Harry Geller

Canadian-born trumpeter, conductor, arranger and bandleader. Born July 7, 1913 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Died February 15, 2008 (94 years of age). Father of the screenwriter Stephen Geller. For Australian composer and bandleader, refer to Harold Geller. He was an arranger for Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw. He was lead trumpet in Artie Shaw's first big band. He wrote much uncredited music in Paris during the blacklisting days. He was an A&R guy for RCA for several years, then went to Capitol, then toured with the Ames Bros. He was known as the collaborator of CBS music department head and composer Morton Stevens on TV series like "Gunsmoke", "The Wild Wild West" and "Hawaii Five-O". He also worked for producer Irwin Allen on shows such as "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" and "Lands of the Giants".