--- name: "Herbert Stothart" canonical: "https://film.one/person/herbert-stothart" roles: ["Composer"] born: "11 September 1885" died: "1 February 1949" reviewed_on_fi1m: 13 average_fi1m_score: 71 average_over: 13 updated: "2026-09-20T01:29:19.491441+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." --- # Herbert Stothart Composer. Born 11 September 1885 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Died 1 February 1949. ## Details - **Work:** Composer - **Born:** 11 September 1885, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - **Died:** 1 February 1949 - **Active:** 1934–1946 - **Also known as:** Hubert Stothart - **Frequently works with:** [Sidney Franklin](https://film.one/person/sidney-franklin.md), [Claudine West](https://film.one/person/claudine-west.md), [Greer Garson](https://film.one/person/greer-garson.md), [Irving Thalberg](https://film.one/person/irving-thalberg.md), [David O. Selznick](https://film.one/person/david-o-selznick.md), [Edna May Oliver](https://film.one/person/edna-may-oliver.md), [Mervyn LeRoy](https://film.one/person/mervyn-leroy.md), [Walter Pidgeon](https://film.one/person/walter-pidgeon.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 9 nominated) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 72 (8), 1940s 69 (5) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 76 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 10 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 12, Romance 10, History 4, Adventure 3, Family 1, Music 1 - **Screen time:** 27 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $43m across 8 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Stothart, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1609199, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006307/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72066 ## Biography Herbert Stothart (also credited as Hubert Stothart) was an American composer, arranger and conductor. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 11 September 1885, he studied music in Europe and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he later taught. He began his career as a musical director for touring Broadway shows before composing for the stage. In the 1920s Stothart wrote music for several Broadway productions, including collaborations with Oscar Hammerstein II and Rudolf Friml on the operetta *Rose-Marie*. He moved to Hollywood in 1929 under contract with MGM, where he remained until his death. Stothart composed or arranged scores for more than 100 films, including *The Barretts of Wimpole Street* (1934), *A Night at the Opera* (1935), *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), *Mrs. Miniver* (1942) and *The Picture of Dorian Gray* (1945). He won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for *The Wizard of Oz* (1939) and received multiple nominations. Stothart died in Los Angeles on 1 February 1949. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (13) - *Madame Curie* (1943), Fi1m 72, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/madame-curie.md) - *The Human Comedy* (1943), Fi1m 66, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-human-comedy.md) - *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), Fi1m 73, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-miniver.md) - *Random Harvest* (1942), Fi1m 76, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/random-harvest.md) - *Blossoms in the Dust* (1941), Fi1m 58, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/blossoms-in-the-dust.md) - *The Good Earth* (1937), Fi1m 64, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-earth.md) - *Romeo and Juliet* (1936), Fi1m 63, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-and-juliet.md) - *San Francisco* (1936), Fi1m 71, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md) - *A Tale of Two Cities* (1935), Fi1m 76, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/a-tale-of-two-cities.md) - *David Copperfield* (1935), Fi1m 81, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/david-copperfield.md) - *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), Fi1m 83, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty.md) - *The Barretts of Wimpole Street* (1934), Fi1m 72, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-barretts-of-wimpole-street.md) - *Viva Villa!* (1934), Fi1m 66, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/viva-villa.md) ## Complete filmography (102) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *That's Entertainment, Part II* (1976), Thanks - *Rose Marie* (1954), as Songs - *Big Jack* (1949), Original Music Composer - *Hills of Home* (1948), Original Music Composer - *The Three Musketeers* (1948), Original Music Composer - *Three Daring Daughters* (1948), Original Music Composer - *Desire Me* (1947), Original Music Composer - *The Unfinished Dance* (1947), Music - *High Barbaree* (1947), Original Music Composer - *The Sea of Grass* (1947), Original Music Composer - *The Yearling* (1946), Original Music Composer - *Undercurrent* (1946), Original Music Composer, Conductor - *The Green Years* (1946), Original Music Composer - *They Were Expendable* (1945), Original Music Composer - *The Valley of Decision* (1945), Original Music Composer - *Son of Lassie* (1945), Music - *The Picture of Dorian Gray* (1945), Original Music Composer - *National Velvet* (1945), Original Music Composer - *Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo* (1944), Original Music Composer - *Kismet* (1944), Original Music Composer - *Dragon Seed* (1944), Music - *The White Cliffs of Dover* (1944), Original Music Composer - *A Guy Named Joe* (1944), Original Music Composer - *Madame Curie* (1943), Music — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/madame-curie.md) - *Thousands Cheer* (1943), Original Music Composer - *The Human Comedy* (1943), Music — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-human-comedy.md) - *Random Harvest* (1942), Music — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/random-harvest.md) - *Tennessee Johnson* (1942), Original Music Composer - *Cairo* (1942), Music - *I Married an Angel* (1942), Original Music Composer, Songs - *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-miniver.md) - *Rio Rita* (1942), Music - *The Chocolate Soldier* (1941), Original Music Composer - *Smilin' Through* (1941), Original Music Composer - *Blossoms in the Dust* (1941), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/blossoms-in-the-dust.md) - *Ziegfeld Girl* (1941), Music - *Men of Boys Town* (1941), Music - *Andy Hardy's Private Secretary* (1941), Music Director - *Come Live with Me* (1941), Original Music Composer - *Pride and Prejudice* (1940), Original Music Composer - *Susan and God* (1940), Music - *Waterloo Bridge* (1940), Original Music Composer - *Edison, the Man* (1940), Music - *Northwest Passage* (1940), Original Music Composer - *Balalaika* (1939), Original Music Composer - *Broadway Serenade* (1939), Music Director - *Idiot's Delight* (1939), Music - *Sweethearts* (1938), Original Music Composer - *Marie Antoinette* (1938), Original Music Composer - *Of Human Hearts* (1938), Music - *Mannequin* (1938), Additional Music - *The Firefly* (1937), as Songs - *Conquest* (1937), Original Music Composer - *The Good Earth* (1937), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-earth.md) - *Maytime* (1937), as Songs · Original Music Composer - *Camille* (1936), Original Music Composer - *After the Thin Man* (1936), Original Music Composer - *The Devil Is a Sissy* (1936), Music - *Romeo and Juliet* (1936), Music — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-and-juliet.md) - *The Gorgeous Hussy* (1936), Music - *San Francisco* (1936), Music — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md) - *Absolute Quiet* (1936), Additional Music - *Moonlight Murder* (1936), Original Music Composer - *Robin Hood of El Dorado* (1936), Original Music Composer - *Wife vs. Secretary* (1936), Original Music Composer - *Rose Marie* (1936), Original Music Composer - *A Tale of Two Cities* (1935), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/a-tale-of-two-cities.md) - *Ah, Wilderness!* (1935), Original Music Composer - *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty.md) - *A Night at the Opera* (1935), Music - *Anna Karenina* (1935), Original Music Composer - *China Seas* (1935), Original Music Composer - *David Copperfield* (1935), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/david-copperfield.md) - *Sequoia* (1935), Original Music Composer - *The Night Is Young* (1935), Conductor - *Biography of a Bachelor Girl* (1935), Music - *The Painted Veil* (1934), Original Music Composer - *What Every Woman Knows* (1934), Original Music Composer - *The Barretts of Wimpole Street* (1934), Music — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-barretts-of-wimpole-street.md) - *Chained* (1934), Original Music Composer - *Treasure Island* (1934), Original Music Composer - *Viva Villa!* (1934), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/viva-villa.md) - *Laughing Boy* (1934), Original Music Composer - *Riptide* (1934), Music - *The Cat and the Fiddle* (1934), Original Music Composer - *Queen Christina* (1934), Music, Music Director - *Night Flight* (1933), Music - *The White Sister* (1933), Music - *Rasputin and the Empress* (1932), Music - *The Son-Daughter* (1932), Music Score Producer, Original Music Composer - *Grand Hotel* (1932), Music Director - *The Cuban Love Song* (1931), Musical, Music Score Producer, Songs - *The Squaw Man* (1931), Music - *New Moon* (1930), as Songs - *A Lady's Morals* (1930), as Songs - *The Lottery Bride* (1930), Original Story - *Madam Satan* (1930), as Songs · Music - *Call of the Flesh* (1930), as Songs - *Golden Dawn* (1930), as Songs - *The Florodora Girl* (1930), as Songs · Original Music Composer - *The Song of the Flame* (1930), as Songs - *In Gay Madrid* (1930), as Songs ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won, 9 nominated - 1946: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (nominated), for *The Valley of Decision* - 1945: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (nominated), for *Kismet* - 1944: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (nominated), for *Madame Curie* - 1944: Best Original Musical Score (nominated), for *Thousands Cheer* - 1943: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (nominated), for *Random Harvest* - 1942: Best Original Musical Score (nominated), for *The Chocolate Soldier* - 1941: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Waterloo Bridge* - 1940: Best Original Score (won), for *The Wizard of Oz* - 1939: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Marie Antoinette* - 1939: Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment (nominated), for *Sweethearts* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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