John Strauss John Strauss John Leonard Strauss (April 28, 1920 – February 14, 2011) was an American television and film composer and music editor. Strauss co-wrote the theme song for the NBC television series, "Car 54, Where Are You?", with Nat Hiken. He also won a Grammy Award for his work as the producer of the soundtrack for the 1984 film, "Amadeus". He was also frequently collaborated with director Woody Allen in his films, including "Take the Money and Run" in 1969 and "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)" in 1972. Strauss was born in
Hamlet on screen 43 Minutes" (GB, 1957), "Danger Within" (GB, 1958), "The Pure Hell of St Trinian's" (GB, 1960), "Shakespeare Wallah" (India, 1965), "The Magic Christian" (GB, 1969), "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask" (USA, 1972), "Theatre of Blood" (GB, 1973), "Mephisto" (Hungary, 1981), "An Englishman Abroad" (GB, 1983), "Withnail and I" (GB, 1986), "Comic Relief 2" (GB, 1989), "Great Expectations" (GB/USA, 1989), "Hysteria 2" (GB, 1989), "The Voice Over Queen" (USA, 1990) and "Tectonic Plates" (GB, 1992). This list includes adaptations of the Hamlet story, and films in which the characters are involved in acting