Herman Fuchs


Herman Samuel Fuchs was a violinist who provided music for the Frank Buck movie Jungle Cavalcade.

Early years

Herman Fuchs was the son of Harry Fuchs, the proprietor of a laundry, and Gussie Fuchs. Harry and Gussie immigrated from Bessarabia, October 1887. Herman was born at 137 Essex Street, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and later lived in Brooklyn, according to his 1922 passport application. Herman Fuchs studied with the conductor Josiah Zuro, worked with Hugo Riesenfeld, and attended Fordham University to understand copyright law.

Career

Fuchs became music editor for Pathé News in 1927. He composed for many films, among them The Golden Age of Comedy and When Comedy was King. He also composed for television, including five episodes of The Patty Duke Show.

Work with Frank Buck

In 1941, Fuchs, together with Nathaniel Shilkret, composed music for the Frank Buck movie Jungle Cavalcade.

Later life

Fuchs died aged 66 in New York.