ALPERSON JR.
Edward Lee Alperson, Jr. was born on April 3, 1925 in Los Angeles, CA. Following in his father’s footsteps, Alperson, Jr. would go on to work in film and become a successful composer on many films, including the 20th Century Fox film “Black Beauty in 1946.
Black Beauty was based on the 1877 novel by Anna Sewell and the film version starred Mona Freeman and Richard Denning and was produced by Edward Alperson, Sr.
Alperson, Jr.’s chief musical collaborators included Paul Herrick, Dick Hughes, and Jerry Winn. In addition to his film scores, his popular song compositions include "One Finger Symphony"; "Dreamer"; "Love Plays the Strings of My Banjo"; "Angelita"; "Never Alone"; "Black Sunday"; "Give Me Love"; "Lost, Lonely, and Looking for Love"; "I'm Gonna Be by You"; "Passing By"; "Pistolero"; and "The Ring".
Songs
Songs | Writer | Publisher |
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BLACK BEAUTY | HERRICK ALPERSON JR. | HAMPSHIRE HOUSE PUBLISHING CORP. |
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