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Biography
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Jay Blackton
Real name: Jacob Schwartzdorf
Effective period / Period of releases: 1943 - 1957
Jay Blackton (born March 25, 1909, New York City, New York, USA - died January 8, 1994, Los Angeles, California, USA) was a composer, pianist, conductor and director.Won an Oscar for Best Musical Score with Oklahoma! in 1955.
Blackton also scored the Broadway musicals Annie Get Your Gun, Guys And Dolls and Hello, Dolly! among others