Jane Eyre (1943 film) the score for "Jane Eyre". When the film's producer, Kenneth Macgowan, asked Herrmann what work he had done before, the composer angrily replied, "Well, I never hearda "you", either!" Herrmann based his score for "Jane Eyre" on the score he had written for "Rebecca" (December 9, 1938), the first episode of Welles's radio series, "The Campbell Playhouse". Alfred Newman, head of the Fox music department, admired Herrmann's work for RKO and gave him the rare privilege of conducting his own score—the first of many that Herrmann wrote for the studio. "Jane Eyre" was in production from February 3 until mid-April
Jane Eyre with the sisters, but St. John remains aloof. The sisters leave for governess jobs, and St. John becomes somewhat closer to Jane. St. John learns Jane's true identity and astounds her by telling her that her uncle, John Eyre, has died and left her his entire fortune of 20,000 pounds (equivalent to just under $1.7 million in 2018). When Jane questions him further, St. John reveals that John Eyre is also his and his sisters' uncle. They had once hoped for a share of the inheritance but were left virtually nothing. Jane, overjoyed by finding that she has living and