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Bebe Barron

Bebe Barron (June 16, 1926 – April 20, 2008) was an American pioneer in the field of electronic music. She is credited, along with her husband and creative partner Louis Barron, with writing the first electronic music for magnetic tape, and the first entirely electronic film score for the MGM movie Forbidden Planet.

Known for

Sisters with Transistors
Sisters with Transistors
2021 • Self (archive footage)
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006 • Self
OHM+: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music : 1948–1980
OHM+: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music : 1948–1980
2005 • Self

Full filmography

Sisters with Transistors
Sisters with Transistors
2021 • Self (archive footage)
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Bebe Barron – Biography, Known For & Filmography