Hal Schaefer(1925-2012)

Hal Schaefer was born on 22 July 1925 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), The Amsterdam Kill (1977) and The Money Trap (1965). He was married to Brenda Goodman and Leah Cahan. He died on 8 December 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

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Alternative names
- Hal Scheafer
Born
- July 22, 1925
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Died
- December 8, 2012
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA(congestive heart failure)
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Trivia
Some reference works (eg Colonna Sonora) credit Schaefer as composer of the music score for Fail Safe (1964). In fact, the Columbia record division did issue his five minute Fail Safe suite on a 7-inch disc in 1964 (Colpix Records CP 751) with the film promoted on the actual label: Fail Safe - A Columbia Pictures Release. Schaefer's music, performed by the Hal Schaefer Quintet, was a somewhat nervous and dissonant jazz work, fairly appropriate to the film's content. However, director Lumet decided to release the film with no background score, so Schaefer's music only exists on the promotional disc.