Herman Stein

A Philadelphia native whose musical gifts emerged before age three, Stein gave his first concert at six and later worked as a jazz composer and arranger for radio and big-band programs in the 1930s and early 1940s; after World War II service he relocated to Hollywood in 1948 and refined his craft under the guidance of Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Hired by Universal Studios in 1951,… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources