Cecil Copping

Cecil Copping (6 July 1888 in Lisbon, New Hampshire, United States – 4 January 1966 in Los Angeles, California, United States) was an American composer of film music and a miscellaneous crew. He composed background music to nine movies and worked as a miscellaneous crew in five movies in 1920s-1930s.^[1][2]

Cecil Copping
Born	July 6, 1888 Lisbon, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	January 4, 1966 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Film composer
Years active	1923–1939

Biography

He was musical director of the Farwell Opera House in Rockland, Maine in 1908-1909.^[3]

Partial filmography

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)^[2] The original film was silent; Copping composed one of the soundtracks for a later re-release.^[4]
• The Sea Hawk (1924)
• The Lost World (1925)
• The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
• Chicago (1927)
• The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
• Lilac Time (1928)
• The Divine Lady (1928)
• Glad Rag Doll (1929)
• The Hottentot (1929)
• Her Private Life (1929)
• The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
• Drag (1929)
• The Love Racket (1929)
• Loose Ankles (1930)
• No, No, Nanette (1930), uncredited composer^[5]
• Misbehaving Ladies (1931)
• Gone with the Wind (1939), uncredited orchestrator^[6]