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Between 1930 and 1970, he wrote music for over 200 films of every imaginable type, including a score for the newsreel made from the World War II footage of the Battle of Midway. Among his major film scores are:

• State Fair (both 1933 and 1945 versions)
• The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 version)
• Alexander's Ragtime Band
• Gunga Din
• Wuthering HeightsWuthering Heights is Emily Bronte's only novel. Published in 1847, it has become a classic of English literature, and has given rise to many adaptations, including several films, radio and television dramatisations, and a musical, as well as inspiring a h
• The Hunchback of Notre DameFilm ( 1939, monochrome). Starring: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke. Directed by William Dieterle. Considered by many reviewers to be the best of the many film versions of Victor Hugo's classic novel, and perhaps the one that sticks clo
• The Mark of Zorro
• How Green Was My ValleyHow Green Was My Valley is a novel of 1939, by Richard Llewellyn. The author's claims to have based it on his own knowledge of the Gilfach Goch area were bogus, as Llewellyn was English-born and spent little time in Wales, but gathered his facts from conv
• The Song of BernadetteThe Song of Bernadette is a 1943 film which tells the story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who, in 1858 in Lourdes, France, had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It stars Jennifer Jones, William Eythe, Charles Bickford, Vincent Price, Lee J. Cobb, Anne
• My Friend FlickaMy Friend Flicka is a 1941 children's novel by Mary O'Hara about Ken McLaughlin, the son of a Wyoming rancher, and his horse Flicka. It was the first in a trilogy, followed by Thunderhead, Son of Flicka ( 1943) and Green Grass of Wyoming ( 1946). A popula
• Gentleman’s Agreement
• Captain from Castile
• All About EveThis article is about All About Eve, the movie. There is also an article about the goth/folk rock band All About Eve. All About Eve is a movie written and directed in 1950 by Joseph L. Mankiewicz from a story by Mary Orr. Anne Baxter plays scheming young
• The RobeThe Robe is a 1953 Biblical epic film which tells the story of a Roman centurion who serves in the unit that crucifies Jesus. Haunted by the dreams that come from that event, he returns to Palestine to try to cope with his nightmares. It stars Richard Bur
• The Diary of Anne FrankThe Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 motion picture based on the diary of Holocaust victim Anne Frank. The film stars Millie Perkins in the title role. It earned three Oscars: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Shelley Winters Academy Award for Best A
• How the West Was Won

He married Martha Louise, née Montgomery.

He was the head of a family of major Hollywood film composers: His brother Lionel Newman scored three dozen films and several TV series, adapting and conducting scores for hundreds of other films. His brother Emil Newman scored over 50 films. His son David Newman has scored over 70 films, including Galaxy Quest, The Nutty Professor, The War of the Roses, and Ice Age. His son Thomas Newman has scored over 50 films, including Finding Nemo, The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, Road to Perdition, and American Beauty. His nephew Randy Newman is noted not only for his film work but also for a series of popular albums as a singer/songwriter.