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name: "Leo Shuken"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leo-shuken"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "8 December 1906"
died: "24 July 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 89
updated: "2026-09-16T12:02:07.561556+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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# Leo Shuken

Composer. Born 8 December 1906 in Los Angeles. Died 24 July 1976.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 8 December 1906, Los Angeles
- **Died:** 24 July 1976
- **Works often with:** Charles Bradshaw, Edith Head, Preston Sturges, Stuart Gilmore

## Biography

Leo Shuken (8 December 1906 – 24 July 1976) was an American film composer, arranger and orchestrator. Born in Los Angeles, he worked under contract to Paramount Pictures from 1937 to 1944.

During his Paramount years he contributed music to several films directed by Preston Sturges, including *The Lady Eve* (1941) and *Sullivan's Travels* (1941). He shared an Academy Award for the score of *Stagecoach* (1939) and was later nominated for *The Unsinkable Molly Brown* (1964).

After leaving Paramount he worked extensively as an orchestrator, contributing to scores including *Sunset Boulevard* (1950), *Roman Holiday* (1953), *The Magnificent Seven* (1960), *To Kill a Mockingbird* (1962) and *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969). With Jack Hayes he also composed for television western series such as *Gunsmoke* and *The Virginian*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Sullivan's Travels* (1941), Fi1m 88, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/sullivans-travels.md)
- *The Lady Eve* (1941), Fi1m 90, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lady-eve.md)

## Also known for

- *Sunset Boulevard* (1950), Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/sunset-boulevard.md)
- *To Kill a Mockingbird* (1962), Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/to-kill-a-mockingbird.md)
- *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969), Orchestrator
- *Roman Holiday* (1953), Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/roman-holiday.md)
- *The Magnificent Seven* (1960), Orchestrator
- *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance* (1962), Orchestrator
- *Ace in the Hole* (1951), Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/ace-in-the-hole.md)
- *Shane* (1953), Orchestrator

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