Billy Goldenberg

William Leon "Billy" Goldenberg (born February 10, 1936, Brooklyn, New York City) is an American composer most known for his work on television and film.

Among his most noteworthy were his collaborations with Steven Spielberg on his telefilms (in particular, Duel) and his seven-episode contribution toward the NBC Mystery Movie detective series Columbo. He composed the theme music for several popular televisions shows including Kojak, Rhoda, Rage of Angels and Our House. He also composed the scores to countless of films and made-for-TV movies; including Onassis: The Richest Man in the World, 18 Again!, Guilty Conscience, Helter Skelter, The Legend of Lizzie Borden and hundreds others.

He served as Musical Director for "Elvis Presley's Comeback Special," "The Ann-Margret Show," "An Evening with Diana Ross" and others.

He was awarded an Emmy in 1975 for the series "Benjamin Franklin" and again in 1978 for the mini-series "King". He has received 22 Emmy nominations in total.

He served a musical accompanist for An Evening with Elaine May and Mike Nichols. He was also the composer of the Michael Bennett-directed Broadway musical Ballroom, based on the television special Queen of the Stardust Ballroom, which he also composed. He was co-creator and accompanist of Bea Arthur on Broadway - Just Between Friends, which received a Tony nomination and toured extensively through the US, UK, Australia, Canada and South Africa. In September 2009, he Executive Produced a star-studded Broadway tribute to Arthur, a friend of over 30 years, who died in April 2009.

Baby with Zika-related microcephaly born at New Jersey hospital

Edit CNN 01 Jun 2016

(CNN)A baby with Zika virus-related microcephaly was born in New Jersey on Tuesday, hospital officials said. The baby and mother are stable and doing well following the cesarean delivery, said Dr. Abdulla Al-Kahan, director of maternal and fetal medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center. "The mother is stable, obviously sad, which is the normal emotional reaction given the situation," he said ... Read More ... CDC confirmation ... ....

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People in the Green Zone checkpoint with Iraqi solider

Iraq’s Green Zone Turns Red, Signals Phase Four Of Pacification

Edit WorldNews.com 01 Jun 2016

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingWhen 150 Iraqi demonstrators were brutally beaten or shot to death trying to breach the Green Zone, it signaled Phase Four of the U.S.-led Global Police State and its attempt to pacify geopolitical spheres of influence, public spaces and war of narratives ... “Curse the government that kills its children in cold blood.” . This prophetic condemnation was actually mirrored by U.S ... May 28, 2016.....

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In this photo released by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, the remains of tiger cubs and a bear are laid out at the "Tiger Temple" in Saiyok district in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, June 1, 2016.

Dozens of dead tiger cubs found in freezer at Thai temple

Edit The Irish Times 01 Jun 2016

Thai wildlife authorities found 40 tiger cub carcasses in a freezer in Thailand’s infamous Tiger Temple on Wednesday as they removed live animals in response to international pressure over suspected trafficking and abuse ... But the temple has been investigated for suspected links to wildlife trafficking and abuse ... Reuters.   . . ....

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World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland

Edit BBC News 01 Jun 2016

The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel is to be officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work. The 57km (35-mile) twin-bore Gotthard tunnel will provide a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe. Switzerland says it will revolutionise European freight transport. Goods currently carried on the route by a million lorries a year will go by train instead ... ....

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EgyptAir 'black box signals heard'

Edit BBC News 01 Jun 2016

A French ship detects signals likely to have come from the black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month, Egyptian authorities say ... ....

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How Bea Arthur Became a Champion for Homeless LGBT Youth

Edit Huffington Post 21 Jul 2015

It seemed like a miracle to me when Bea Arthur became dedicated to the Ali Forney Center. It was 2005, 3 years after we first began offering shelter to homeless LGBT youths. We were a small organization, tiny in comparison to so many of the huge, well-established charities in NYC ... A wonderful man named Ray Klausen became a volunteer ... When I got to my office I received a call from Billy Goldenberg, one of Bea's best friends....

Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot No. 5: I "Love" 'Sniper,' "Just Can't Do It Again" With Streep

Edit The Hollywood Reporter 20 Feb 2015

0. 0. 0. 0. 0. Email Print Comments ... Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. 'American Sniper' ... A conversation with a different member will post each day leading up to the Oscars ceremony on Feb ... 2 ... Billy Goldenberg did an amazing job [on The Imitation Game] — that was a complicated cut and Billy's a really brilliant guy — but I voted Sniper because, again, I really want it to get something and I liked what they [Joel Cox and Gary D....

How They Did It: Breaking the Enigma Code in 'The Imitation Game' (Video)

Edit IMDb 11 Feb 2015

Oscar contending editor Billy Goldenberg, production designer Maria Djurkovic and composer Alexandre Desplat discuss the making of this pivotal scene. Editor Billy Goldenberg ... And then ». - Bill Desowitz. ....

How Angelina Jolie's A-List Crafts Team Enhanced Louis Zamperini Biopic 'Unbroken'

Edit IMDb 26 Dec 2014

... crafts story from production designer Jon Hutman, costume designer Louise Frogley, co-supervising sound editor Becky Sullivan, editors Tim Squyres and Billy Goldenberg, and composer Alexandre Desplat....

Little, Brown To Release Peter Guralnick's Definitive two-Part Elvis Biography - 'Last Train To Memphis' + 'Careless Love' - As Enhanced E-Book On December 30th (Shore Fire Media Inc)

Edit noodls 15 Dec 2014

... original interviews with sound engineer Bill Porter, ''68 Comeback Special' musical director Billy Goldenberg, and bassist Jerry Scheff, as well as new video segments with fascinating anecdotes from Guralnick's research like hanging out with Colonel Tom Parker and Sam Philips at the Colonel's 80th birthday party in Las Vegas....

Alexandre Desplat Discusses Scoring ‘The Imitation Game’ (BMI - Broadcast Music lnc)

Edit noodls 24 Nov 2014

(Source. BMI - Broadcast Music lnc). Film music maestro Alexandre Desplat is one of the world's most in-demand composers. This year has proven to be remarkable, even for someone so prolific ... When you see so much wonderful achievement in a film, from the impeccable cast to Billy Goldenberg's editing, the costume design or the photography, there is usually, as much as the producer as involved, one person behind it. the director ... (noodl....

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