistling in Dixie (1942)
Her Cardboard Lover (1942)
Rio Rita (1942)
The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
Florian (1940)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
The Spy Ring (1938)
A Day at the Races (1937)
Man of the People (1937)
Three Smart Girls (1936)
San Francisco (1936)
We Went to College (1936)
Music Department

Trouble for Two (1936)
The Perfect Gentleman (1935)

Awards

Did You Know

Born Bronislaw Kaper, his name was misread during his immigration years (the closing "w", hastily printed, was read as "u" by people not knowing Slavic names). As a result, he is often, incorrectly, referred to as "Bronislau" Kaper-- a name that ...

Quotes

[on why film music is needed]: Every picture is sick. That is my premise. We must take the picture and find out what it needs to make it well and healthy.