Cecil Copping
Cecil Sprague Copping (6 July 1888 in Lisbon, New Hampshire, United States – 4 January 1966 in Los Angeles, California, United States) was an American composer of film music and a miscellaneous crew. He composed background music to nine movies and worked as a miscellaneous crew in five movies in 1920s-1930s.
Cecil Copping
- Name
- Cecil Copping
- Born
- July 6, 1888
- Birthplace
- Lisbon, New Hampshire, U.S.
- Died
- January 4, 1966 (aged 77)
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Film composer
- Nationality
- United States
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Cecil Sprague Copping (6 July 1888 in Lisbon, New Hampshire, United States – 4 January 1966 in Los Angeles, California, United States) was an American composer of film music and a miscellaneous crew. He composed background music to nine movies and worked as a miscellaneous crew in five movies in 1920s-1930s.
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• Name — Cecil Copping • Born — July 6, 1888 • Birthplace — Lisbon, New Hampshire, U.S. • Died — January 4, 1966 (aged 77) • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Film composer • Years Active — 1923–1939
Biography
Biography
Early in his life and career he lived in Rockland, Maine, where his parents were music teachers. Here, he was a member of the Young People's Christian Union and was musical director of the Farwell Opera House in 1908-1909. In the 1920s he was active as a composer and arranger in film and Broadway in New York City.
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Partial filmography
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) The original film was silent; Copping composed one of the soundtracks for a later re-release. • The Sea Hawk (1924) • The Lost World (1925) Composed the music for the live orchestra premiere of this silent film at New York's Astor Theatre. • The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927) • Chicago (1927) Composed the accompany music for the premiere of this silent film in New York. • The Patent Leather Kid (1927) • Lilac Time (1928) • The Divine Lady (1928) Composed the film's music (which was distributed by the Vitaphone process) • Glad Rag Doll (1929) • The Hottentot (1929) • Her Private Life (1929) • The Isle of Lost Ships (1929) • Drag (1929) • The Love Racket (1929) • Loose Ankles (1930) • No, No, Nanette (1930), uncredited composer • Misbehaving Ladies (1931) • Gone with the Wind (1939), uncredited orchestrator
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- 1.Cecil Copping. IMDb.
- 2.Cecil Copping. BFI.
- 3.Our Workers - Rockland, Me. Onward. VII. 25. 199. June 23, 1900.
- 4.Julius Cahn's Official Theatrical Guide: Containing Information of the Theatres and Attractions in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Cuba. 470. 1908.
- 5.Presentation News and Reviews - Broadway Mark Strand, New York. The Metronome. 21. April 1, 1926.
- 6.Cook, James. Recomposing the Past: Representations of Early Music on Stage and Screen. Routledge. 2018-02-01. 978-1-351-97551-3.
- 7.Wierzbicki, James. Film Music: A History. Routledge. 2009-01-21. 978-1-135-85142-2.
- 8.Holston, Kim R. Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911-1973. McFarland. 281. 2012-12-13. 978-0-7864-9261-9.
- 9.Reid, John Howard. Silent Movies & Early Sound Films on DVD: New Expanded Edition. Lulu.com. 76. 2011-08-01. 978-0-557-43335-3.
- 10.Stumpf, Charles. ZaSu Pitts: The Life and Career. McFarland. 128. 2010-04-13. 978-0-7864-6023-6.
- 11.Platte, Nathan. Making Music in Selznick's Hollywood. Oxford University Press. 164. 2018. 978-0-19-937111-2.
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