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Date of Birth:

14 August 1924, Mansfield, Ohio, USA more

Mini Biography:

Best known for his songs for "Bye Bye Birdie", but also a prolific composer... more

Trivia:

Won Broadway's Tony Award twice: in 1961, his lyrics as part of a Best... more

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Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. more

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(2 articles)

Roundabout's 'Bye Bye Birdie' Will Call Newly Completed Henry Miller Theatre 'Home'
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 3 May 2009, 11:22 PM, PDT)
Stamos, Gershon, Irwin and Houdyshell Lead Roundabout's 'Bye Bye Birdie'
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 2 April 2009, 1:29 PM, PDT)

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Bye Bye Birdie (1995) (TV)	(lyrics)	1995	-	5.8 (359)

2.	"All in the Family" (1971)	composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days" (170 episodes, 1971-1978)	1978	-	8.8 (1,991)
	170 TV episodes: Return of the Waitress (1978) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days") Edith Versus the Bank (1978) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days") Archie's Other Wife (1978) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days") Weekend in the Country (1978) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days") Edith's Final Respects (1978) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days") 165 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Charlie Bartlett (2007)	(writer: "Those were the days")	2007	-	7.2 (16,464)

2.	Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic (2006) (V)	(lyrics: "Put on a Happy Face")	2006	-	8.0 (6)

3.	Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005)	(writer: "Put on a Happy Face")	2005	-	5.4 (2,068)

4.	Beyond the Sea (2004)	(writer: "Once Upon a Time" (1962))	2004	-	6.7 (7,386)
	AKAs: Beyond the Sea - Musik war sein Leben (Germany)
5.	Secondhand Lions (2003)	(writer: "A Lot of Livin' To Do")	2003	-	7.5 (17,275)

6.	Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)	(lyrics: "Put on a Happy Face")	2001	-	7.1 (5,767)
	AKAs: 13 Conversations (USA: short title)
7.	The Anniversary Party (2001)	(writer: "A Lot Of Livin' To Do")	2001	-	6.2 (5,515)

8.	61* (2001) (TV)	(writer: "Put On A Happy Face")	2001	-	7.8 (7,284)
	AKAs: 61 (USA: alternative title)
9.	Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)	(writer: "Put on a Happy Face")	2001	-	6.8 (7,854)

10.	"Great Performances" (1972)	(1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	8.3 (107)
	1 TV episode: My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (2001) (lyrics: "Rosie")
11.	Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000) (TV)	(writer: "Bye Bye Birdie", "A Lot of Livin' To Do", "Honestly Sincere")	2000	-	6.0 (44)

12.	"The West Wing" (1999)	(1 episode, 2000)	2000	-	9.0 (8,584)
	1 TV episode: Six Meetings Before Lunch (2000) (writer: "Put on a Happy Face")
13.	Hanging Up (2000)	(lyrics: "Once Upon A Time")	2000	-	4.3 (5,769)
	AKAs: Aufgelegt! (Germany)
14.	Edtv (1999)	(writer: "A Lot Of Livin' To Do")	1999	$33.4M	6.1 (20,532)
	AKAs: Ed TV (USA: poster title)
15.	"Over the Top" (1997)	(1 episode)	1997	-	3.2 (35)
	1 TV episode: Pilot (????) (writer: "Put on a Happy Face")
16.	"The Simpsons" (1989)	(2 episodes, 1991-1997)	1997	-	9.2 (392)
	2 TV episodes: Lisa's Sax (1997) (writer: "Those Were the Days") When Flanders Failed (1991) (lyrics: "Put On A Happy Face")
17.	Fathers' Day (1997)	(writer: "Put on a Happy Face")	1997	$35.7M	4.7 (6,191)

18.	Bye Bye Birdie (1995) (TV)	(lyrics: "Main Title (Bye Bye Birdie)", "An English Teacher", "The Telephone Hour", "How Lovely to Be a Woman", "Put On a Happy Face", "A Healthy, Normal American Boy", "One Boy", "Let's Settle Down", "Honestly Sincere", "Hymn for a Sunday Evening (Ed Sullivan)", "One Last Kiss", "What Did I Ever See in Him?", "A Lot of Livin' to Do", "Kids", "Spanish Rose", "Talk to Me", "A Mother Doesn't Matter Anymore", "A Giant Step", "Rosie")	1995	-	5.8 (359)

19.	"Keeping Up Appearances" (1990)	(2 episodes, 1993)	1993	-	8.3 (2,098)
	2 TV episodes: Sea Fever (1993) ("Put on a Happy Face") Please Mind Your Head (1993) ("Put on a Happy Face")
20.	Life with Mikey (1993)	(lyrics: "KIDS")	1993	-	5.1 (2,628)
	AKAs: Give Me a Break
21.	Year of the Comet (1992)	("ALOT OF LIVIN' TO DO")	1992	-	5.5 (660)

22.	29th Street (1991)	(writer: "Put on a Happy Face")	1991	-	6.9 (1,109)

23.	"The Golden Girls" (1985)	(1 episode, 1991)	1991	-	8.1 (4,212)
	1 TV episode: Beauty and the Beast (1991) (writer: "Put on a Happy Face" (uncredited))
24.	Jungle Fever (1991)	(lyrics: "Once Upon a Time")	1991	-	6.4 (7,082)

25.	Happy Together (1989/I)	(writer: "Put On a Happy Face")	1989	-	5.6 (557)

26.	Off Beat (1986)	("Put On a Happy Face")	1986	-	4.9 (429)

27.	"Police Squad!" (1982)	(2 episodes, 1982)	1982	-	8.7 (2,297)
	2 TV episodes: Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982) (lyrics: "A Lot of Living to Do") Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) (writer: "Put On a Happy Face" (uncredited))
28.	Portrait of a Showgirl (1982) (TV)	(lyrics: "Applause")	1982	-	7.0 (29)

29.	"Archie Bunker's Place" (1979)	(unknown episodes)	1979	-	5.8 (152)

30.	"All in the Family" (1971)	(1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	8.8 (1,991)
	1 TV episode: Mike Goes Skiing (1977) (lyrics: "A Lot of Living to Do" (uncredited))
31.	"When Things Were Rotten" (1975)	(unknown episodes)	1975	-	7.8 (83)

32.	It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman (1975) (TV)	(lyrics: "We Need Him", "It's Superman", "(It's a) Swell Country", "Revenge", "The Woman for the Man", "You've Got Possibilities", "You've Got What I Need", "What I've Always Wanted", "Ooh, Do You Love You!", "The Strongest Man in the World", "I'm Not Finished Yet", "Pow! Bam! Zonk!")	1975	-	4.7 (40)
	AKAs: Superman the Musical (Australia)
33.	Applause (1973) (TV)	(lyrics: "Backstage Babble", "But Alive", "The Best Night of My Life", "Who's That Girl?", "Applause", "Hurry Back", "Fasten Your Seat Belts", "Welcome to the Theatre", "One of a Kind", "One Hallowe'en", "Something Greater", "Finale")	1973	-	8.6 (53)

34.	There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)	("There Was A Crooked Man...")	1970	-	7.1 (1,238)

35.	The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)	(lyrics: "Perfect Gentleman" (uncredited), "Take Ten Terrific Girls (But Only Nine Costumes)" (uncredited), "You Rat You" (uncredited), "The Night They Raided Minsky's" (uncredited))	1968	-	5.9 (493)
	AKAs: The Night They Invented Striptease
36.	"Lulu's Back in Town" (1968)	(1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.1 (1968) (writer: "Put on a Happy Face" (uncredited))
37.	Bobby Darin in London (1967) (TV)	(writer: "Once Upon a Time")	1967	-	-

38.	Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966) (TV)	(writer: "What's a Nice Kid Like You", "They'll Never Split Us Apart")	1966	-	6.5 (44)
	AKAs: Alice in Wonderland (USA: short title)
39.	"The Perry Como Show" (1948)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	7.6 (24)
	AKAs: Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title) The Chesterfield Supper Club 1 TV episode: Episode dated 28 March 1966 (1966) (writer: "Put On a Happy Face")
40.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	(2 episodes, 1960-1963)	1963	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: Episode #16.33 (1963) (writer: "Bye Bye Birdie") Episode #14.6 (1960) (writer: "We Love You, Conrad!", "Put On a Happy Face", "Spanish Rose")
41.	Bye Bye Birdie (1963)	(lyrics: "The Telephone Song", "Put On a Happy Face", "Kids", "Bye Bye Birdie", "How Lovely To Be a Woman", "One Boy", "Honestly Sincere", "Hymn for a Sunday Evening", "One Last Kiss", "A Lot of Living to Do", "Rosie", "The Shriner's Ballet")	1963	-	6.3 (2,410)

42.	"The Avengers" (1961)	(1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.6 (1,168)
	1 TV episode: School for Traitors (1963) (lyrics: "Put On a Happy Face" (uncredited))
43.	"Concentration" (1958)	(unknown episodes)	1958	-	7.5 (31)

44.	"The Price Is Right" (1956)	(unknown episodes)	1956	-	7.2 (40)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Prodigal (1983)	Ollie	1983	-	6.1 (50)

2.	The Fighting Seabees (1944)	(uncredited) Construction worker	1944	-	6.3 (1,145)
	AKAs: Donovan's Army

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Broadway Beat" (1990)	Himself (1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	-
	1 TV episode: Burn the Floor/Meet the Cast: Superior Donuts/Bye Bye Birdie in Rehearsal (2009) Himself
2.	The Songwriter's Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music (1989) (TV)	Himself	1989	-	-

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1960: lyrics for Broadway musical "Bye, Bye Birdie". more

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