Leith Stevens(1909-1970)

Music Department
Composer
Actor

Leith Stevens was born on 13 September 1909 in Mount Moriah, Missouri, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The War of the Worlds (1953), Destination Moon (1950) and Julie (1956). He was married to Mary McCoy and Elizabeth Stevens. He died on 23 July 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 6 nominations total

Known for

The War of the Worlds

7.0

Composer(music score)

1953

Destination Moon

6.3

Composer

1950

Julie

6.2

Composer

1956

The Five Pennies

7.1

Music Department

1959

Credits

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Music Department

Mannix
7.4
TV Series
- music supervisor
- 1970–1971
Weekend of Terror
5.7
TV Movie
- music supervisor
- 1970
The Odd Couple
7.9
TV Series
- music supervisor
- 1970
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
- music supervisor
- 1970
Love, American Style
6.8
TV Series
- music supervisor
- 1969–1970
The Brady Bunch
6.8
TV Series
- music supervisor
- 1969–1970
The Young Lawyers
7.1
TV Series
- music supervisor
- 1969–1970
Quarantined
6.4
TV Movie
- music supervisor
- 1970
The Immortal
7.5
TV Series
- music supervisor
- 1969
Seven in Darkness
6.5
TV Movie
- music supervisor
- 1969
Lost in Space
7.2
TV Series
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1966–1968
Custer
6.5
TV Series
- composer: theme music
- 1967
Daniel Boone
7.3
TV Series
- music
- 1967
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters
3.7
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1966
The Night of the Grizzly
6.5
- conductor
- 1966

Composer

The Sky Is Falling: Making 'the War of the Worlds'
7.3
Video
- Composer (from "War of the Worlds")
- 2005
Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story
5.2
- Composer
- 1990
Assault on the Wayne
6.0
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1971
The Silent Gun
6.6
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1969
Lancer
7.0
TV Series
- Composer
- 1968–1969
Land of the Giants
7.1
TV Series
- Composer
- 1968–1969
Judd for the Defense
7.7
TV Series
- Composer
- 1968–1969
The Legend of Custer
4.6
- Composer
- 1968
Daniel Boone
7.3
TV Series
- Composer
- 1965–1968
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
7.2
TV Series
- Composer
- 1965–1968
Custer
6.5
TV Series
- Composer (music)
- 1967
Chuka
6.3
- Composer
- 1967
The Time Tunnel
7.5
TV Series
- Composer
- 1966
Lost in Space
7.2
TV Series
- Composer (music)
- 1966
Smoky
6.6
- Composer
- 1966

Actor

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Leith Stevens and The Saturday Night Swing Club
Born
- September 13, 1909
- Mount Moriah, Missouri, USA
Died
- July 23, 1970
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouses
Other works
Composed the music for hundreds of radio episodes from the late 1930s to the late 1950s. His work appeared on the series, "Saturday Night Swing Club", "Columbia Workshop", "No Help Wanted", "Men Against Death", "American School for the Air", "Arch Oboler's Plays", "Big Town", "The Free Company", "The Doctor Fights", "Rogue's Gallery", "Request Performance", "Academy Award Theater", "Encore Theater", "Lights Out", "Escape", "Suspense", "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar", "The Miracle of America", "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "The Black Book", "Action Eighty" and "The Judge".