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A respected pioneer of Italian film music, Enzo Masetti was born in Bologna in 1893. Although several references give his birthday as 18 August, his birth certificate states 19 August 1893, and he was the son of Giulio Masetti and Emma Roversi. Enzo graduated from Bologna Conservatory in 1920. After working on a number of symphonic and operatic works, he entered the Italian film industry in 1936 and became the first winner of the Nastri d'Argento for Best Score in 1946. At the same time he gained a reputation for film music teaching and held classes at both the S. Cecilia Conservatory and Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.
His most famous pupil was Mario Nascimbene. Masetti also wrote the definitive reference work "La Musica nel Film" in 1950. After composing the score for Hercules Unchained (1959) (Hercules Unchained), Masetti retired, sadly enjoying only two years of retirement before his death at the age of 67.- Music Department
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Composer, songwriter ("The Huckle Buck", "Geechy Joe"), musician and arranger, educated in local public schools and then a member of dance bands and later an arranger for Duke Ellington, Charlie Barnet, Harry James and Count Basie. He served in the US Army overseas during World War II. Joining ASCAP in 1949, his chief musical collaborators included Billy Hays, Morty Berk, Cab Calloway, James Rushing, Roy Alfred, Count Basie and Harry James. His other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "The Great Lie", "I Left My Baby", "From the Bottom of My Heart", and "Shorty George".- Eduard Verkade was born on 15 June 1878 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for De duivel in Amsterdam (1919), De zwarte tulp (1921) and Veertig jaren (1938). He was married to E.F. Verkade-Cartier van Dissel. He died on 11 February 1961 in Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands.