Spoiler : Born in New York City 6/29/1911; died 12/24/1975 of a heart attack while asleep in Hollywood, California. Married and divorced from radio writer Lucille Fletcher (1939-1948). Herrmann graduated from the Julliard School of Music. Founder and conductor of the New Chamber Orchestra (1931-1932). Scored movies beginning with Citizen Kane (1941), winning a 1941 Academy Award for All That Money Can Buy. Last movie was Taxi Driver (1976).

Spoiler : In 1934, Herman joined CBS as a staff composer and conductor that provided music for CBS-Radio programs including Brave New World (1938); The Mercury Theater On The Air (1938); Men Against Death (1938-1939); Four Corners Theater (1938-1939); The Campbell Playhouse (1938-1940); So This Is Radio (1939); The Adventures Of Ellery Queen (1939-1940); The Free Company (1941); Orson Welles Theater (1941-1942); The Man Behind The Gun (1942-1944); An American In Russia (1943); Suspense (1943-1947); Columbia Presents Corwin (1944); The Evelyn Pasen Show (1945); The Mercury Summer Theater (1946); The Harvest Of Stars (1948-1949); Crime Classics (1953- 1954); The CBS Radio Workshop (1956-1957).