Leo Shuken

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

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won · 1 nominated

Born

8 December 1906, Los Angeles

Died

24 July 1976

Active

1941–1969

Frequently works with

Preston Sturges, William Demarest

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

80Fi1m

77Critics

We rate Leo’s work 3 points above the press, across 16 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above12

60 to 795

Under 601

Of 18 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 18 films
Screen time: 36 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $242m across 13 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1941–1969

Genres

Drama10
Romance6
Comedy5
Western5
Crime4
Adventure3

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestSunset Boulevard1950

58WorstFor Whom the Bell Tolls1943

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

151930s

391940s

291950s

271960s

21970s

Directors most worked with

Preston Sturges2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

William Demarest2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 1 nominated

Nominated1965Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Won1940Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · Stagecoach

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