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    Herbert W. Spencer
    Herbert W. Spencer

    Chilean-American film & television composer & orchestrator.


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    Born April 7, 1905 in Santiago, Chile.
    Died September 8, 1992 in Culver City, California, USA.
    Spencer gained industry fame when he teamed up with fellow 20th Century Fox orchestrator Earle Hagen in 1953 to create the Spencer-Hagen Orchestra. Spencer and Earle scored many early sitcoms and other television shows. Spencer also helped orchestrate film musicals. Later on in life, Spencer was known mostly for his collaborations with composer John Williams as orchestrator and arranger (from 1967 until his death) for many of his film scores.

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