Cecil Copping
Cecil Sprague Copping 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.
Biography
Early in his life and career he lived in Rockland, Maine, where his parents were music teachers. Here, he was a member of the Young People's Christian Union and was musical director of the Farwell Opera House in 1908-1909.In the 1920s he was active as a composer and arranger in film and Broadway in New York City.
Partial filmography
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame The original film was silent; Copping composed one of the soundtracks for a later re-release.
- The Sea Hawk
- The Lost World Composed the music for the live orchestra premiere of this silent film at New York's Astor Theatre.
- The Private Life of Helen of Troy
- Chicago Composed the accompany music for the premiere of this silent film in New York.
- The Patent Leather Kid
- Lilac Time
- The Divine Lady Composed the film's music
- Glad Rag Doll
- The Hottentot
- Her Private Life
- The Isle of Lost Ships
- Drag
- The Love Racket
- Loose Ankles
- No, No, Nanette, uncredited composer
- Misbehaving Ladies
- Gone with the Wind, uncredited orchestrator