Richard Markowitz

As a Santa Monica High School student, Markowitz led a big band called Dick Allen and the Teenagers under the name Dick Allen. Following his graduation in 1943 he performed military service in World War II. After the war, Markowitz studied music in Paris and under Arthur Honegger and Arnold Schoenberg.[1] Whilst in Paris he played in jazz clubs and met his wife Haru Yanai.[2] Markowitz began film composing with the 1958 film Stakeout on Dope Street for director Irvin Kershner.