University of Wyoming
Richard Shores (1917-2001) was a music composer for television and movies during the 1960s and 1970s. He composed for several production studios including Allied Artists, Desilu, Disney, MGM, Paramount, Universal, Calvacade Productions, Inc., 20th century Fox, NBC classic films, CBS Television and Four Star Television. He scored music for countless television shows and movies of the week. Some of these shows include "Gunsmoke," "Perry Mason," "Twilight Zone," "Mannix," "Girl From U.N.C.L.E.," "Hawaii Five-O," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," and "Born Free."
The Richard Shores papers contain musical scores, timings, sketches, schedules and scripts for television shows and movies of the week. Music scores found in the collection include "Twilight Zone," "Wild, Wild, West," "Rawhide," "Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "Wagon Train," "Wells Fargo," and others.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Richard Shores at the date of processing.
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