1944–45, Shilkret led the collaborative project that created Genesis Suite, a work for narrator, chorus, and orchestra based on the events in the biblical Book of Genesis. This collaboration involved Shilkret, plus six other composers who immigrated to the United States from Europe – most of whom were Jewish – contributing one movement each: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Darius Milhaud, Arnold Schoenberg, Igor Stravinsky, Alexandre Tansman and Ernst Toch. Shilkret also tried to involve Béla Bartók in the collaborative project, but this was unsuccessful. He worked at RKO-Pathe, making short films from 1946 through the mid-1950s. During this same period he recorded at least 260 transcriptions for SESAC. He was the pit orchestra conductor for the Broadway show Paris '90 in 1952. In 1951, Shilkret wrote the music for a brief documentary titled, The Flying Padre, that was directed by a young Stanley Kubrick. He lived in his son's home in Franklin Square, New York from the mid-1950s, until his death in 1982. He was a great-uncle of actress Julie Warner. References External links Nat Shilkret Nathaniel Shilkret recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings. , written and directed by James A. Fitzpatrick; fictional 11-minute 1925 film short about Franz Liszt; Nathaniel Shilkret appears, conducting his orchestra. 1889 births 1982 deaths American male composers American composers Big band bandleaders Musicians from New York (state) Jewish American composers Jewish American songwriters Victor Records artists Songwriters from New York (state) 20th-century American male musicians American male songwriters