Charles Previn

• Born: 1888 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York
• Died: 1973 in Los Angeles, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '30s-'40s
• Major Genres: Comedy, Musical
• Career Highlights: The Bank Dick, Shadow of a Doubt, Destry Rides Again
• First Major Screen Credit: My Man Godfrey (1936)

Biography

American film composer Charles Previn is a familiar name to anyone who's ever watched a Universal film of the 1940s or 1950s. For nearly three decades, Previn was musical director at Universal, overseeing everything from horror pictures to Arabian Nights fantasies. The name does sound familiar, doesn't it? Yes, Charles Previn was the American cousin of German-born, Oscar-winning composer Andre Previn. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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