Dr. Samuel Hoffman

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Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman (July 23, 1903 – December 6, 1967) was a notable thereminist who played with Les Baxter and played theremin on several film soundtracks. He was also an adviser on soundtracks, such as the ones for Spellbound (1945) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), as he was the only thereminist in the Los Angeles Musician's Union. Like many early thereminist he started as a violinist. He was referred to as "Doctor" because he was also a podiatrist.^[1]

Contents 1 Death 2 Filmography 3 External Links 4 Web sources

[edit] Death

Hoffman died of a heart attack on December 6, 1967.

[edit] Filmography

Spellbound (1945) The Lost Weekend (1945) The Spiral Staircase (1945) The Red House (1947) The Pretender (1947) Road to Rio (1947) Raw Deal (1948) Let's Live a Little (1948) Impact (1949) She Shoulda Said No! (1949) Oriental Evil (1950) Rocketship X-M (1950) Fancy Pants (1950) Let's Dance (1950) The Thing from Another World (1951) The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Phantom from Space (1953) It Came from Outer Space (1953) The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953) Project Moon Base (1953) The Mad Magician (1954) Day the World Ended (1955) Please Murder Me (1956) The Ten Commandments (1956) Voodoo Island (1957) The Delicate Delinquent (1957) Earth vs. the Spider (1958) Billy the Kid versus Dracula (1966) [edit] External Links Dr. Samuel Hoffman at the Internet Movie Database Dr Samuel Hoffman Biography [edit] Web sources ^ All Music bio  This article on an American electronic musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.