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name: "Elliot Lawrence"
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roles: ["Composer"]
born: "14 February 1925"
died: "2 July 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T10:08:58.761017+00:00"
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# Elliot Lawrence

Composer. Born 14 February 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.. Died 2 July 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 14 February 1925, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- **Died:** 2 July 2021
- **Also known as:** Elliot Lawrence Broza

## Biography

Elliot Lawrence, born Elliot Lawrence Broza, was an American composer, conductor, pianist and bandleader. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1944 and led his own big band from the mid-1940s into the 1950s, recording for labels including Columbia and Decca.

From the 1960s he worked extensively in theatre, television and film. He won a Tony Award for musical direction of the Broadway musical *How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying* (1962) and served as music director and conductor for the annual Tony Awards broadcasts for many years. His film credits include the score for *Network* (1976) and the opening sequence of *The French Connection* (1971). He also composed music for series such as *The Berenstain Bears* (1985) and received multiple Emmy Awards for his television work.

*Sources: catalog.afi.com, nytimes.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Network* (1976), Fi1m 86, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/network.md)

## Also known for

- *The Berenstain Bears* (1985), Music

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