Heinz Roemheld (May 1, 1901 – February 11, 1985) was an

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Early life and career

Born Heinz Eric Roemheld in

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, he was one of four children of German immigrant Heinrich Roemheld and his wife Fanny Rauterberg Roemheld. Heinrich was a

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, but all the members of the family were musical. His brother Edgar Roemheld (1898-1964) became a conductor. His sister Irmgard Roemheld (1904-1995) became a well-known Milwaukee music teacher and radio broadcaster. Roemheld was a

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who began playing the piano at four. He graduated from the Milwaukee College of Music at 19 and performed in theaters to earn money to study

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. In 1920, he went to

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, where he studied with Hugo Kaun,

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, and

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. While there, he appeared in concert with the

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. "Milwaukee-born Heinz Roemheld followed a circuitous route to a career as a film composer. At age four, he was identified as a piano prodigy; he later studied with Ferruccio Busoni and Egon Petri in Berlin and performed as a guest soloist with the Berlin Philharmonic at 23." When he returned to America, Roemheld became involved in music for

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, both as a pianist and conductor. In 1925, he was sent back to Berlin as head of

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theaters there but had to leave in 1929 due to the rise of

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. Back in America, Roemheld moved to Los Angeles and became a prominent cinema composer. He scored some scenes in ''

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'', including the burning of Atlanta, although he was not credited on-screen. In 1942, he won the

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for ''

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''. Among the more than 400 other films for which he composed music were '' Gentleman Jim'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. After World War II, Roemheld returned to Germany to become Chief of the Film, Theatre, and Music Section of the Information Central Division of The American Armies in Europe. He continued writing for several major film studios until the late 1950s and, after briefly working in

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, he retired in 1964 to concentrate on classical composition. He is best known for the song "Ruby" from the movie ''

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'' (1952), which has become a standard.

Personal life

He married a former Miss Milwaukee, Emeline Defnet (1901-1980), from whom he was later divorced. They had two daughters, Mary Lou Roemheld, who was married for years to game show host

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, and Ann Roemheld, who married game show host

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Death

Roemheld died on February 11, 1985, at a convalescent home in

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after contracting pneumonia three weeks earlier.

Partial filmography

*'' The White Hell of Pitz Palu'' (1929) *''

All Quiet on the Western Front ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' () is a semi-autobiographical novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental trauma during the war as well as the detachme ...

'' (1930) *''

The Czar of Broadway ''The Czar of Broadway'' is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, directed by William James Craft and starring John Wray, Betty Compson, John Harron and Claud Allister. Plot Jay Grant is a journal ...

'' (1930) *''

See America Thirst ''See America Thirst'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and directed by William James Craft. Silent comics Harry Langdon and Slim Summerville star along with Bessie Love. Though released lat ...

'' (1930) *'' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1931 reissue) *''

Murders in the Rue Morgue "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in ''Graham's Magazine'' in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste ...

'' (1932) (stock music, uncredited) *'' Golden Harvest'' (1933) *''

'' (1933) (uncredited) *'' Fashion Follies of 1934'' (1934) *'' One Exciting Adventure'' (1934) *''

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'' (1934) *'' Bombay Mail'' (1934) *''

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head ''The Man Who Reclaimed His Head'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Jean Bart (writer), Jean Bart and Samuel Ornitz. The film stars Claude Rains, Joan Bennett, Lionel Atwill, Juanita Quigley, Henry O'Neill an ...

'' (1934) *'' Imitation of Life'' (1934) *'' The Black Cat'' (1934) *''

Midnight Alibi ''Midnight Alibi'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime comedy drama film directed by Alan Crosland, produced by First National Pictures, distributed by Warner Bros. and starring Richard Barthelmess. The film is an adaptation of Damon Runyon's 1933 ...

'' (1934) *'' Merry Wives of Reno'' (1934) (uncredited) *''

Ruggles of Red Gap ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring: Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 nove ...

'' (1935) *''

Storm Over the Andes ''Storm Over the Andes'' (aka ''Alas sobre El Chaco'') is a 1935 American adventure film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Jack Holt (actor), Jack Holt, Antonio Moreno and Mona Barrie. The low-budget programmer is set against the backdrop o ...

'' (1935) *'' Mary Burns, Fugitive'' (1935) *''

Werewolf of London ''Werewolf of London'' is a 1935 horror film directed by Stuart Walker (director), Stuart Walker and starring Henry Hull as the titular werewolf. The supporting cast includes Warner Oland, Valerie Hobson, Lester Matthews, and Spring Byington. ...

'' (1935) (uncredited) *'' The Girl from 10th Avenue'' (1935) *''

Front Page Woman ''Front Page Woman'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay by Laird Doyle, Lillie Hayward and Roy Chanslor based on the novel ''Women Are Bum Newspapermen'' by Richard Macauley. Plot Ellen Garfield refuses ...

'' (1935) *''

Dracula's Daughter ''Dracula's Daughter'' is a 1936 American vampire horror film produced by Universal Pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film ''Dracula''. Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett Fort, the film stars Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden in ...

'' (1936) *'' Her Master's Voice'' (1936) *''

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'' (serial, 1936) *'' Three Smart Kids'' (1936) * ''

The Girl on the Front Page ''The Girl on the Front Page'' is a 1936 American comedy crime film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Edmund Lowe, Gloria Stuart and Reginald Owen.Gates p.106-7 It was produced and distributed by Hollywood major Universal Pictures. Plot Aft ...

'' (1936) *'' Stage Struck'' (1936) *''

Times Square Playboy ''Times Square Playboy'' is a 1936 American romance film directed by William C. McGann and starring Warren William, June Travis and Barton MacLane. It is based on the 1926 play ''Hometowners'' by George M. Cohan, and was produced and distribute ...

'' (1936) *''

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'' (1936) *''

It's Love I'm After ''It's Love I'm After'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, and Olivia de Havilland. Based on the story "Gentlemen After Midnight" by Maurice Hanline, with a screenplay by Cas ...

'' (1937) *''

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'' (1937) *'' The Perfect Specimen'' (1937) *''

I Met My Love Again ''I Met My Love Again'' is a 1938 American romantic drama film distributed by United Artists, directed by Joshua Logan, Arthur Ripley and George Cukor. The screenplay was written by David Hertz, based on the novel ''Summer Lightning'' by Allene ...

'' (1938) *''

Four's a Crowd ''Four's a Crowd'' is a 1938 American screwball comedy, screwball comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell and Patric Knowles. The picture was written by Casey Robinson and Sig Herzig fr ...

'' (1938) *'' Comet Over Broadway'' (1938) *'' Nancy Drew, Reporter'' (1939) *''

'' (1939) (uncredited) *''

You Can't Get Away with Murder ''You Can't Get Away with Murder'' is a 1939 crime drama directed by Lewis Seiler, starring Humphrey Bogart and Gale Page, and featuring " Dead End Kid" leader Billy Halop. The film is from Bogart's period of being cast in B pictures by Warn ...

'' (1939) *''

Invisible Stripes ''Invisible Stripes'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. crime film starring George Raft as a gangster unable to go straight after returning home from prison. The movie was directed by Lloyd Bacon and also features William Holden, Jane Bryan and Humphre ...

'' (1939) *'' A Child is Born'' (1940) *''

Brother Orchid ''Brother Orchid'' is a 1940 American crime/comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy and Allen Jenkins. The screenplay was w ...

'' (1940) *''

No Time for Comedy ''No Time for Comedy'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film based on the play of the same name by S. N. Behrman, starring James Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Genevieve Tobin and Charlie Ruggles. Plot Gaylord Esterbrook, a reporter from Redfield, Mi ...

'' (1940) *'' The Man Who Talked Too Much'' (1940) *''

Brother Rat and a Baby ''Brother Rat and a Baby'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by John Cherry Monks, Jr. and Fred F. Finklehoffe. It is the sequel to the 1938 film ''Brother Rat''. The film stars Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Ja ...

'' (1940) *''

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'' (1940) *''

My Love Came Back ''My Love Came Back'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Olivia de Havilland, Jeffrey Lynn, Eddie Albert, and Jane Wyman. Based on the 1935 Austrian film ''Episode'' written and directed by Walter R ...

'' (1940) *'' Lady with Red Hair'' (1940) *''

Four Mothers ''Four Mothers'' is a 1941 American drama film and sequel to '' Four Daughters'' (1938) and '' Four Wives'' (1939). The film stars Claude Rains, Jeffrey Lynn, May Robson and featuring the Lane Sisters: Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane and Lola ...

'' (1941) *'' Strawberry Blonde'' (1941) *''

Flight from Destiny ''Flight from Destiny'' is a 1941 American drama film noir directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Barry Trivers. The film stars Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey Lynn, James Stephenson, Mona Maris and Jonathan Hale. The f ...

'' (1941) *''

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'' (1941) *''

The Wagons Roll at Night ''The Wagons Roll at Night'' is a 1941 American circus drama film directed by Ray Enright and starring Humphrey Bogart as traveling carnival owner Nick Coster, Sylvia Sidney as his girlfriend, and Eddie Albert as a newcomer who falls in love wi ...

'' (1941) *'' Affectionately Yours'' (1941) *'' Honeymoon for Three'' (1941) *'' Always in My Heart'' (1942) *''

The Male Animal ''The Male Animal'' is a 1942 American comedy-drama film produced by Warner Bros., starring Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland and Joan Leslie. The film was based on a hit 1940 Broadway play of the same name written by James Thurber and Ell ...

'' (1942) *'' Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' (1942) (uncredited) *''

'' (1942) *'' Gentleman Jim'' (1942) *'' The Hard Way'' (1943) *''

The Desert Song ''The Desert Song'' is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel. It was inspired by the 1925 uprising of the Riffs, a group of Berber fighters, against French colonia ...

'' (1943) *'' Make Your Own Bed'' (1944) *'' Janie'' (1944) *''

'' (1944) *''

Too Young to Know ''Too Young to Know'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by Frederick de Cordova, and written by Jo Pagano, and starring Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Dolores Moran, Harry Davenport, Rosemary DeCamp and Barbara Brown. It was released by Wa ...

'' (1945) *'' O.S.S.'' (1946) *'' Mr. Ace'' (1946) *'' The Fabulous Joe'' (1947) *'' Heaven Only Knows'' (1947) *'' It Had to Be You'' (1947) *'' Down to Earth'' (1947) *''

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'' (1947) *'' Curley'' (1947) *'' The Flame'' (1947) *''

The Lady from Shanghai ''The Lady from Shanghai'' is a 1947 American film noir produced and directed by Orson Welles and starring Rita Hayworth, Welles, Everett Sloane, and Glenn Anders. Welles's screenplay is based on the novel ''If I Die Before I Wake'' by Sherwo ...

'' (1947) *''

On Our Merry Way ''On Our Merry Way'' is a 1948 American comedy film produced by Benedict Bogeaus and Burgess Meredith and released by United Artists. At the time of its release, King Vidor and Leslie Fenton were credited with its direction, although the DV ...

'' (1948) *'' Here Comes Trouble'' (1948) *'' I, Jane Doe'' (1948) *'' Station West'' (1948) *'' Who Killed Doc Robbin'' (1948) *'' The Girl from Manhattan'' (1948) *'' The Fuller Brush Man'' (1948) *''

My Dear Secretary ''My Dear Secretary'' is a 1948 American comedy film written and directed by Charles Martin (1910-1983) and starring Laraine Day, Kirk Douglas, Keenan Wynn, and Helen Walker. The supporting cast features Rudy Valee, Alan Mowbray and Irene Ryan. ...

'' (1948) *'' Mr. Soft Touch'' (1949) *'' Lucky Stiff'' (1949) *''

Miss Grant Takes Richmond ''Miss Grant Takes Richmond'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Lucille Ball, William Holden, and Janis Carter, and produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was released under the alternative title ''I ...

'' (1949) *'' The Good Humor Man'' (1950) *'' Kill the Umpire'' (1950) *''

Rogues of Sherwood Forest ''Rogues of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1950 Technicolor adventure film from Columbia Pictures, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring John Derek as Robin, the Earl of Huntingdon, the son of Robin Hood, Diana Lynn as Lady Marianne, and Alan Hale, ...

'' (1950) *''

The Fuller Brush Girl ''The Fuller Brush Girl'' is a 1950 slapstick comedy starring Lucille Ball and directed by Lloyd Bacon. Animator Frank Tashlin wrote the script. Ball plays a quirky door-to-door cosmetics saleswoman for the Fuller Brush Company. The film also s ...

'' (1950) *'' Valentino'' (1951) *''

Chicago Calling ''Chicago Calling'' is a 1951 drama film directed by John Reinhardt and starring Dan Duryea and Mary Anderson. The film centers on the unsuccessful photographer Bill Cannon (Dan Duryea), whose wife abandons him, leaving with their daughter to ...

'' (1952) *''

The Big Trees ''The Big Trees'' is a 1952 American lumberjack Western film starring Kirk Douglas and directed by Felix E. Feist. It was Kirk Douglas's final film for Warner Brothers, a film he did for free in exchange for the studio agreeing to release him ...

'' (1952) *''

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'' (1952) *''

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'' (1952) *'' Three for Bedroom C'' (1952) *''

'' (1952) *''

The Moonlighter ''The Moonlighter'' is a 1953 American 3D Western film directed by Roy Rowland and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Ward Bond. Distributed by Warner Bros., it premiered alongside the 1953 Looney Tunes 3-D Bugs Bunny cartoon, '' L ...

'' (1953) *''

The Square Jungle ''The Square Jungle'' is a 1955 American film noir drama sport film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Tony Curtis, Pat Crowley and Ernest Borgnine.

'' (1955) *'' Hell's Horizon'' (1955) *'' There's Always Tomorrow'' (1956) *''

The Tall T ''The Tall T'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Adapted by Burt Kennedy from the 1955 short story "The Captives" by Elmore Leonard, the film is about ...

'' (1957) *''

The Monster That Challenged the World ''The Monster That Challenged the World'' is a 1957 black-and-white science-fiction monster film from Gramercy Pictures, produced by Arthur Gardner, Jules V. Levy, and Arnold Laven (who also directed), and starring Tim Holt and Audrey Dalton ...

'' (1957) *''

Decision at Sundown ''Decision at Sundown'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott. It is one of seven Boetticher/Scott western collaborations, including '' Seven Men from Now'', '' The Tall T'', '' Buchanan Rides Al ...

'' (1957) *''

Ride Lonesome ''Ride Lonesome'' is a 1959 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts, Lee Van Cleef, and James Coburn in his film debut. This Eastmancolor film is one of Boettich ...

'' (1959) *''

Lad, A Dog ''Lad: A Dog'' is a 1919 American novel written by Albert Payson Terhune and published by E. P. Dutton. Composed of twelve short stories first published in magazines, the novel is based on the life of Terhune's real-life Rough Collie, Lad. Bor ...

'' (1962)

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