Louis Barron

Born 23 April 1920 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Died 1 November 1989 (aged 69)

Louis Barron (April 23, 1920 – November 1, 1989) was an American pioneer in the field of electronic music. He is credited, along with his wife and creative partner Bebe Barron, with writing the first electronic music for magnetic tape, and the first entirely electronic film score for the MGM movie Forbidden Planet.