Paul Weston


Composer, Conductor

About

Also Known As
Jonathan Edwards, Paul Wetstein
Birth Place
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Born
March 12, 1912
Died
September 21, 1996

Family & Companions

Jo Stafford
Wife
Singer. Married in 1952; survived him.

Biography

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Royce (1994)
Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Watchman

Music (Feature Film)

Judy (2019)
Song
Fences (2016)
Song
Love & Mercy (2015)
Song
The Master (2012)
Song

Visual Effects (Feature Film)

The Machine (2013)
Visual Effects
Countryman (1982)
Special Effects

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Taking the Heat (1993)
Boom Operator
The Adjuster (1991)
Boom Operator
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babalonia Story (1990)
Boom Operator
Circleman (1988)
Boom Operator

Stunts (Feature Film)

Outlaw King (2018)
Stunts
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 (2018)
Stunt Performer
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
Stunt Player
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Stunt Performer
The Mummy (2017)
Stunt Performer
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Stunt Coordinator
Ravenous (1999)
Stunt Coordinator
Mad Cows (1999)
Stunt Coordinator
Royce (1994)
Stunt Coordinator
Death Train (1993)
Stunt Coordinator
Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Stunt Coordinator
Pascali's Island (1988)
Stunts
Gulag (1985)
Stunt Coordinator
Octopussy (1983)
Stunt Supervisor
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Stunts
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
Stunts
Ashanti (1979)
Stunt Coordinator
Moonraker (1979)
Stunts
Superman:The Movie (1978)
Stunts
Side By Side (1975)
Stunts

Music (Special)

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1989)
Song
Opening Night (1962)
Music Director
Esther Williams at Cypress Gardens (1960)
Music Director
Art Carney Meets the Sorcerer's Apprentice (1959)
Music; Music Director
Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf (1959)
Music
Crescendo (1957)
Music Director

Stunts (Special)

Heat of the Sun (1999)
Stunt Coordinator

Stunts (TV Mini-Series)

Wild Justice (1993)
Stunts
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again (1989)
Stunts
Deceptions (1985)
Stunt Coordinator

Life Events

1934

Sold his first arrangment to Joe Hayme's orchestra

1935

Became official arranger when Tommy Dorsey took over Hayme's orchestra; wrote arrangements for "Song of India", "Star Dust" and Night and Day"

1940

Moved to Hollywood to work for the Bob Crosby Orchestra

1942

Co-wrote band arrangement for "Holiday Inn" with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire

1944

Musical director for Capitol Records

1950

Became west coast director of artists and repertoire at Columbia Records

1952

Married Jo Stafford

1968

Oversaw the comedy "Laugh In"

Family

Tim Weston
Son
Survived him.
Amy Weston
Daughter
Singer. Survived him.

Companions

Jo Stafford
Wife
Singer. Married in 1952; survived him.

Bibliography