Harvey Brooks (composer)

For the bass player born in 1944, see Harvey Brooks (bassist).
Harvey Brooks
BornFebruary 17, 1899
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 17, 1968 (aged 69)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresJazz
InstrumentsPiano

Harvey Oliver Brooks (February 17, 1899 – June 17, 1968) was an American pianist and composer. He is the first black American to have written a complete score for a major motion picture: Mae West's film I'm No Angel (1933).

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