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Lennie Hayton

Highest Rated: 100% Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

Lowest Rated: 14% Any Number Can Play (1949)

Birthday: Feb 13, 1908

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

Academy Award-winner Lennie Hayton captivated countless audiences with his timeless music. Hayton began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like "Married Bachelor" (1941), "The Bugle Sounds" (1941) and the sequel "This Time For Keeps" (1942) with Ann Rutherford. His music also appeared in "Maisie Gets Her Man" (1942) with Ann Sothern, "Stand By For Action" (1942) and "Whistling in Dixie" (1942). In the forties, Hayton's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like "Swing Shift Maisie" (1943), the dramedy "Salute to the Marines" (1943) with Wallace Beery and "Meet the People" (1944). Hayton's music was also featured in the adaptation "On the Town" (1949) with Gene Kelly, "Any Number Can Play" (1949) and "Battleground" (1950). His music was also featured in the Farley Granger crime feature "Side Street" (1950). Hayton most recently worked on "Hello, Dolly!" (1969) with Barbra Streisand. Hayton was married to Lena Horne. Hayton's husband was Lena Horne. Hayton won a Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) Academy Award for "On the Town" in 1949 as well as a Music (Score of a Musical Picture--Original or Adaptation) Academy Award for "Hello, Dolly!" in 1969. Hayton was nominated for a Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) Academy Award for "The Harvey Girls" in 1946 as well as for a Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) Academy Award for "The Pirate" in 1948. Hayton passed away in April 1971 at the age of 63.

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 47% Till the Clouds Roll By
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100% 95% Singin' in the Rain Watchlist
94% 76% Act of Violence
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86% 56% Kid Glove Killer
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86% 69% Side Street
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78% 83% Battleground
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78% 75% The Pirate
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60% 56% The Hucksters
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17% 61% Words and Music
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14% 63% Any Number Can Play
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Filmography

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Star! 75% 1968 Original Music Battle Circus 24% 1953 Original Music Love Is Better Than Ever 29% 1952 Original Music Singin' in the Rain 100% 95% 1952 Original Music, Music Director Strictly Dishonorable 20% 1951 Original Music Inside Straight 57% 1951 Original Music Side Street 86% 69% 1950 Original Music Any Number Can Play 14% 63% 1949 Original Music Battleground 78% 83% 1949 Original Music Act of Violence 94% 76% 1949 Original Music Words and Music 17% 61% 1948 Original Music The Pirate 78% 75% 1948 Original Music The Hucksters 60% 56% 1947 Original Music Till the Clouds Roll By 100% 47% 1946 Original Music Salute to the Marines 1943 Original Music Swing Shift Maisie 1943 Original Music Maisie Gets Her Man 1942 Original Music, Cinematographer Kid Glove Killer 86% 56% 1942 Original Music Grand Central Murder 47% 1942 Original Music Nazi Agent 38% 1942 Original Music Further Prophecies of Nostradamus 67% 1942 Music Born to Sing 1942 Original Music A Yank on the Burma Road 1942 Original Music Personalities 1942 Original Music Strange Testament 1941 Original Music
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