Andre Previn
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Also Known As
Andreas Ludwig Prewin
Birth Place
Berlin, DE
Born
April 06, 1929
Biography
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Andre Previn was a child prodigy who began piano studies in his native Germany at the age of six. With the rise of the Nazis, he and his family fled to Paris in 1938 and to the USA the following year. Previn's father's cousin, Charles Previn, worked as a musical director at Universal Studios, so the family settled in Los Angeles. Eventually, Andre Previn landed at MGM, where he worked as...
Filmography
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Musicals Great Musicals
(1996)
The Sleepy Time Gal
(2001)
Song Performer
Small Time Crooks
(2000)
Song
Fight Club
(1999)
Song
Playing By Heart
(1998)
Song
Anastasia
(1997)
Music Conductor
Family & Companions
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Dory Langdon
Wife
Singer, songwriter. Divorced.
Mia Farrow
Wife
Actor. Third wife; married in 1970; divorced in 1979.
Heather Hales
Wife
Gemologist. Married 1982; fourth wife; filed for divorce in January 1999.
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Companion
Violinist.
Bibliography
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"Minor Chords: My Early Days in Hollywood"
Andre Previn, Doubleday (1991)
"Orchestra"
Andre Previn (1979)
"Music Face to Face"
Andre Previn (1971)
Biography
Andre Previn was a child prodigy who began piano studies in his native Germany at the age of six. With the rise of the Nazis, he and his family fled to Paris in 1938 and to the USA the following year. Previn's father's cousin, Charles Previn, worked as a musical director at Universal Studios, so the family settled in Los Angeles. Eventually, Andre Previn landed at MGM, where he worked as an orchestrator and composer. He won four Oscars for his orchestrations on such swank, effervescent musicals as "Gigi" (1958), "Porgy and Bess" (1959), "Irma La Douce" (1963) and "My Fair Lady" (1964). From the late 1960s onward, he has mostly concentrated on a career as an orchestra music director, working with such world-class symphonies as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has guest conducted around the world.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Musicals Great Musicals
(1996)
Music (Feature Film)
The Sleepy Time Gal
(2001)
Song Performer
Small Time Crooks
(2000)
Song
Fight Club
(1999)
Song
Playing By Heart
(1998)
Song
Anastasia
(1997)
Music Conductor
That's Entertainment! III
(1994)
Music
Romeo-Juliet
(1990)
Music Conductor
Six Weeks
(1982)
Music Conductor
The Elephant Man
(1980)
Music Conductor
Rollerball
(1975)
Music Supervisor
Jesus Christ Superstar
(1973)
Music Conductor
Cast (Special)
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens -- A Life in Animation
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Mia Farrow
(1999)
The Kennedy Center Honors
(1998)
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching For the Note
(1998)
Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz
(1997)
Himself
Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM
(1996)
The Sound of Julie Andrews
(1995)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
(1994)
Performer
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
(1992)
Together... Kiri and Andre on Broadway
(1992)
Mozart on Tour
(1991)
A Carnegie Hall Christmas
(1991)
Musicians For Armenia
(1988)
Sir William Walton's 80th Birthday Concert
(1986)
Mr. Previn Comes To Town
(1985)
Rubinstein at 90
(1977)
The New York Philharmonic
(1976)
Rubinstein: Works of Chopin
(1975)
The Donald O'Connor Show
(1960)
Guest
Music (Special)
A Streetcar Named Desire From the San Francisco Opera
(1998)
Music Conductor
A Streetcar Named Desire From the San Francisco Opera
(1998)
Music
The Sound of Julie Andrews
(1995)
Music Conductor
Together... Kiri and Andre on Broadway
(1992)
Music Conductor
Mozart on Tour
(1991)
Music Conductor
A Carnegie Hall Christmas
(1991)
Music Conductor
Sir William Walton's 80th Birthday Concert
(1986)
Music Conductor
Mr. Previn Comes To Town
(1985)
Music Conductor
Dorothy Hamill in Romeo & Juliet on Ice
(1983)
Music Conductor
Rubinstein at 90
(1977)
Music Conductor
The New York Philharmonic
(1976)
Music Conductor
Rubinstein: Works of Chopin
(1975)
Music Conductor
Misc. Crew (Special)
A Carnegie Hall Christmas
(1991)
Other
Life Events
1938
Family moved from Berlin to Paris
1939
Moved with family to USA; settled in Los Angeles
1943
Became an American citizen
1943
First screen credit, as music director on "She's for Me"
1946
Began recording career
1949
Began composing film scores
1967
Served as principal conductor for the Houston Symphony
1969
Wrote first Broadway musical, "Coco"
1984
Joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as music director
1989
Resigned as music director of Los Angeles Philharmonic after dispute with orchestra manager
1998
Composed opera based on Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Videos
Movie Clip
Trailer
Family
Jack Prewin
Father
Charlotte Epstein
Mother
Steve Previn
Brother
Production executive. Born 1925; died July 9, 1993.
Matthew Phineas Previn
Son
Born 1971; twin of Sascha; mother Mia Farrow.
Sascha Villiers Previn
Son
Born 1971; twin of Matthew; mother Mia Farrow.
Soon-Yi Previn
Daughter
Born c. 1971; adopted with Farrow; Korean; became estranged from the family after she began her relationship with Woody Allen whom she later married.
Lark Song Previn
Daughter
Born c. 1974; adopted with Farrow; Vietnamese.
Fletcher Previn
Son
Born c. 1975; mother Mia Farrow.
Summer Song Previn
Daughter
Born c. 1975; adopted with Mia Farrow; Vietnamese.
Lukas Previn
Son
Born c. 1998; mother, Heather Hales.
Companions
Dory Langdon
Wife
Singer, songwriter. Divorced.
Mia Farrow
Wife
Actor. Third wife; married in 1970; divorced in 1979.
Heather Hales
Wife
Gemologist. Married 1982; fourth wife; filed for divorce in January 1999.
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Companion
Violinist.
Bibliography
"Minor Chords: My Early Days in Hollywood"
Andre Previn, Doubleday (1991)
"Orchestra"
Andre Previn (1979)
"Music Face to Face"
Andre Previn (1971)
