Biography
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Sol Kaplan (April 9, 1919 – November 14, 1990) was a prolific film and television music composer.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kaplan worked as a successful concert pianist, including performing at Carnegie Hall. That same year, in 1941, Kaplan composed his first film score. He went on to write music for dozens of films including Titanic and Niagara. His film career was disrupted during the '50s when he was blacklisted after appearing before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. For Star Trek the Original series, Kaplan scored two episodes, The Enemy Within (TOS episode) and The Doomsday Machine. Sol Kaplan died of lung cancer in 1990.
Partial filmology
- Tales of Manhattan (1942)
- Trapped (1949)
- The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
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