University of Wyoming
"Leaves of Grass" -- 33 1/3 rpm phonodisc.
Orchestral background cues -- Reel-to-reel audiotape.
Irving Gertz (1915-2008) worked as a composer for United Artists, Universal Pictures and Cathedral Films from 1946 until about 1969. He also composed the song "Leaves of Grass."
Collection contains mainly scores of motion picture music composed by Gertz, including "Khyber Patrol," "Overland Pacific," "The Lone Gun," "Kentucky Rifle," "Top Gun," "Blonde Ice," "Daughter of the West," "It Came from Outer Space," "Escape to Egypt," "The Fiercest Heart," and "Francis Joins the Wacs"; the score for the motion picture "The Hoover Dam Story," which was produced by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; the score for a Gillette Company television ad; 1 33 1/3 rpm record of "Leaves of Grass"; and 1 reel-to-reel audiotape of orchestral background cues for many motion pictures which featured Gertz's compositions.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Irving Gertz at the date of processing.
This material was received from Irving Gertz in 1970 and Dorothy Gertz from 1991-2023.
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