Cecil Sprague Copping (6 July 1888 in Lisbon, New Hampshire, United States – 4 January 1966 in Los Angeles, California, United States) was an American composer of film music and a miscellaneous crew. He composed background music to nine movies and worked as a miscellaneous crew in five movies in 1920s-1930s.
Biography Early in his life and career he lived in Rockland, Maine, where his parents were music teachers. Here, he was a member of the Young People's Christian Union and was musical director of the Farwell Opera House in 1908-1909.
In the 1920s he was active as a composer and arranger in film and Broadway in New York City.
Partial filmography The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) The original film was silent; Copping composed one of the soundtracks for a later re-release. The Sea Hawk (1924) The Lost World (1925) Composed the music for the live orchestra premiere of this silent film at New York's Astor Theatre. The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927) Chicago (1927) Composed the accompany music for the premiere of this silent film in New York. The Patent Leather Kid (1927) Lilac Time (1928) The Divine Lady (1928) Composed the film's music (which was distributed by the Vitaphone process) Glad Rag Doll (1929) The Hottentot (1929) Her Private Life (1929) The Isle of Lost Ships (1929) Drag (1929) The Love Racket (1929) Loose Ankles (1930) No, No, Nanette (1930), uncredited composer Misbehaving Ladies (1931) Gone with the Wind (1939), uncredited orchestrator
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