Harold Geller


Harold Geller was an Australian-born American conductor and composer.

Early life

Harold Geller was born on February 23, 1916 in Sydney, Australia.

Career

Geller was a conductor for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. He subsequently composed music for films like Trio, Jungle Street, Fury at Smugglers' Bay and The Mistress. He also composed music for Velvet, a Spanish television series, in 2014-2015. Harold Geller spent most of his career in Great Britain, giving hundreds of broadcasts for the BBC with his fourteen piece orchestra in programmes such as 'Music While You Work' and 'Morning Music'. He composed many light orchestral pieces as well as a concerto for mandolin and orchestra featuring Hugo D'Alton. He recorded an album conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra entitled "Play For You" for Pye Records. During the 1970s, he worked for Chappell Music Publishers in London as a promotion man for their music and song catalogue.

Personal life

With his wife Ruth, Geller has a son, Laurence Geller, who is a real estate investor, author and philanthropist, and a daughter, Roslynn Marre. They resided in Las Vegas, Nevada. Geller became a Freemason.

Death

Geller died on February 27, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada.