Bronisław Kaper
Bronisław Kaper (also Bronislau or Bronislao Kaper, pseudonyms Benjamin Kapper and Hans Mills, born February 5, 1902 in Warsaw, † April 26, 1983 in Hollywood) was American composer of film scores and popular songs of Polish origin.
Life
Bronisław Kaper was probably born in 1902 in Warsaw. About his birth year can now only speculate as neither documents exist, nor Kaper even during his lifetime, knew his exact date of birth. The fact is that caper was in 1908, at the age of six years, playing the piano, and was a child prodigy in Poland. In his teenage years Kaper wrote already own compositions and then studied at the Warsaw Conservatory of Music. To satisfy his father, who wanted to know his son in a profitable profession, Kaper studied parallel law.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Kaper wrote songs which he presented in England, France and Germany. In Berlin he completed his musical education. Under the pseudonym Benjamin Kapper he also composed for German films and conducted his works. In most cases, together with Walter Jurmann Kaper created numerous pieces for the dance orchestras of that time: Jurmann composed, Caper took care of the arrangements.
1933, after the seizure of power by the National Socialists, Caper fled to France as a Jew working for French directors. 1935 Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer boss Louis B. Mayer was born in Paris on Kapers also with Jurmann A song for you Song written Ninon attention for the film. Mayer took a caper in the same year to America. At the citizenship in the USA, the error that led to atypical name Kapers happened. The responsible officials read in place of w a u and so was Bronisław Kaper from a Bronislau Kaper. It should be noted that there is no name of Slavic Bronislau.
In contrast to his later work Kaper began in the U.S. as a songwriter, who supplied the soundtracks for several films. He has written over 150 musical compositions. At a jazz standard On Green Dolphin Street, which he wrote with Ned Washington as a film song 1947.
Bronisław Kaper was nominated in the course of his working more than four decades working three times for an Academy Award in the category " Best Film Score " as well as once in the category "Best Song." Once, in 1954, Hi- Lili, Hi -Lo from the film Romance Lili he was able to receive the gold statue. Another well-known feature film Kapers was Mutiny on the Bounty from the year 1962. For him, he was nominated in two categories (music / song ). For the television series FBI with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Kaper wrote a well-known theme tune.
Bronisław Kaper experienced how the glory of the old Hollywood film faded, and he therefore received fewer offers. After his last work for the film The Salzburg Connection (1972 ) was not mentioned in the film credits, he pulled completely back into private life.
Bronisław Kaper, who was neither married nor had children, died of cancer at the age of 81 years.