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Musician · 1934–

Dave Grusin

Dave Grusin is an American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist. Born on 26 June 1934, this profile follows Dave Grusin through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Columbo (1968) and The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Greystone Mansion and Santa Monica Pier. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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CHAPTER 01

Life and work

Dave Grusin is an American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist. Born: 26 June 1934. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.

Dave Grusin — biographical record ↗︎

CHAPTER 02

Columbo · The Biltmore Los Angeles

Dave Grusin is credited as composer on Columbo. The work’s existing location story leads to The Biltmore Los Angeles. The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Columbo (1968). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.

Columbo — credits ↗︎Millennium Biltmore Hotel ↗︎

CHAPTER 03

The Fabulous Baker Boys · Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Dave Grusin is credited as composer on The Fabulous Baker Boys. The work’s existing location story leads to Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is documented as a location associated with The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.

The Fabulous Baker Boys — credits ↗︎The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel ↗︎

THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY

A life on the map.

Explore 5 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.

IN THE STORY

Explore a shared connection.

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WORKS

Culture, connected.

Follow the work through its real places.

TV · 1968

Columbo

Richard Levinson and William Link

Movies · 1989

The Fabulous Baker Boys

Steve Kloves

KEEP EXPLORING

Cities and Worlds.

CITY

Los Angeles ↗︎

Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.

PEOPLE IN THE STORY

Creative connections.

Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.

Actor

Michelle Pfeiffer ↗︎

Michelle Pfeiffer is an American actress. Born on 29 April 1958, this profile follows Michelle Pfeiffer through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989). The location trail reaches Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Jeff Bridges ↗︎

Jeff Bridges is an American actor. Born on 4 December 1949, this profile follows Jeff Bridges through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Big Lebowski (1998), Seabiscuit (2003) and Iron Man (2008). The location trail reaches Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Palace Theatre and Johnie’s Coffee Shop. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Peter Falk ↗︎

Peter Falk was an American actor. Born on 16 September 1927, this profile follows Peter Falk through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Columbo (1968) and Wings of Desire (1987). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Greystone Mansion and Santa Monica Pier, with existing stories in Berlin. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Musician

Henry Mancini ↗︎

Henry Mancini was an American film composer. Born on 16 April 1924, this profile follows Henry Mancini through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Columbo (1968). The location trail reaches Tiffany & Co. — The Landmark, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building and The Biltmore Los Angeles. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Julie Newmar ↗︎

Julie Newmar is an American actress. Born on 16 August 1933, this profile follows Julie Newmar through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Columbo (1968). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Greystone Mansion and Santa Monica Pier. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Jennifer Tilly ↗︎

Jennifer Tilly is an American actress. Born on 16 September 1958, this profile follows Jennifer Tilly through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989). The location trail reaches Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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