Alfred Newman is one of the iconic figures of the Hollywood film industry who created a stir in the film fraternity with his music. In his four decades of long career, he composed music for more than 200 films winning forty four Academy Award nominations and nine awards. He started a legacy of Hollywood film composers which was aided by his brothers, sons, nephews, grandchildren and grandnephews. His is a perfect rags to riches story. Born in a terribly poor family, he was a prodigious child who trained himself musically with the help of his mother. He initiated his career as an accompanist on piano at the vaudeville circuit and in no time, rose up to conduct his first orchestra. He conducted musicals on Broadway and later made a plunge into the film industry. His musical compositions are unique in terms of their content and forward a music that is enriched with melody and harmony. During his career, he created Newman System, a means of synchronizing the performance and recording of a musical score with the film which is still used as of date. For his outstanding brilliance at music, he was nominated for an Academy Award 20 years in succession, from 1938 to 1957, including a nine year stretch from 1938 to 1946 in which he was nominated for at least two different movie scores in each of those years. To know in details about his life, and career, read through the following lines.