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Carmen Dragon, Carmen Dragon (July 28, 1914 – March 28, 1984) was an American conductor, composer, and arranger who in addition to live performances and recording, worked in radio, film, and television.Dragon was born in Antioch, California. He was very active in pops music conducting and composed scores for several films, including At Gunpoint (1955), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Night into Tomorrow (1951), and Kiss Tomorrow Good-bye (1950).With Morris Stoloff, he shared the 1944 Oscar for the popular Gene Kelly/Rita Hayworth musical Cover Girl, which featured songs by Jerome Kern and Ira Gershwin.He made a popular orchestral arrangement of America the Beautiful and also re-arranged it for symphonic band. According to his website, he was awarded an Emmy in 1964.He conducted the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, and they performed on The Standard School Broadcast, broadcast on NBC in the western U.S. for elementary schools from 1928 through the 1970s. The show was sponsored by the Standard Oil Company of California (now the Chevron Corporation), but other than the name there were no commercials. The program featured a high quality introduction to classical music for young people growing up in the 1940s and early 1950s.Dragon made a series of popular light classical albums for Capitol Records during the 1950s with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Some of these recordings have been reissued by EMI on CD. Dragon appeared as himself briefly at the end of the 1979 film The In-Laws.ChildrenSon, Daryl Dragon of the 1970s pop music duo The Captain & TennilleDaughter, Carmen E. Dragon (died July 11, 2010), classical harpistSon, Dennis Dragon, drummer for the popular surf band Surf Punks; also produced much of The Captain & Tennilles music.[citation needed]References^ The Standard School Broadcast websiteExternal linksOfficial websitePersondataNameDragon, CarmenAlternative namesShort descriptionDate of birthJuly 28, 1914Place of birthAntioch, California, U.S.Date of deathMarch 28, 1984Place of deathThis article on an American conductor or bandleader is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · d · eThis article on a United States composer born in the 20th century is a stub. 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