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June birthdays

Saturday Cinema - June 7, 2025

This week on Saturday Cinema, join host Lynne Warfel to celebrate June birthdays in the world of film, including Marilyn Monroe, Frank Morgan, Robert Preston, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Errol Flynn, Mildred Natwick, Judy Holliday, Bernerd Herrmann and Richard Rodgers. Listen now!

Playlist

Citizen Kane
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Joel McNeely
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish Orchestra
Soloists: Janet Watson, soprano
Varese Sarabande 66225

All About Eve: Main Title
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 183

How to Marry a Millionaire: Street Scene
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: John Wilson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia of London
Chandos 5294

Spartacus: Main Title
Composer: Alex North
Conductor: Eric Stern
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Nonesuch 79446

Taras Bulba: The Ride to Dubno
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 708

Ray Harryhausen Fantasy Film Suite
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1051

The Adventures of Don Juan
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 912

White Christmas
Composer: Irving Berlin
Orchestra/Ensemble: John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
Soloists: Bing Crosby, vocals
Geffen 73017

Young Frankenstein: A Transylvanian Lullaby
Composer: John Morris
Soloists: Gil Shaham, violin
DG 463483

North by Northwest: Conversation Piece
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1045

The Music Man: Ya Got Trouble
Composer: Meredith Willson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ensemble
Soloists: Robert Preston, vocals
Warner Bros 1459

How the West Was Won
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80141

Victor/Victoria: Main Title
Composer: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
GNP 8038

Cinderella Waltz
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80278

On Your Toes: Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA 63835

Gone with the Wind: Tara Theme
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80168

Since You Went Away: Love Theme
Composer: Max Steiner
Soloists: Gregg Nestor, guitar
Cambria 1030

Bells are Ringing: The Party’s Over
Composer: Jule Styne/Betty Comden/Adolph Green
Orchestra/Ensemble: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Soloists: Judy Holliday, vocals
Sony 65810

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