Alexander Courage Net Worth

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Alexander Courage Net Worth is
$400,000

Alexander Courage Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Alexander Courage was born on December 10, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA as Alexander Mair Courage Jr. He is known for his work on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Star Trek (2009) and Jurassic Park (1993). He was married to Shirley Pumpelly. He died on May 15, 2008 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.

Full NameAlexander Courage
Date Of BirthDecember 10, 1919, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedMay 15, 2008, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
ProfessionMusic Department, Composer, Soundtrack
EducationEastman School of Music
NationalityAmerican
SpouseShirley Pumpelly (m. 1980–2005)
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
AlbumsSuperman
NominationsAcademy Award for Best Original Music Score, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Music Composition - Special Program
MoviesSuperman IV: The Quest for Peace, The Cage (Original Pilot), The Left Handed Gun, Doctor Dolittle, Day of the Outlaw, Follow the Boys, Hot Rod Girl, Yes, Giorgio, A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion, Sierra Stranger, Deep in My Heart, Do Not Disturb, Say One for Me, Interrupted Melody, Shake, Rattle & Roc...
Star SignSagittarius
#Quote
1I have to confess to the world that I am not a science fiction fan. Never have been. I think it's just marvelous malarkey.....So you write some, you hope, marvelous malarkey music that goes with it. (from a 2000 interview for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' "Archive of American Television")
2Little did I know, when I wrote that first A-flat for the flute, that it was going to go down in history, somehow. It's a very strange feeling. (on composing the theme for "Star Trek")
#Fact
1Son of a Scottish father and a French-American mother.
2The eight-note brass fanfare that Courage wrote to herald the starship Enterprise became one of the most familiar musical signatures in television history.
3Said he made the "whoosh" sound which is heard as the Enterprise zooms through the opening credits of "Star Trek".
4When Courage finished the signature theme to Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, the series' creator, penned lyrics to it, allegedly in order to collect half the royalties. In revenge, when Courage was asked to sign autographs, he would occasionally sign Roddenberry's name.
5He enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army Air Corps on 6 January 1942 during World War II.
6He moved to New Jersey as a boy and took up both the piano and horn.
7He received his degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. in 1941, then enlisted in the Army Air Corps and became a band leader at various bases in California and Arizona.
8He was among the founders of the Composers and Lyricists Guild of America, the union that represented composers and songwriters in Hollywood during the 1950s, '60s and '70s.
9He was also an award-winning photographer whose photos appeared in such popular magazines as Life and Colliers.
10Survivors include four stepchildren and six grandchildren.
11Famous for his "Star Trek Fanfare"
12Familiarly known and referred to as Sandy Courage.
13Frequently worked as an orchestrator on scores composed by Jerry Goldsmith.

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Brothers Brannagan1960-1961TV Series composer - 39 episodes
Go Naked in the World1961orchestrator - uncredited
Pepe1960composer: additional music - uncredited / orchestrator - as Sandy Courage
Bells Are Ringing1960orchestrator
Who Was That Lady?1960orchestrator - uncredited
Ben-Hur1959orchestrator - uncredited
The Blue Angel1959orchestrator - uncredited
Porgy and Bess1959orchestrator
Woman Obsessed1959orchestrator - uncredited
The Big Country1958orchestrator - uncredited
The Gun Runners1958orchestrator - uncredited
Gigi1958additional orchestrator - uncredited / composer: additional music - uncredited
The Left Handed Gun1958composer: ballad
Seven Guns to Mesa1958orchestrator - uncredited
M Squad1957TV Series musical cues - 1 episode
Raintree County1957composer: additional music - uncredited / orchestrator - uncredited
Les Girls1957orchestrator
Undersea Girl1957conductor
The Sun Also Rises1957composer: Spanish music - uncredited
My Gun Is Quick1957composer: additional music - uncredited
The Seventh Sin1957orchestrator - uncredited
Hot Rod Rumble1957musical director
The Vintage1957orchestrator - uncredited
Sierra Stranger1957conductor
Funny Face1957composer: additional music - uncredited / orchestrator
The Rack1956orchestrator - uncredited
Tea and Sympathy1956orchestrator - uncredited
Hot Rod Girl1956conductor
Crime in the Streets1956orchestrator - uncredited
Meet Me in Las Vegas1956composer: additional music - uncredited
Guys and Dolls1955orchestrator
Oklahoma!1955orchestrator - uncredited
Kismet1955composer: additional music - uncredited / orchestral arrangements
Interrupted Melody1955orchestrator - uncredited
Jupiter's Darling1955orchestrator - uncredited
Many Rivers to Cross1955orchestrator - uncredited
Bad Day at Black Rock1955orchestrator - uncredited
The Battle of Gettysburg1955Documentary short orchestrator - uncredited
Deep in My Heart1954orchestrator
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers1954orchestrations
The Long, Long Trailer1953orchestrator - uncredited
Torch Song1953composer: additional music - uncredited / orchestrator - uncredited
Mister Scoutmaster1953orchestrator - uncredited
The Band Wagon1953orchestrator
The Farmer Takes a Wife1953orchestrator - uncredited
Sombrero1953orchestrator - uncredited
Million Dollar Mermaid1952composer: additional music - uncredited / orchestrator
The Sellout1952orchestrator - uncredited
Talk About a Stranger1952orchestrator - uncredited
Singin' in the Rain1952orchestrator - uncredited
The Belle of New York1952orchestrator - uncredited
Lone Star1952orchestrator - uncredited
Show Boat1951additional orchestrator / composer: additional music - uncredited
Soldiers Three1951composer: additional music - uncredited / orchestrator - uncredited
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone1950orchestrator - uncredited
Father of the Bride1950orchestrator - uncredited
The Big Hangover1950orchestrator - uncredited
Shadow on the Wall1950orchestrator - uncredited
Annie Get Your Gun1950orchestrator - uncredited
Stars in My Crown1950orchestrator - uncredited
Intruder in the Dust1949orchestrator - uncredited
The Stratton Story1949composer: additional music - uncredited / orchestrator - uncredited
Little Women1949orchestrator - uncredited
Luxury Liner1948one musical source cue - uncredited / orchestrator - uncredited
Julia Misbehaves1948orchestrator - uncredited
Star Trek Beyond2016composer: theme to "Star Trek"
Star Trek Continues2015TV Series composer - 2 episodes
Dreadnought Dominion2015TV Series stock music - 1 episode
Star Trek New Voyages: Phase IITV Series theme music by - 1 episode, 2014 composer - 1 episode, 2012 original theme - 1 episode, 2011
Starship Valiant: Legacy2014Video short
Star Trek2009composer: theme
Shrek the Third2007orchestrator
Star Trek: Nemesis2002composer: theme "Star Trek"
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration2001TV Special documentary orchestrator
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone2001orchestrator - uncredited
Hollow Man2000orchestrator
Star Trek: Armada2000Video Game composer: theme "Star Trek"
The Haunting1999orchestrator
The 13th Warrior1999orchestrator
The Mummy1999orchestrator
Star Trek: Insurrection1998composer: additional music - from "Star Trek" / orchestrator
Small Soldiers1998orchestrator
Mulan1998orchestrator: score
U.S. Marshals1998orchestrator
Star Trek: Pinball1998Video Game composer: theme "Star Trek"
Deep Rising1998orchestrator
The Edge1997orchestrator
Air Force One1997orchestrator
L.A. Confidential1997orchestrator - uncredited
Star Trek: First Contact1996composer: additional music - from "Star Trek" / orchestrator
The Ghost and the Darkness1996orchestrator
Executive Decision1996orchestrator
Powder1995orchestrator
First Knight1995orchestrator
Congo1995orchestrator
The Science of Star Trek1995TV Movie documentary composer: stock music
I.Q.1994orchestrator
Star Trek: Generations1994composer: additional music - from "Star Trek"
The River Wild1994orchestrator
The Shadow1994orchestrator
Star Trek: The Next Generation1987-1994TV Series composer - 176 episodes
Malice1993orchestrator
Rudy1993orchestrator
Dennis the Menace1993orchestrator
Jurassic Park1993orchestrator
Matinee1993orchestrator
Star Trek: Judgment Rites1993Video Game composer: theme "Star Trek"
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Enhanced1992Video Game composer: theme music
Love Field1992orchestrator
Mr. Baseball1992orchestrator
Mom and Dad Save the World1992orchestrator
Basic Instinct1992orchestrator
Star Trek1991Video Game composer: theme "Star Trek"
JFK1991additional orchestrator - uncredited
Hook1991orchestrator
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country1991composer: additional music - from "Star Trek"
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West1991orchestrator
Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition1991TV Special documentary composer: stock music
Sleeping with the Enemy1991orchestrator
The Last Butterfly1991orchestrator for Alex North
Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990orchestrator: source music
Total Recall1990supervising orchestrator
All Dogs Go to Heaven1989orchestrator
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier1989composer: additional music - from "Star Trek"
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade1989orchestrator - uncredited
The Bear1988orchestrator
Bat*211988orchestrator - uncredited
Beetlejuice1988orchestrator - uncredited
Lionheart1987orchestrator
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987conductor
Extreme Prejudice1987orchestrator
¡Three Amigos!1986orchestrator: stock music
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home1986composer: theme "Star Trek"
An American Tail1986orchestrator
Legend1985orchestrator - director's cut
The Black Cauldron1985additional orchestrator - uncredited
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend1985orchestrator
Runaway1984orchestrator - uncredited
Gremlins1984orchestrator - uncredited
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom1984orchestrator - uncredited
Twilight Zone: The Movie1983composer: theme music from "Twilight Zone" / orchestrator
Heart Like a Wheel1983orchestrator
Yes, Giorgio1982music coordinator
The Secret of NIMH1982orchestrator
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan1982composer: theme "Star Trek"
Friday the 13th Part 21981orchestrator - uncredited
Friday the 13th1980orchestrator - uncredited
Star Trek: The Motion Picture1979composer: theme "Star Trek" / orchestrator - uncredited
Watership Down1978orchestrator - uncredited
The Island of Dr. Moreau1977orchestrator
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure1977orchestrator
The Omen1976orchestrator - uncredited
Babe1975TV Movie orchestrator - uncredited
Escape to Witch Mountain1975composer: additional music - uncredited / orchestrator - uncredited
QB VII1974TV Mini-Series orchestrator - 2 episodes
The Poseidon Adventure1972orchestrator - uncredited
Fiddler on the Roof1971orchestrator
Bearcats!1971TV Series conductor - 1 episode
Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971composer: additional music - uncredited / orchestrator - uncredited
Tora! Tora! Tora!1970composer: Japanese music - uncredited / orchestrator - uncredited
Hello, Dolly!1969orchestrations
Star TrekTV Series composer - 54 episodes, 1966 - 1969 conductor - 25 episodes, 1966 - 1969
Judd for the Defense1967-1969TV Series composer - 49 episodes
Funny Girl1968orchestrator - as Sandy Courage
Bandolero!1968orchestrator - uncredited
Planet of the Apes1968composer: additional music - uncredited / orchestrator - uncredited
Custer1967TV Series composer - 1 episode
Doctor Dolittle1967conductor / orchestrator - uncredited
A Guide for the Married Man1967orchestrator - uncredited
Lost in Space1966TV Series composer - 2 episodes
Stagecoach1966conductor - uncredited
Do Not Disturb1965music associate / orchestrator
The Agony and the Ecstasy1965orchestrator
Morituri1965composer: source music - uncredited / orchestrator - uncredited
Mickey1964-1965TV Series orchestrator - 17 episodes
My Son, the Witch Doctor1964TV Movie composer: theme music
The Pleasure Seekers1964music associate
The Americanization of Emily1964orchestrator - uncredited
My Fair Lady1964orchestrator
The Unsinkable Molly Brown1964orchestrator
Irma la Douce1963orchestrator - uncredited

Composer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Star Trek Continues2014TV Series 1 episode
Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II2004-2011TV Series 4 episodes
Get Aboard! The Band Wagon2005Video documentary short
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion1993TV Movie
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987
Star Trek1966-1986TV Series 26 episodes
Boone1983TV Series 5 episodes
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain1982TV Movie
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain1982TV Movie
A Wedding on Walton's Mountain1982TV Movie
Falcon Crest1981-1982TV Series 2 episodes
Flamingo Road1981TV Series 1 episode
The Waltons1972-1981TV Series 155 episodes
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons1980TV Movie
Eight Is Enough1977TV Series 4 episodes
Visions1976TV Series 1 episode
Apple's Way1974TV Series 2 episodes
Medical Center1970-1972TV Series 3 episodes
Lassie1972TV Series 2 episodes
Bearcats!1971TV Series 6 episodes
Bracken's World1970TV Series 1 episode
Daniel Boone1964-1970TV Series 22 episodes
Land of the Giants1969TV Series 1 episode
Lancer1969TV Series 2 episodes
Judd for the Defense1967-1969TV Series 12 episodes
Peyton Place1966-1968TV Series 18 episodes
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1964-1968TV Series 6 episodes
Lost in Space1966-1968TV Series 7 episodes
Police Story1967TV Movie
The Felony Squad1966TV Series 1 episode
The Loner1965-1966TV Series 3 episodes
Do Not Disturb1965uncredited
My Son, the Witch Doctor1964TV Movie
The Pleasure Seekers1964uncredited
The Unsinkable Molly Brown1964uncredited
Arrest and Trial1963TV Series 1 episode
Follow the Boys1963
The Untouchables1962-1963TV Series 2 episodes
Billy Rose's Jumbo1962uncredited
Father of the Bride1962TV Series 1 episode
National Velvet1960-1962TV Series 58 episodes
Bus Stop1961TV Series 1 episode
The Brothers Brannagan1961TV Series 1 episode
Wagon Train1959-1960TV Series 2 episodes
Riverboat1960TV Series 2 episodes
Hotel de Paree1959TV Series 1 episode
Laramie1959TV Series 1 episode
Playhouse 901959TV Series 1 episode
Day of the Outlaw1959
Say One for Me1959uncredited
Tokyo After Dark1959
M Squad1958TV Series 1 episode
The Left Handed Gun1958
Handle with Care1958
Undersea Girl1957
Hot Rod Rumble1957
Sierra Stranger1957
Shake, Rattle & Rock!1956
Hot Rod Girl1956
Interrupted Melody1955uncredited
Deep in My Heart1954uncredited
The Band Wagon1953uncredited
The Belle of New York1952uncredited
Pagan Love Song1950uncredited

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Big Bang Theory2011-2016TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Star Trek Beyond2016writer: "Theme from 'tt0060028' TV Series"
One Hit Wonderland2015TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Mike & Mike2014-2015TV Series music - 2 episodes
The SimpsonsTV Series 1 episode, 1999 writer - 1 episode, 2015
X-Men: Days of Future Past2014writer: "Time Reverse/Future Risk"
BBC Proms2013TV Series writer - 1 episode
Star Trek Into Darkness2013"Star Trek Main Theme", uncredited
Atop the Fourth WallTV Series 1 episode, 2010 writer - 1 episode, 2012
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2012TV Series writer - 1 episode
Spacelift: Transporting Trek Into the 21st Century2011Video short writer: "Star Trek Theme"
Star Trek2009writer: "Theme from tt0060028 "
Tropic Thunder2008writer: "Music from 'Star Trek' episode 'Arena'" 1966
The Angry Video Game Nerd2008TV Series music - 1 episode
Weltberühmt in Österreich - 50 Jahre Austropop2006TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
RV2006writer: "Star Trek Theme"
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi2005TV Special writer: "Theme from Star Trek" - uncredited
Muppets from Space1999writer: "Theme from 'Star Trek' TV series"
Star Trek: Insurrection1998"Ba'ku Village", "End Credits", uncredited
Projekt X1998TV Series writer - 1 episode
Star Trek: First Contact1996writer: "Star Trek: The Next Generation - Main Title" - uncredited
Star Trek: Generations1994music: "Theme from tt0060028" - uncredited
Star Trek: The Next Generation1987-1994TV Series writer - 176 episodes
Wayne's World1992"THEME FROM ''STAR TREK''"
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country1991"Theme From Star Trek TV Series"
The Lemon Sisters1989"THEME FROM STAR STREK"
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier1989"Fanfare From Star Trek TV Series"
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987writer: "Fanfare/Space Saver", "Main Title/Back In Time", "Pow!/Good Morning", "Smoke The Yokes/Nefarious", "For Real/The Class", "To Work/Train Stopper", "Hair Raisers", "Lacy/The Visit", "First Nuclear Man", "Headphone Heaven", "Revolution Now", "Saxy Sadie", "Nuke 1 Fight/Ashes", "Headline", "Fresh Air", "United Nations/Net Man", "Sunstroke/Enter Nuclear Man 2", "Workout", "Flight to Earth/Introducing Nuclear Man 2", "Lacy Disco Version", "Lacy's Place", "Ear Ache/Confrontation/Tornado", "Vol
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock1984"Theme From Star Trek TV Series"
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan1982music: "Theme From Star Trek TV Series"
Star Trek: The Motion Picture1979writer: "Theme from 'Star Trek: The television Series'"
The Poseidon Adventure1972"The Song From The Poseidon Adventure" 1972
Star Trek1966TV Series music: "Theme"
Inside Daisy Clover1965arranger: "The Circus Is a Wacky World" - uncredited

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Yes, Giorgio1982Conductor, Turandot

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
SuperNews!2008TV Series special thanks - 1 episode
That's Entertainment! III1994Documentary grateful acknowledgment: to the music arrangers and orchestrators

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Get Aboard! The Band Wagon2005Video documentary shortHimself
That's Entertainment!: The Masters Behind the Musicals2004Video documentary shortHimself
Inside Star Trek: The Real Story1998Video documentaryHimself
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith1995Video documentaryHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2000OFTA TV Hall of FameOnline Film & Television AssociationBehind the Scenes
1988Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Music DirectionJulie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas (1987)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2012IFMCA AwardInternational Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)Best Archival Release of an Existing ScoreStar Trek (1966)
1987Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Music DirectionLiberty Weekend (1986)
1973Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series (First Year of Music's Use Only)Medical Center (1969)
1968OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or TreatmentDoctor Dolittle (1967)
1966OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or TreatmentThe Pleasure Seekers (1964)

Known for movies

Music Department

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
as Music Department

Music Department

Star Trek (2009)
as Music Department

Music Department

Jurassic Park (1993)
as Music Department

Music Department

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
as Music Department

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IMDB Wikipedia

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