Don Sebesky(1937-2023)

Composer
Music Department
Producer

Don Sebesky was born on 10 December 1937 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA. He was a composer and producer, known for Julie & Julia (2009), The Wanderers (1979) and Allegra's Window (1994). He was married to Janina Serden and Janet. He died on 29 April 2023 in Maplewood, New Jersey, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 3 wins & 19 nominations total

Known for

Julie & Julia

7.0

Music Department

2009

The Wanderers

7.3

Soundtrack("You Can't Go Home Again")

1979

Allegra's Window

6.5

TV Series

Composer

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

8.6

TV Special

Music Department

1988

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Composer

Allegra's Window
6.5
TV Series
- Composer
- 1994–1998
Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes
7.0
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1997
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
9.1
Video
- Composer
- 1988
The Rosary Murders
5.8
- Composer
- 1987
Hollow Image
6.4
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1979
How to Pick Up Girls!
5.7
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1978
F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'the Last of the Belles'
5.3
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1974
The People Next Door
6.1
- Composer
- 1970
Time Piece
7.6
Short
- Composer
- 1965

Music Department

The 64th Annual Tony Awards
6.7
TV Special
- orchestrator
- 2010
Julie & Julia
7.0
- orchestrator
- 2009
The 63rd Annual Tony Awards
7.9
TV Special
- orchestrator
- 2009
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
- orchestrator
- 1993–2003
Allegra's Window
6.5
TV Series
- original songs and arrangements
- composer: theme music
- 1995–1998
'The Day After That' Recording
TV Special
- orchestrator
- 1993
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
8.6
TV Special
- principal arranger
- 1988
The Rosary Murders
5.8
- conductor
- 1987
F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'the Last of the Belles'
5.3
TV Movie
- music arranger
- 1974
Some of My Best Friends Are...
5.9
- music arrangement
- 1971
The People Next Door
6.1
- conductor
- 1970
The Jimmy Dean Show
8.0
TV Series
- additional orchestration
- 1963–1964

Producer

Personal details

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Alternative name
- 'Dynamite' Don Sebesky
Born
- December 10, 1937
- Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Died
- April 29, 2023
- Maplewood, New Jersey, USA(complications from dementia)
Spouses
Other works
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Trivia
Won Broadway's 2000 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for "Kiss Me, Kate." He was also previously twice nominated: in 1997 with collaborator Harold Wheeler for "The Life," and in 1999 for "Parade."