John Leipold

Born February 25, 1888· Ulster County, New York, USA

† Died March 8, 1970

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Emerging from a musical upbringing in Hunter, New York, John Max Leipold first honed his craft conducting vaudeville and light-opera ensembles in the 1910s before directing the orchestra and chorus for the Al G. Field Minstrels and arranging for Remick Music. After a stint writing for circus bandleader Merle Evans, he relocated to Hollywood in 1928 and entered Paramount’s music department, where h… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources