Albert Glasser

Albert Glasser
Born	January 25, 1916 Chicago, Illinois,U.S.
Died	May 4, 1998 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California,U.S.
Occupation(s)	composer, conductor, arranger
Years active	1941–1988

Albert Glasser(January 25, 1916– May 4, 1998) was a composer, conductor and arranger of film music, primarily in the realm ofB-moviesduring the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He scored approximately 200 films during his career, many forAmerican International Picturesand directorBert I. Gordon. For the US War Department, Glasser composed forFrank Capra'sSpecial Services Unitand forOffice of War Informationradio shows for overseas broadcasts. For television, he composed the score for the early western,The Cisco Kid.For radio, he composed scores forHopalong Cassidy,Clyde Beatty,andTarzan.Glasser joinedASCAPin 1950, and his popular song compositions include "Urubu", "The Cisco Kid", "Someday" and "I Remember Your Love". In addition to his composition work, Glasser was an amateur radio operator (K6RFU).

Selected filmography

• In This Corner(1948)
• The Cobra Strikes(1948)
• Last of the Wild Horses(1948)
• Treasure of Monte Cristo(1949)
• Secrets of Beauty(1951)
• Geisha Girl(1952)
• Invasion U.S.A.(1952)
• The Neanderthal Man(1953)
• Paris Model(1953)
• Dragon's Gold(1954)
• The Boss(1956)
• Flight to Hong Kong(1956)
• The Big Caper(1957)
• Monster from Green Hell(1957)
• Beginning of the End(1957)
• Viking Women and the Sea Serpent(1957)
• The Cyclops(1957)
• Valerie(1957)
• The Hired Gun(1957)
• The Amazing Colossal Man(1957)
• War of the Colossal Beast(1958)
• Giant from the Unknown(1958)
• Teenage Cave Man(1958)
• Earth vs. the Spider(1958)
• High School Confidential(1958)
• Night of the Quarter Moon(1959)
• The Boy and the Pirates(1960)
• Confessions of an Opium Eater(1962)
• The Cremators(1972)
• The Naked Monster(2005)

External links

• Albert GlasseratIMDb