Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Mikhail Romanovich "Mischa" Bakaleinikov was a noted musical director, film composer and conductor.Personal life
Brother to Constantin, Nikolay and Vladimir, Bakaleinikoff was born in Moscow in 1890. He left the Soviet Union for the United States, travelling via Shanghai, China, to Los Angeles, in 1926, and joined Columbia Studios's music department in Hollywood in 1931.
Bakaleinikoff was a member of a Masonic Lodge. At his funeral service in 1960, the music was played by a string ensemble from Columbia. He died at age 69, and was survived by his wife, Yvonne and their four children.
He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
He was also married to actress Helen Gilbert.Career
Bakaleinikoff played the double bass viol in Columbia Studios' orchestra for films such as Lost Horizon before becoming the studio's music director in the early 1940s.Selected filmography
He scored the music to the following films:
