American film score and radio composer (1893–1962)
Leroy Bernard Shield
Leroy Shield as director of music for NBC
Background information
Also known as
Roy Shield, Roy Shields, Leroy Shields
Born
(1893-10-02)October 2, 1893 Waseca, Minnesota
Died
January 9, 1962(1962-01-09) (aged 68) Vero Beach, Florida
Genres
Film score, show tunes
Occupation(s)
Songwriter
composer
conductor
Labels
RCA Victor, National Broadcasting Company
Musical artist
Leroy Bernard Shield (October 2, 1893 – January 9, 1962) was an American film score and radio composer. He is best known for the themes and incidental music he wrote for the classic Hal Roach comedy short films of the 1930s, including the Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy series.
Leroy Bernard Shield (October 2, 1893 – January 9, 1962) was an American film score and radio composer. He is best known for the themes and incidental...
and some are considered as musicals in their own right. The composer LeroyShield scored most of Laurel and Hardy sound shorts although they were often...
since 1929, and RCA employee LeroyShield joined the company as a part-time musical director in mid-1930. Hatley and Shield's jazz-influenced scores, first...
Hamilton LeroyShields (November 1, 1823 – November 24, 1889) was an attorney and farmer active in New York City and Bennington, Vermont. Shields was born...
ensemble who have performed and recorded the vintage works of composers LeroyShield, Marvin Hatley, Raymond Scott, Edward MacDowell, Ferde Grofé, and others...
debut for five-year-old Dorothy DeBorba, and for film score composer LeroyShield. It is the first episode to feature the jazz-based background scoring...
Lundin Edited by Richard C. Currier Music by Harry Graham Marvin Hatley LeroyShield Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date April 16, 1932 (1932-04-16)...
Milk was the last Our Gang episode to exclusively use music scores by LeroyShield. Bedtime Worries, the next episode would begin to incorporate scenes...
Wallace Cinematography Francis Corby Edited by William H. Terhune Music by LeroyShield Marvin Hatley Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date April 15...
Mess is the first Laurel and Hardy film to feature background music by LeroyShield. Several previous Laurel and Hardy sound shorts experimented with music...
the orchestra later expanded its repertoire to include compositions by LeroyShield and other notable composers, including Raymond Scott. This initiative...
Roach Cinematography Art Lloyd Edited by Richard C. Currier Music by LeroyShield Marvin Hatley Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date January 28...
clarinets in 1930, was recorded again with a full orchestra in 1935. LeroyShield composed the majority of the music used in the Laurel and Hardy short...
general distribution to add new scenes and delete unnecessary ones. LeroyShield's musical score was added (many songs already appearing in Our Gang and...
Roach Cinematography Art Lloyd Edited by Richard C. Currier Music by LeroyShield Marvin Hatley Distributed by MGM Release date June 14, 1932 (1932-06-14)...
Diggers. The entire film employs background music again, now a mix of LeroyShield recordings and other studio recordings. The film was done with a feel...
Roach Cinematography Art Lloyd Edited by Richard C. Currier Music by LeroyShield Marvin Hatley Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date January 3...
"Good Old Days" Our Gang theme song. Instead, it was replaced with the LeroyShield incidental tune "Little Dancing Girl", which appeared as background music...
Roach Cinematography Art Lloyd Edited by Richard C. Currier Music by LeroyShield Marvin Hatley Distributed by MGM Release date March 28, 1931 (1931-03-28)...
by Hal Roach Cinematography Hap Depew Edited by Ray Snyder Music by LeroyShield Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date September 7, 1935 (1935-09-07)...
Roach Cinematography Art Lloyd Edited by Richard C. Currier Music by LeroyShield Marvin Hatley Distributed by MGM Release date February 14, 1931 (1931-02-14)...
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