Scott Bradley
Known For: Sound
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: November 26, 1891
Day of Death: April 27, 1977 (85 years old)
Place of Birth: Russellville, Arkansas, USA
Scott Bradley was an American composer, pianist and conductor. He is best remembered for scoring the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) theatrical cartoons, including those starring Tom and Jerry (Hanna-Barbera years 1940-1958, 113 of 114 episodes), Droopy Dog (all 24 episodes), Barney Bear (all 26 episodes), and the many one-shot cartoons. Bradley was a conservatory-trained composer and pianist. In 1934, he began composing for Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising, who were producing cartoon shorts for MGM. After MGM established its own cartoon studio in 1937, Bradley was hired permanently, and he remained with MGM until his retirement in 1957. His early style incorporated fragments of popular and traditional melodies, as was common practice in scores for animation. However, by the late 1940s, Bradley's compositions and orchestrations had become more original and complex, occasionally utilizing the twelve-tone technique devised by Arnold Schoenberg who, along with Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, and Paul Hindemith, influenced Bradley's approach. "Scott writes the most blank-blank-blank difficult fiddle music in Hollywood," concertmaster Lou Raderman was quoted (complaining good-naturedly) in Sight & Sound magazine. "He is going to break my fingers." Bradley expressed considerable pride in his "funny music" and believed scoring for animation offered far more possibilities to the serious composer than live-action films. Bradley retired in 1957 when MGM closed its cartoon department. He died on April 27, 1977 in Chatsworth, California.
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Mucho Mouse
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Timid Tabby
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Feedin' the Kiddie
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Tom's Photo Finish
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Tops with Pops
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Grin and Share It
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Blackboard Jumble
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One Droopy Knight
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Scat Cats
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Give and Tyke
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Cat's Meow
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1955
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Good Will To Men
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Designs on Jerry
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Mouse for Sale
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That's My Mommy
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Southbound Duckling
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Deputy Droopy
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Tom and Chérie
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Pup on a Picnic
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The First Bad Man
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Smarty Cat
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Pecos Pest
1954
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Mice Follies
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Pet Peeve
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Neapolitan Mouse
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Little School Mouse
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Dixieland Droopy
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Drag-A-Long Droopy
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Homesteader Droopy
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Posse Cat
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Puppy Tale
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Touché, Pussy Cat!
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Hic-cup Pup
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Baby Butch
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Sleepy-Time Squirrel
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The Flea Circus
1953
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Half-Pint Palomino
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Just Ducky
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Life with Tom
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That's My Pup!
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Little Johnny Jet
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The Three Little Pups
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Two Little Indians
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T.V. of Tomorrow
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Johann Mouse
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Wee-Willie Wildcat
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Barney's Hungry Cousin
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Cobs and Robbers
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Jerry and Jumbo
1952
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The Two Mouseketeers
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Smitten Kitten
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The Flying Cat
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Little Runaway
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Cruise Cat
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Push-Button Kitty
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Triplet Trouble
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Caballero Droopy
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The Duck Doctor
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Fit to Be Tied
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The Dog House
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One Cab's Family
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Rock-a-Bye Bear
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Busybody Bear
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Magical Maestro
1951
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His Mouse Friday
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Jerry's Cousin
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Cat Napping
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Nit-Witty Kitty
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Droopy's Good Deed
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Droopy's Double Trouble
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Daredevil Droopy
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Slicked-up Pup
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Sleepy-Time Tom
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Symphony in Slang
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Casanova Cat
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Jerry and the Goldfish
1950
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Ventriloquist Cat
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Jerry and the Lion
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Texas Tom
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Little Quacker
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Cue Ball Cat
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The Chump Champ
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Safety Second
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Saturday Evening Puss
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The Framed Cat
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The Yellow Cab Man
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Garden Gopher
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The Peachy Cobbler
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The Hollywood Bowl
1949
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Hatch Up Your Troubles
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Heavenly Puss
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Jerry's Diary
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The Cat and the Mermouse
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Love That Pup
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Polka-Dot Puss
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Señor Droopy
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Wags to Riches
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Little Rural Riding Hood
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Out-Foxed
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Doggone Tired
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The Counterfeit Cat
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The House of Tomorrow
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Tennis Chumps
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Bad Luck Blackie
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Goggle Fishing Bear
1948
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Mouse Cleaning
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The Truce Hurts
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Old Rockin' Chair Tom
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Kitty Foiled
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The Little Orphan
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Professor Tom
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The Cat That Hated People
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Little 'Tinker
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The Bear and the Hare
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Half-Pint Pygmy
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Lucky Ducky
1947
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Salt Water Tabby
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A Mouse in the House
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The Invisible Mouse
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Part Time Pal
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Cat Fishin'
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
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King-Size Canary
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Uncle Tom's Cabana
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The Cat Concerto
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Slap Happy Lion
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Hound Hunters
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Red Hot Rangers
1946
1945
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Quiet Please!
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The Mouse Comes to Dinner
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Flirty Birdy
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Swing Shift Cinderella
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The Screwy Truant
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The Shooting of Dan McGoo
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Wild and Woolfy
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Tee for Two
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Mouse in Manhattan
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Jerky Turkey
1944
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Mouse Trouble
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The Zoot Cat
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Puttin' on the Dog
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The Bodyguard
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The Million Dollar Cat
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Happy-Go-Nutty
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Screwball Squirrel
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Bear Raid Warden
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Polar Pest
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Innertube Antics
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The Tree Surgeon
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Big Heel-Watha
