Maury Laws | |
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| Born | (1923-12-06)December 6, 1923 |
| Died | March 28, 2019(2019-03-28) (aged 95) Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Occupation | composer |
| Years active | 1934–1985 |
| Spouse | Karen (/Krumm) Rutledge |
Maury Laws (December 6, 1923 – March 28, 2019) was an American television and film composer fromBurlington, North Carolina.
In his teens, Laws performed in local country, jazz and dance bands as a singer and guitarist in his home state ofNorth Carolina. His career was put on hold duringWorld War II, in which he served in the Army.
In 1964, he was hired as music director for the television production companyVideocraft International (now known asRankin/Bass), a post which he held for roughly 20 years. In this capacity, he conducted and scored music for a number of animated features, includingThe Hobbit,Jack Frost,The Flight of Dragons,The Daydreamer,The Wacky World of Mother Goose,Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, andFrosty the Snowman. His most widely known work may be an adaptation ofJohnny Marks' score for the well-known Christmas specialRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, first aired in 1964. Laws also did composing work on a 1967 Rankin/Bass theatrical feature, the Halloween-themedMad Monster Party?.
Maury Laws died inAppleton, Wisconsin on March 28, 2019.[1]
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