Carmen Dragon


Composer

About

Also Known As
Carmen Martin Dragon
Birth Place
Antioch, California, USA
Born
July 28, 1914
Died
March 28, 1984

Biography

Academy Award winner Carmen Dragon built himself an incredible career as a musician. Dragon began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like "Mr. Winkle Goes to War" (1944), "The Strange Woman" (1946) and "Young Widow" (1946). His music also appeared in "Dishonored Lady" (1947) and "Out of the Blue" (1947). In the forties and the fifties, Dragon's music continued...

Family & Companions

Eloise Marion Dragon
Wife
Singer. Performed on radio as 'The Voice of Eloise' in the 1930s and 40s; died February 14, 1997 at age 84.

Biography

Academy Award winner Carmen Dragon built himself an incredible career as a musician. Dragon began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like "Mr. Winkle Goes to War" (1944), "The Strange Woman" (1946) and "Young Widow" (1946). His music also appeared in "Dishonored Lady" (1947) and "Out of the Blue" (1947). In the forties and the fifties, Dragon's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like the dramatic adaptation "The Time of Your Life" (1948) with James Cagney, the crime picture "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (1950) with James Cagney and "Night Into Morning" (1951). His work was also in "The Law and the Lady" (1951) with Greer Garson and the Spencer Tracy drama "The People Against O'Hara" (1951). Dragon's music was also featured in the Van Johnson comedy "When in Rome" (1952), the drama "At Gunpoint" (1955) with Fred MacMurray and the Kevin McCarthy horror movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956). His music was also featured in the crime drama "Go" (1999) with Katie Holmes. Dragon was most recently credited in the dramatic comedy "Slipstream" (2007) with Anthony Hopkins. In addition to his music, Dragon also appeared on-screen in "The In-Laws" (1979) with Peter Falk. Dragon was married to Eloise Marion Dragon and had five children. Dragon passed away in March 1984 at the age of 70.

Life Events

Family

Douglas Dragon
Son
Born in November 1939.
Darryl Dragon
Son
Musician. Born on August 27, 1942 performed with wife Toni Tenille as 'The Captain and Tenille'; named for Darryl F Zanuck.
Dennis Dragon
Son
Born in January 1947.
Carmen E Dragon
Daughter
Harpist. Born in January 1948.
Kathy Dragon Henn
Daughter
Music publisher. Born in November 1951; heads Dragon Music.

Companions

Eloise Marion Dragon
Wife
Singer. Performed on radio as 'The Voice of Eloise' in the 1930s and 40s; died February 14, 1997 at age 84.

Bibliography