Amedee J. Van Beuren
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Amedee J. Van Beuren was an American film producer. He is best known for producing Frank Buck's first three films, as well as many cartoons and short films. He also prepared Charlie Chaplin's celebrat
Joan Lowell in Adventure Girl (1934)
Winston Sharples
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Winston Singleton Sharples was an American composer known for his work with animated short subjects, especially those created by the animation department at Paramount Pictures. In his 35-year career,
Amedee J. Van Beuren
…each, and had his cartoon staff equip them with new music and sound effects. Radio and recording conductor Gene Rodemich and young jazz-band pianist Winston Sharples supervised the music for the Chaplin comedies. These first played in theaters from 1932 to 1934, and were revived in 1941 after Van Beuren's death…
Sharples (far left) with the Burney Boys Orchestra, c. 1920s