Bernardo Segall (August 4, 1911 – November 26, 1993) was a Brazilian-born

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and concert pianist.

Life

Bernardo Segall made his professional debut as a pianist at age 9 in his native Campinas, Brazil. At Age 16 he traveled to the United States, where he studied with

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and, at 21, made his American debut at New York's Town Hall, later performing in orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic. Segall also had an uncle who was a well-known painter in Brazil, Lasar Segall. In addition to performing as a concert pianist, Bernardo Segall also maintained an additional career as a composer for theater, ballet, film and television. Segal was married to dancer and choreographer

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for 12 years, and he composed many pieces that she danced in. He scored films such as '' The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery'' starring

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, '' The Luck of Ginger Coffey'' and '' Custer of the West'', and wrote music for TV series including ''

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'', '' Airwolf'' and the 1976 documentary ''

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''. Segall died in 1993.

Selected filmography

*'' The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery'' (1959) *'' The Luck of Ginger Coffey'' (1964) *'' Hallucination Generation'' (1967) *'' Custer of the West'' (1967) *''

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'' (1970) *''

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'' (1971) *''

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'' (1972) *'' The Girl Most Likely to...'' (1973) *'' Homebodies'' (1974)

External links

*
Bernardo Segall LA Times Obituary

References

People from Campinas 1911 births 1993 deaths Brazilian emigrants to the United States Brazilian film score composers Brazilian composers American male composers 20th-century American composers 20th-century American pianists American male pianists 20th-century American male musicians Jewish classical pianists {{Brazil-musician-stub