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name: "Sigmund Krumgold"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sigmund-krumgold"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 July 1896"
died: "11 April 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:02:34.592406+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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# Sigmund Krumgold

Composer. Born 1 July 1896 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Died 11 April 1981.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 July 1896, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
- **Died:** 11 April 1981

## Biography

Sigmund Krumgold was an American composer and musical director. Born on 1 July 1896 in Hartford, Connecticut, he began his career as a theatre pipe organist, recording accompaniments for the Victor label between 1927 and 1929.

He worked mainly at Paramount Pictures, serving as musical director on several Preston Sturges films of the early 1940s, including *The Lady Eve* (1941), *Sullivan's Travels* (1941), *The Miracle of Morgan's Creek* (1943) and *Hail the Conquering Hero* (1944). He received an on-screen composer credit for *Union Pacific* (1939) and contributed uncredited music to other productions of the period. Krumgold died on 11 April 1981 in Dade County, Florida.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, grokipedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also known for

- *Sullivan's Travels* (1941), Music Director — [page](https://film.one/film/sullivans-travels.md)
- *Island of Lost Souls* (1932), Music
- *Christmas in July* (1940), Music Director
- *Union Pacific* (1939), Original Music Composer
- *Hail the Conquering Hero* (1944), Music Director

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