Kaper, Bronislaw, 1902-1983

Bronislaw Kaper was a film composer, arranger, and conductor active between the 1930s and 1970s. Born on February 05, 1902 in Warsaw, Poland, Kaper attended the Warsaw Conservatory of Music before moving to compose for a German film studio in Berlin, Germany before World War II. In 1935, Louis B. Mayer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) brought Kaper to the United States to compose for Hollywood films. His credits include songs for Green Dolphin Street (1947), Lili (1953), and the Howard Hughes-produced film Jet Pilot (1957).

Kaper died on April 26, 1983 in Beverly Hills, California.

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"Bronislaw Kaper." Find a Grave. December 22, 1999. Accessed October 27, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7917/bronislaw-kaper

Jones, Jack. "Kaper, Noted Film Composer, Dies at 81." Los Angeles Times. April 27, 1983.