David Buttolph

Highest Rated: 100% Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

Lowest Rated: 50% The House on 92nd Street (1945)

Birthday: Aug 3, 1902

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

David Buttolph was most commonly known for his impressive musical talents. Buttolph worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Fifty Roads to Town" (1937), "Love Is News" (1937) starring Tyrone Power and "Pigskin Parade" (1936) starring Stuart Erwin. He also contributed to "Second Honeymoon" (1937) starring Tyrone Power, "Show Them No Mercy" (1935) and "You Can't Have Everything" (1937). In the forties, Buttolph's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like the Jeanne Crain romance "In the Meantime, Darling" (1944), the Peggy Ann Garner comedic adaptation "Junior Miss" (1945) and the William Eythe documentary "The House on 92nd Street" (1945). His work was also in the Richard Conte mystery adaptation "The Spider" (1945). Buttolph's music was also featured in the crime feature "The Sellout" (1952) with Walter Pidgeon, "This Woman Is Dangerous" (1952) with Joan Crawford and "The Winning Team" (1952). His music was also featured in "My Man and I" (1952) and the comedy "South Sea Woman" (1953) with Burt Lancaster. Buttolph's music was most recently featured in "The New Maverick" (ABC, 1978-79). Buttolph passed away in January 1983 at the age of 81.