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name: "Gil Grau"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gil-grau"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "7 December 1908"
died: "29 May 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:02:25.602683+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Gil Grau

Composer. Born 7 December 1908 in Illinois, USA. Died 29 May 1969.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 7 December 1908, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 29 May 1969

## Biography

Gil Grau (1908–1969) was an American composer, orchestrator and music arranger who worked in Hollywood from the early 1940s until his death.

He received composer credit, often uncredited, on films including *The Lady Eve* (1941), *Hellcats of the Navy* (1957) and episodes of television series such as *Valentine's Day* (1965). He was more frequently credited as orchestrator or arranger on major productions including *Notorious* (1946), *The Big Country* (1958), *Lolita* (1962), *Cheyenne Autumn* (1964), *Robin and the 7 Hoods* (1964) and *El Dorado* (1966).

Grau was born in Illinois and died in Los Angeles.

*Sources: imdb.com, svenskfilmdatabas.se, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Lady Eve* (1941), Fi1m 90, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lady-eve.md)

## Also known for

- *Lolita* (1962), Orchestrator
- *Notorious* (1946), Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/notorious.md)
- *El Dorado* (1966), Orchestrator
- *The Big Country* (1958), Orchestrator
- *The War Wagon* (1967), Orchestrator
- *Cheyenne Autumn* (1964), Orchestrator
- *Robin and the 7 Hoods* (1964), Orchestrator
- *Men in War* (1957), Orchestrator

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