in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S. - Born 2-8-1919 in San Francisco, CA, U.S. - Composer trumpeter, bandleader and arranger - Wrote music for the films, The Unsinkable Molly Brown and The Color Purple - Worked with Leo Shuken on the films, Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and The Magnificent Seven and for TV's,