Scarecrow Press
Pages: 240
Trim: 5⅜ x 8½
978-0-8108-4478-0 • Paperback • June 2002 • $47.00 • (£36.00)
Linda Danly is a composer and film music historian. She teaches the history of film music at the University of Southern California. Other published writings include biographical essays on screen composers Herbert Stothart, Leigh Harline, and Fran Churchill for the American National Biography, Oxford University Press.
...the career of Hugo Friedhofer is brought to life for the first time through this collection of essays, personal letters and interviews...an appropriate and valuable appreciation of a life well spent in film music.
— Soundtrack
I recommend Danly's The Best Years of His Life...it is an appealing and accessible introduction to Friedhofer.
— Journal of Film Music
An engaging blend of biography, filmography and interview...an essential purchase for soundtrack enthusiasts.
— Film Review