Fred Steiner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fred Steiner

American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1923

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jun-2011

Profession: composer, film score composer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Frederick Steiner (February 24, 1923 – June 23, 2011) was an American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger for television, radio and film.
Steiner wrote the theme music for The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show and Perry Mason.
While Alexander Courage composed the theme music for the original Star Trek TV series (TOS), Steiner's significant contributions to the franchise included composing more of the incidental music for TOS than any other composer, as well as scoring or conducting the music for 29 of the show's 79 episodes.
Steiner also composed and orchestrated additional music for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), was part of the team of composers for the 1985 film, The Color Purple, which received an Oscar nomination, and was an uncredited composer for Return of the Jedi.Steiner was most active in television series during the 1950s and 1960s.
His numerous composition credits included music for Hogan's Heroes, Have Gun – Will Travel, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, and Rawhide.