Joseph J. Lilley

Joseph J. Lilley

Director

Providence, Rhode Island, USA
August 16, 1913

Biography

Joseph J. Lilley (August 16, 1913 – January 1, 1971) was an American composer, songwriter and orchestrator. He was Music Director at Paramount Studios from 1941 and was involved in many of the studio's successful musicals in roles varying from vocal arranger to musical director. He worked closely with stars such as Bing Crosby, Martin and Lewis and Elvis Presley. Lilley was nominated at the 32nd Academy Awards for Li'l Abner in Best Musical Score. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph J. Lilley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

White Christmas
White Christmas
7.2
/ English
Paint Your Wagon
Paint Your Wagon
6.3
/ English
Blue Hawaii
Blue Hawaii
6.1
/ English
Roustabout
Roustabout
6.0
/ English
Money from Home
Money from Home
6.0
/ English
Going My Way
Going My Way
6.7
/ English
The Caddy
The Caddy
6.3
/ English
Gay Purr-ee
Gay Purr-ee
6.6
/ English
Alias Jesse James
Alias Jesse James
6.1
/ English
Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff
6.5
/ English
Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware
6.2
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

White Christmas
1954Nominee

Career Highlight

White Christmas

Paint Your Wagon
1969Nominee

Career Highlight

Paint Your Wagon

Blue Hawaii
1961Nominee

Career Highlight

Blue Hawaii

Career Highlights

Roustabout
1964Highlight

Career Highlight

Roustabout

Money from Home
1953Highlight

Career Highlight

Money from Home

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