American jazz clarinetist, cornetist, saxophonist, arranger, composer & music executive.
Born December 25, 1903 in Linton, New Jersey (or in Russia).
Died November 21, 1981 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California.
Friedman performed in the orchestras of Isham Jones and Paul Whiteman after high school. He also played with Bix Beiderbecke in the 1920s.
Between 1932-1943 he was the assistant head of the Warner Brothers music department, and then joined MGM in the same capacity, until 1945 when he joined Eagle-Lion, lasting into 1949. He founded Primrose Music Company, which specialized in both music and sound effects.