Charles Gross
Charles Gross (May 13, 1934 – March 24, 2026) was an American film and television composer who lived in New York City.
Charles Gross
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- Charles Gross was born on 13 May 1934. · Boston.
- Died
- Charles Gross died on 24 March 2026.
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- United States
- Occupation
- composer · musician
- Education
- Harvard University · Mills College at Northeastern University · New England Conservatory
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Charles Gross (May 13, 1934 – March 24, 2026) was an American film and television composer who lived in New York City.
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Gross was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 13, 1934. He was educated at Harvard University (BA), the New England Conservatory and Mills College (teaching fellowship), and a student of Darius Milhaud. He arranged for the West Point Band for three years, and served in the US Army. Later, he became a writer for industrial films and cartoons. He wrote original music for the 1976 Broadway production of The Eccentricities of a Nightingale. His film and television scores included Valdez Is Coming (1971), The Tenth Level (1976), Blue Sunshine (1977), The Dain Curse (1978), Heartland (1979), My Body, My Child (1982), Terrible Joe Moran (1984), Country (1984), The Burning Bed (1984), The Night They Saved Christmas (1984), Arthur the King (1985), Sweet Dreams (1985), Between Two Women (1986), Punchline (1988), Turner & Hooch (1989), Air America (1990), Another You (1991), A Family Thing (1996), and Fakin' Da Funk (1997). Gross died on March 24, 2026, at the age of 91.
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