Louis Lipstone
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Louis R. Lipstone | |
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| Born | June 5, 1892 |
| Died | March 18, 1954 (aged 61) |
| Other names | Louis Ralph Lipstein |
| Occupations | Music Director, Paramount Pictures |
| Known for | film music |
| Spouse | Ruth B. Lipstone (1926–1954, his death) |
| Children | Howard Lipstone (film producer, b 1928), Ronald Lipstone (attorney, b 1930) |
Louis R. Lipstone (né Louis Ralph Lipstein, June 5, 1892 – March 18, 1954) was head of Paramount Pictures music department from 1939 to 1954.
A native of Chicago, Lipstone was the son of Harris Lipstein, a Russian immigrant tailor who came to the US in 1888, and Katie Linche Lipstein.[1] Louis Lipstone studied the violin as a child and worked as a violinist in the Majestic Theater and Stratford Hotel in Chicago. His natural talent for music brought him to the attention of the heads of the Balaban and Katz theater circuit, and he became director of the circuit's 300 musicians. Later he was named director of all the B&K stage presentations, a feature of major movie houses in the 20s, and conceived and staged their productions.[2]
Hollywood
After the B&K circuit became a part of Paramount Pictures, Lipstone was sent to Hollywood as head of the studio's music department, succeeding Boris Morros.[3]
Musical Preferences
According to Hugo Friedhofer, Lipstone could not stand the sound of a flute. "He'd say, why don't you give it to the fiddles?" Lipstone also disliked counterpoint and dissonance.[4]