Cecil Copping

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 (1923) • The Sea Hawk (1924) • The Lost World (1925) 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 (1927) • Chicago (1927) Composed the accompany music for the premiere of this silent film in New York. • The Patent Leather Kid (1927) • Lilac Time (1928) • The Divine Lady (1928) Composed the film's music (which was distributed by the Vitaphone process) • 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 • Misbehaving Ladies (1931) • Gone with the Wind (1939), uncredited orchestrator == References ==