Joseph Gershenson

Actor

Date of birth : 01/12/1904

Date of death : 01/18/1988

City of birth : Kishinev, Russian Empire [now Chisinau, Moldova]

Russian-born Joseph Gershenson began his show-business career in 1920 as a conductor of orchestras in movie theaters. Hired by Universal Pictures for its music department, he was made the department head in 1940. Gershenson's name appeared on virtually every Universal film made as music supervisor from 1949 until his retirement in 1969 after Angel in My Pocket (1969). He also branched out into producing and directing, using the pseudonym Joseph G. Sanford.