University of Wyoming
Nathan Scott's music for Lassie -- Audio tapes -- Reel to reel.
Nathan Scott (1915-) was a composer in the motion picture and television industries during the twentieth century. Born in Salinas, California and educated at the University of California, Scott composed soundtracks for a number of popular movies between the 1940s and 1980s, including "Wyoming" (1947), "Hoodlum Empire" (1952), and "X-15" (1961). He started working in television during the 1950s and composed music for numerous popular television programs between the 1950s and 1980s, including "Steve Canyon" (1958-1960), "Laramie" (1959-1963), and "Lassie" (1963-1973).
Collection contains Nathan Scott's musical scores (originals and copies) for the television programs he worked on, including "Steve Canyon", "Laramie", and "Lassie". Collection also contains Scott's musical scores for the movies he worked on, including "Wyoming", "Hoodlum Empire", and "X-15". A number of reel to reel audio tapes of Nathan Scott's music for "Lassie", a number of unidentified musical scores, and Scott's contracts for the movies and television shows he worked on are in this collection as well.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Nathan Scott at the date of processing.
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