John Leipold

Composer. Born 25 February 1888 in Ulster County, New York, USA. Died 8 March 1970.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won

Born

25 February 1888, Ulster County, New York, USA

Died

8 March 1970

Active

1929–1942

Frequently works with

Eugene Pallette, Jeanette MacDonald, Maurice Chevalier, Adolph Zukor, Charles Ruggles, Ernst Lubitsch, Gary Cooper, Waldemar Young

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

85Fi1m

80Critics

We rate John’s work 5 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above7

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 11 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 11 films
Screen time: 15 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $9m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1929–1942

Genres

Comedy7
Romance7
Drama3
War3
Adventure1
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

90BestThe Lady Eve1941

74WorstThe Lives of a Bengal Lancer1935

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31920s

1241930s

461940s

31950s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1940Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · Stagecoach

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.