About Pete King
Lived 1914 – 1982 (aged 68). Pete King was an American composer and conductor.
Pete King (right) speaking to Capt. Eugene C. Harman at the Van Nuys Air National Guard Headquarters in December 1951. C. Dudley "Pete" King (August 8, 1914 – September 21, 1982) was an American music composer and arranger of easy listening music and film soundtracks.
He was born in Ohio and studied music at the Cincinnati Conservatory and the University of Michigan. He was elected president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 1967.
King conducted orchestras for a variety of Hollywood films including adapting the works of Edvard Grieg for The Pied Piper of Hamelin and two comedies The Family Jewels and The Last of the Secret Agents. King's arrangements and cues were heard often in the American television series Happy Days and The Brady Bunch. With his own Pete King Chorale he recorded, among other songs, "Hey, Look Me Over".
He was buried at the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Pete King?
American conductor (1914-1982)
When was Pete King born?
Pete King was born on 8 August 1914 in Ohio.
When did Pete King die?
Pete King died on 21 September 1982.
What was Pete King's occupation?
Pete King was a composer and conductor.
What nationality was Pete King?
Pete King was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Pete King (composer)
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