Fred Steiner
February 24, 1923 – June 23, 2011

Fred Steiner was among many things, a prolific composer for radio, and later film and television.  Steiner’s radio drama credits include This Is Your FBI and Suspense.  For television, he composed music for Star Trek, Lost In Space, The Twilight Zone, and Dynasty, to name a few.  His film credits include The Greatest Story Ever Told, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and The Color Purple, for which he shared an Academy Award nomination.  Fred Steiner passed away on June 23, 2011 following a stroke.  He was 88.  His daughter, Wendy Waldmen was a singer-songwriter who was in Bryndle with Karla Bonoff, Kenny Edwards, and Andrew Gold.

Thanks to Craig Rosen at Number1Albums for the assist.

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