George Aliceson Tipton, also known as George Tipton (born January 23, 1932) is an American

United States

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 composer

Composer

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, musical arranger and conductor.

Among Tipton's works are the theme songs for the TV shows Benson

Benson (TV series)

Benson is an American television sitcom which aired from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986, on ABC. The series was a spin-off from the soap opera parody Soap ; however, Benson discarded the...

, It's a Living

It's a Living (US TV series)

It's a Living is an American sitcom set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from 1980 to 1982...

, I'm a Big Girl Now

I'm a Big Girl Now

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and Empty Nest, plus incidental music for numerous shows, including The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American television sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the same name, which was based on the book written by Mark Toby...

, Soap

Soap (TV series)

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, The Love Boat

The Love Boat

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, Heartland

Heartland

- Education :* Heartland Baptist Bible College, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma* Heartland Community College, in Illinois* Heartland Elementary School, public school, Kansas- Film :* Heartland , a 1979 film starring Rip Torn and Conchata Ferrell...

, The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

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and The Golden Palace

The Golden Palace

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. He also wrote music for the movies Badlands

Badlands (film)

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and Phantom of the Paradise

Phantom of the Paradise

Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 musical film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The story is a loosely adapted mixture of The Phantom of the Opera, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Faust and also briefly references Frankenstein and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari...

, and for the television movie

Television movie

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s The Affair, I Want to Keep My Baby!, Mulligan's Stew

Mulligan's Stew

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, The Gift

The Gift (1979 film)

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and Gidget's Summer Reunion

Gidget

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.

His arranging and conducting credits include Jose Feliciano

José Feliciano

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's cover version

Cover version

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 of "Light My Fire

Light My Fire

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" by The Doors

The Doors

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, and numerous singles and albums by singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson

Harry Edward Nilsson III was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. On all but his earliest recordings he is credited as Nilsson...

. Tipton's work with Nilsson ranged from "Everybody's Talkin'

Everybody's Talkin'

"Everybody's Talkin" is a folk rock song released by Fred Neil in 1966 that became a global success for Harry Nilsson in 1969, reaching #2 and #6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and Pop Singles chart respectively and winning a Grammy after it was featured on the soundtrack for the film...

" (which won a Grammy Award

Grammy Award

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) to the Skidoo soundtrack, to Nilsson's music for The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American television sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the same name, which was based on the book written by Mark Toby...

and The Point!

The Point!

- Musical play :In 1975, Esquire Jauchem, Artistic Director of the Boston Repertory Theater, approached Harry Nilsson about creating a stage musical of "The Point!" Although Nilsson said he had been asked many times and had always turned down the request, this time he granted his permission...

. He was one of the main arrangers on the albums of Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy

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during the late 1960s.

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