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Louis Alter (1902–1980)

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Known For

The Godfather
The Godfather Soundtrack
(1972)
Café Society
Café Society Soundtrack
(2016)
School Ties
School Ties Soundtrack
(1992)
Summer Rental
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(1985)
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 2016 Café Society (writer: "You Turned the Tables on Me")
 2014 Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark (Documentary) (writer: "My Kinda Love")
 2013 33 revolucions (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Raynald Colom (2013) ... (music: "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans")
 2010 The Sons of Tennessee Williams (Documentary) (writer: "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans")
 2010 Treme (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Do You Know What It Means (2010) ... (writer: "Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans" - uncredited)
 2007 Shake the Devil Off (Documentary) (writer: "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans")
 2006 Bernard and Doris (writer: "I Love the Way You're Breaking My Heart")
 1996 Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy ("Dolores")
 1992 School Ties ("Dolores")
 1989 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (music - 1 episode)
- Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1989) ... (music: "The Blues Are Brewin'")
 1985 Summer Rental (writer: "Dolores")
 1976 It's Showtime (Documentary) (music: "Fido and Me" - uncredited)
 1974 That's Entertainment! (Documentary) (music: "Gotta Feelin' for You" (1929) - uncredited)
 1972 The Graham Kennedy Show (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 21 November 1972 (1972) ... (writer: "Rainbow on the River")
 1972 The Godfather (music: "Manhattan Serenade" (1928))
 1970 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #9.194 (1970) ... (writer: "Come Up and See Me Sometime")
 1970 The David Frost Show (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.157 (1970) ... (writer: "Come Up and See Me Sometime")
 1968 The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.28 (1968) ... (music: "Dolores" - uncredited)
 1961 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Dinah Shore Show (1961) ... (writer: "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans" - uncredited)
 1959-1960 The Perry Como Show (TV Series) (music - 2 episodes)
- Episode #12.30 (1960) ... (music: "You Turned the Tables on Me" - uncredited)
- Episode #12.4 (1959) ... (music: "Twilight On The Trail" - uncredited)
 1960 Dixieland Small-Fry (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Stan Kenton and Matty Matlock (1960) ... (writer: "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans")
 1957 Kiss Them for Me (music: "You Turned the Tables on Me" - uncredited)
 1952 You Bet Your Life (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.32 (1952) ... (music: "Twilight On The Trail" - uncredited)
 1952 The Marrying Kind (music: "Dolores" - uncredited)
 1949 Slattery's Hurricane (music: "Dolores" - uncredited)
 1947 Living in a Big Way (music: "Fido and Me" - uncredited)
 1947 New Orleans ("(Do You Know What It Means to Miss) New Orleans" (1947), "The Blues Are Brewin'" (1947), "Endie" (1947))
 1946 Breakfast in Hollywood (music: "If I Had a Wishing Ring" - as Lou Alter)
 1945 Mouse in Manhattan (Short) (music: "Manhattan Serenade" - uncredited)
 1944 Musical Movieland (Short) (music: "Beside the Zuider Zee", "The Girl on the Little Blue Plate" - uncredited)
 1943 Hi, Buddy (music: "We-All Tegether")
 1941 Twilight on the Trail (music: "Twilight on the Trail" - uncredited)
 1941 No Greater Sin (writer: "Forever With You")
 1941 Caught in the Draft (writer: "LOVE ME AS I AM")
 1941 Las Vegas Nights (music: "Dolores" - uncredited)
 1940 Youth Will Be Served (writer: "Youth Will Be Served", "Hot Dogs and Corn Dodgers")
 1940 'Til We Meet Again (music: "The Sky Fell Down" (1939) - uncredited)
 1937 Starlets (Short) (music: "Melody from the Sky" - uncredited)
 1937 Make a Wish (lyrics: "Make a Wish", "Music in My Heart", "Old Man Rip", "Birchlake Forever") / (music: "Campfire Dreams")
 1937 Vogues of 1938 (music: "Turn On That Red Hot Heat (Burn Your Blues Away)" (1937), "King of Jam", "Lady Of The Evening (1937), "Fall Fashion Show" - uncredited)
 1937 Twilight on the Trail (Short) (music: "Twilight on the Trail")
 1937 You Only Live Once (music: "A Thousand Dreams of You" (1936) - uncredited)
 1936 Rainbow on the River (music: "Rainbow on the River")
 1936 Leon Navara and Orchestra (Short) (music: "A Melody from the Sky")
 1936 Sing, Baby, Sing ("You Turned the Tables on Me")
 1936 The Fire Alarm (Short) (music: "One in a Million" - uncredited)
 1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (music: "Twilight on the Trail", "A Melody from the Sky")
 1936 Soft Lights and Sweet Music (writer: "I'm All In")
 1935 The Rainmakers (music: "Isn't Love the Grandest Thing?" (1935) - uncredited)
 1935 Personal Maid's Secret (music: "Moon Crazy" (1935) - uncredited)
 1935 Little Dutch Plate (Short) (music: "The Girl on the Little Blue Plate" - uncredited)
 1935 Reg'lar Kids (Short) (music: "One in a Million" - uncredited)
 1935 The Old Homestead (music: "Moonlight in Heaven")
 1935 Page Miss Glory (music: "Moon Crazy" (1935) - uncredited)
 1935 Going Highbrow (music: "One in a Million" (1935) - uncredited)
 1935 Springtime in Holland (Short) (music: "The Girl on the Little Blue Plate", "Beside the Zuider Zee")
 1935 Dizzy Dames (music: "The Martinique", "I Was Taken by Storm")
 1935 Convention Girl (music: "I've Got Sand In My Shoes", "You Oughta Be Arrested")
 1933 Take a Chance (music: "Come Up and See Me Sometime" - uncredited)
 1933 Broadway to Hollywood (music: "The March of Time" (1930) - uncredited)
 1933 The Audition (Short) (music: "What a Life! (Trying to Live Without You)" - uncredited)
 1932 Betty Boop's Museum (Short) (music: "High Hat" - uncredited)
 1932 Artistic Temper (Short) (music: "What a Life! (Trying to Live Without You)" - uncredited)
 1932 The Rich Are Always with Us (music: "What a Life! (Trying to Live Without You)" (1932) - uncredited)
 1931 Sky High (Short) (music: "I'm One of God's Children" - uncredited)
 1930 Lord Byron of Broadway (music: "Love Ain't Nothin' But the Blues" (1930) - uncredited)
 1930 The Woman Racket (music: "Call Me to Arms" - uncredited)
 1930 Chasing Rainbows (music: "Love Ain't Nothin' but the Blues", "Gotta Feelin' for You" - uncredited)
 1929 Manhattan Serenade (Short) (music: "Manhattan Serenade", "What Does It Mean When the Owl Says Whoo", "Harlem Heaven" - uncredited)
 1929 Untamed (writer: "That Wonderful Something Is Love" (1929) - uncredited)
 1929 Ben Pollack and His Park Central Orchestra (Short) (music: "My Kinda Love" - uncredited)
 1929 The Single Standard (music: "Forever With You" - uncredited)
 1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (music: "Gotta Feelin' for You" (1929) - uncredited)
 1929 The Iron Mask (music: "One for All, All for One" (1929) - uncredited)
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Stage Play. Earl Carroll's Vanities. Musical revue. Lyrics by Grace Henry. Music by Morris Hamilton. Book by W.C. Fields, Paul Girard Smith, Joe Frisco, Robert T. Tarrant and Herman Meyer. Additional music by George Bagby, G. Romilli, Michael H. Cleary, George Whiting, Louis Alter, Mario Savino, Jesse Greer, Ernie Golden and ... See more »

Height:

5' 11" (1.8 m)
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Father of Alison Alter See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini
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