Composer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a prolific film and television music composer. His more then 30 film credits included "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1941), "Trapped" (1949), "Titanic" (1953), "Salt of the Earth" (1954), "Judith" (1966) and "Over the Edge" (1979). For television, he wrote music for "Star Trek", "The Enemy Within" and "The Doomsday Machine". He was also the husband of actress Frances Heflin and father of film director Jonathan Kaplan. He died of cancer in New York.
Composer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a prolific film and television music composer. His more then 30 film credits included "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1941), "Trapped" (1949), "Titanic" (1953), "Salt of the Earth" (1954), "Judith" (1966) and "Over the Edge" (1979). For television, he wrote music for "Star Trek", "The Enemy Within" and "The Doomsday Machine". He was also the husband of actress Frances Heflin and father of film director Jonathan Kaplan. He died of cancer in New York.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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