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Composer, songwriter ("That Old Devil Moon") and author, educated at the... more
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Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award, both times in collaboration... more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Fantastic Finian's Rainbow and Mr. Fox
(From Huffington Post. 16 November 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
Photo Flash: 'Finian's Rainbow' At ActorsNET
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 29 June 2009, 12:32 PM, PDT)
(From Huffington Post. 16 November 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
Photo Flash: 'Finian's Rainbow' At ActorsNET
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 29 June 2009, 12:32 PM, PDT)
Filmography
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Soundtrack:
- Gable and Crawford (2008) (V) (writer: "Everything I Have Is Yours")
- Tough Baby: Torch Song (2008) (V) (writer: "You're All The World To Me")
- Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007) (TV) (music: "Old Devil Moon")
- Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007) (V) ("You're All The World to Me", "Too Late Now", "How About You?", "You're All The World to Me" (piano version), "The Happiest Day of My Life", "Open Your Eyes", "Sunday Jumps", "Ev'ry Night at Seven", "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life?")
- Words to Music: The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame 2007 (2007) (TV) (writer: "How About You?")
- Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) (music: "Blue Nightfall")
... aka Mrs Henderson Presents (USA)
... aka Mrs. Henderson Presents (USA) - Dean Martin: Encore (2004) (V) (music: "Old Devil Moon" (uncredited))
- Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003) (TV) (writer: "How About You?", "That Great Come-and-Get-It Day")
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka Letterman (Australia)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
- Episode dated 29 November 2002 (2002) TV episode (writer: "What Did I Have That I Don't Have?") - "Great Performances" (2 episodes, 1991-2001)
- My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (2001) TV episode (music: "Too Late Now")
- The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991) TV episode (music: "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life", "You're All the World to Me") - Small Time Crooks (2000) (music: "Old Devil Moon")
- Woman Wanted (2000) (writer: "Everything I Have Is Yours")
- "Sports Night" (1 episode, 2000)
- Celebrities (2000) TV episode (writer: "How are Things in Glocca Morra") - One More Kiss (1999) (writer: "How About You")
- Excess Baggage (1997) (writer: "Old Devil Moon")
- Barbra: The Concert (1995) (TV) (music: "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (1965) (uncredited))
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (music: "How About You?", "Heigh-Ho, the Gang's All Here")
- Bottle Rocket (1994) (writer: "Old Devil Moon")
- Rich in Love (1993) (writer: "I Hear Music")
- Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell (1993) (TV) (music: "Hear What My Heart Is Saying" (1935))
- The Fisher King (1991) (writer: "How About You?")
- Havana (1990/I) (writer: "Too Late Now")
- Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders (1989) (TV) ("OLD DEVIL MOON")
- "The Beiderbecke Tapes" (1 episode, 1987)
- Episode #1.1 (1987) TV episode (writer: "On a Clear Day") - Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987) (music: "How About You?" (1941) (uncredited))
... aka Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend - An Intimate Portrait (Australia) - "Mr. Belvedere" (1 episode, 1986)
- Debut (1986) TV episode (writer: "On a Clear Day" (uncredited)) - "The Beiderbecke Affair" (1 episode, 1985)
- We Are on the Brink of a New Era, If Only... (1985) TV episode (writer: "On a Clear Day") - That's Dancing! (1985) (music: "I Left My Hat in Haiti")
- "Pennies from Heaven" (1 episode, 1978)
- Says My Heart (1978) TV episode (music: "Says My Heart" (uncredited)) - The Goodbye Girl (1977) (writer: "How About You? (I Like New York in June)" (1941) (uncredited))
... aka Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Day of the Locust (1975) (music: "DANCING ON A DIME", "I'M FEELIN' HIGH")
- That's Entertainment! (1974) (writer: "Sunday Jumps") (music: "You're All the World to Me", "Babes on Broadway", "Heigh-Ho, the Gang's All Here")
... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title) - Slither (1973) ("Everything I Have Is Yours")
- Myra Breckinridge (1970) (music: "How About You?")
... aka Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) (music: "Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here!", "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", "Love With All the Trimmings", "Melinda", "Go To Sleep", "He Wasn't You", "What Did I Have That I Don't Have?", "Come Back to Me")
- "The Dean Martin Show" (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 16 April 1970 (1970) TV episode (music: "The Lady's in Love with You" (uncredited))
- Episode dated 1 February 1968 (1968) TV episode (music: "On a Clear Day" (uncredited)) - Finian's Rainbow (1968) (music: "Look To The Rainbow / How Are Things In Glocca Morra?", "This Time of The Year", "How Are Things In Glocca Morra?", "Look To The Rainbow", "Old Devil Moon", "Something Sort of Grandish", "If This Isn't Love", "That Great Come-And-Get-It Day", "When The Idle Poor Become The Idle Rich", "Old Devil Moon" (reprise), "Rain Dance Ballet", "The Begat", "When I'm Not Near The Girl I Love")
- Petula (1968) (TV) ("How are Things in Glocca Morra")
... aka Petula Clark Spectacular (USA: video title) - "The Hollywood Palace" (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode #3.33 (1966) TV episode (music: "What Did I Have That I Don't Have?" (uncredited)) - "The Perry Como Show" (4 episodes, 1957-1966)
... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
- Episode dated 28 March 1966 (1966) TV episode (writer: "Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here")
- Episode dated 7 December 1960 (1960) TV episode (music: "Old Devil Moon" (uncredited))
- Episode dated 20 January 1960 (1960) TV episode (music: "Old Devil Moon" (uncredited))
- Episode dated 19 October 1957 (1957) TV episode (music: "Old Devil Moon" (uncredited)) - "Toast of the Town" (1 episode, 1966)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #19.19 (1966) TV episode (music: "What Did I Have That I Don't Have?" (uncredited)) - "Fanfare" (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode #1.8 (1965) TV episode (writer: "How Could You Believe Me (When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life)?") - "Dr. Kildare" (1 episode, 1965)
- Music Hath Charms (1965) TV episode (music: "How About You") - "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1 episode, 1964)
- The Vulcan Affair (1964) TV episode (music: "How About You" (uncredited)) - Judy Garland in Concert (1964) (music: "Old Devil Moon")
- The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) (music: "How About You?" (uncredited))
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) (music: "Huckleberry Finn" (uncredited), "I Ain't Never Felt So Good Before" (uncredited), "I'll Wait for You by the River" (uncredited), "Pittsburgh Blue" (uncredited))
... aka Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (USA: complete title) - "Peter Gunn" (2 episodes, 1959)
- Kill from Nowhere (1959) TV episode (writer: "How About You?")
- Breakout (1959) TV episode (writer: "How About You?") - "The Steve Allen Show" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Salute to the U.S. Army (1959) TV episode (music: "Old Devil Moon" (uncredited)) - Sing Boy Sing (1958) (music: "How About You?")
- "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1 episode, 1957)
- Junior Miss (1957) TV episode (music: "A Man Is An Animal", "Have Feet-Will Dance", "Let's Make It Christmas All Year 'Round", "I'll Buy It", "Happy Heart", "Junior Miss") - Kiss Them for Me (1957) (music: "How About You?" (uncredited))
- "The Frank Sinatra Show" (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode #1.8 (1957) TV episode (music: "Old Devil Moon" (uncredited)) - "The Jack Benny Program" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
- Rochester Falls Asleep, Misses Program (1956) TV episode (music: "How About You?" (uncredited)) - "Producers' Showcase" (1 episode, 1955)
- Dateline II (1955) TV episode (writer: "How About You?") - Jupiter's Darling (1955) (music: "If This Be Slav'ry", "The Life Of An Elephant", "Never Trust A Woman", "I Had A Dream", "This Is What I Love", "Don't Let This Night Get Away", "Hannibal's Victory March")
- 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955) (music: "I Never Trust a Woman")
- "General Electric Theater" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- Music for Christmas (1954) TV episode (music: "I Hear Music") - The Flea Circus (1954) (music: "Applause, Applause")
- "The Dennis Day Show" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka The RCA Victor Show (USA: alternative title)
... aka The RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day (USA: alternative title)
- Party Pooper (1954) TV episode (music: "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?") - Money from Home (1953) (music: "Moments Like This")
- Give a Girl a Break (1953) (music: "Applause, Applause", "In our United State", "Nothing Is Impossible", "Give a Girl a Break", "It Happens Every Time", "Puppet Master Dance")
- How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) (music: "How About You? (I Like New York in June)" (1941) (uncredited))
- Torch Song (1953) (music: "You're All the World to Me")
- Everything I Have Is Yours (1952) (music: "Everything I Have Is Yours")
- Don't Bother to Knock (1952) (music: "HOW ABOUT YOU")
- Magical Maestro (1952) (music: "Everything I Have Is Yours" (uncredited))
- Strictly Dishonorable (1951) ("Everything I Have Is Yours")
- Royal Wedding (1951) (music: "TOO LATE NOW", "EV'RY NIGHT AT SEVEN", "SUNDAY JUMPS", "OPEN YOUR EYES", "THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE", "YOU'RE ALL THE WORLD TO ME", "I LEFT MY HAT IN HAITI", "WHAT A LOVELY DAY FOR A WEDDING", "HOW COULD YOU BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAID I LOVED YOU WHEN YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN A LIAR ALL MY LIFE")
... aka Wedding Bells (UK) - All About Eve (1950) (music: "How About You?" (uncredited))
- Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948) (writer: "Feudin' and Fightin'")
- Community Sing 9655: Feudin' and Fightin' (1948) (music: "Feudin' and Fightin'")
- This Time for Keeps (1947) (music: "I Love to Dance" (uncredited))
- Pillow to Post (1945) (music: "Watcha Say?" (1945) (uncredited))
- Meet the People (1944) (music: "It's Smart to Be People" (1944), "Thank You, Columbus" (1942) (uncredited))
- Hollywood Canteen (1944) (music: "You Can Always Tell a Yank", "What Are You Doin' the Rest of Your Life")
- Rainbow Island (1944) (writer: "BELOVED")
- Thousands Cheer (1943) (music: "I Dug a Ditch" (1943))
- Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) (music: "DuBarry Was a Lady" (1943), "Madame, I Like Your Crepe Suzettes" (1943))
- Presenting Lily Mars (1943) (music: "Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son" (1943) (uncredited))
- Baby Puss (1943) (music: "How About You?")
- A Guy Named Joe (1943) (music: "How About You?" (1941))
- The Lonesome Mouse (1943) (music: "How About You?")
- Red Hot Riding Hood (1943) (music: "How About You?" (1941) (uncredited))
- The Youngest Profession (1943) (music: "(I Like New York in Spring) How About You?" (1941))
- Ship Ahoy (1942) (music: "The Last Call for Love" (1942), "I'll Take Tallulah" (1942), "How About You?" (1941), "Poor You" (1942)) (lyrics: "The Last Call for Love" (1942))
- Her Cardboard Lover (1942) (music: "I Dare You" (1942))
- Seven Sweethearts (1942) (music: "Tulip Time" (1942))
... aka Tulip Time - Panama Hattie (1942) (music: "The Son of a Gun Who Picks on Uncle Sam" (1942) (uncredited))
- Grand Central Murder (1942) (music: "How About You?" (1941))
- Babes on Broadway (1941) (music: "Babes on Broadway", "How About You?", "Anything Can Happen in New York", "Chin Up, Cheerio, Carry On")
- Las Vegas Nights (1941) (music: "I Gotta Ride", "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary")
... aka The Gay City (UK) - Dancing on a Dime (1940) (music: "Dancing on a Dime", "I Hear Music", "Manana") (lyrics: "Dancing on a Dime", "I Hear Music", "Manana")
- Flight at Midnight (1939) (writer: "I Thought I'd Never Fall In Love")
- Some Like It Hot (1939) (music: "The Lady's in Love with You")
... aka Rhythm Romance (USA: TV title) - Cafe Society (1939) (music: "Kiss Me with your Eyes")
- Spawn of the North (1938) (music: "I Wish I Was the Willow" (uncredited), "I Like Mountain Music" (uncredited))
- Cocoanut Grove (1938) (music: "Says My Heart", "You Leave Me Breathless")
- College Swing (1938) (music: "Moments Like This", "How'dja Like To Love Me", "What Did Romeo Say To Juliet?")
... aka Swing, Teacher, Swing (UK) - Swing High, Swing Low (1937) (music: "Swing High, Swing Low" (1937) (uncredited))
- Wells Fargo (1937) (music: "Where I Ain't Been Before")
- Love on Toast (1937) (writer: "I Want a New Romance" (uncredited))
- Double or Nothing (1937) (music: "(You Know It All) Smarty")
- Blonde Trouble (1937) (writer: "It's All In Fun")
- Artists & Models (1937) (music: "Pop Goes the Bubble", "Stop You're Breaking My Heart")
- King of Gamblers (1937) (music: "I'm Feelin' High")
... aka Czar of the Slot Machines - Her Husband Lies (1937) (music: "No More Tears", "You Gambled With Love")
- Champagne Waltz (1937) (music: "When Is A Kiss Not A Kiss")
- College Holiday (1936) (music: "The Sweetheart Waltz", "Who's That Knocking at My Heart")
- Hideaway Girl (1936) (music: "Two Birdies Up a Tree", "Dancing into My Heart")
- Every Saturday Night (1936) (music: "Breathes There a Man")
- Rainbow Dance (1936) (music: "Tony's Wife")
- Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) (music: "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" (1935))
... aka Folies Bergere (USA: short title)
... aka The Man from the Folies Bergere (UK) - Here Comes the Band (1935) (music: "You're My Thrill" (1935), "I'm Bound for Heaven" (1935) (uncredited), "The Army Band" (uncredited))
- Reckless (1935) (music: "Trocadero", "Hear What My Heart Is Saying" (1935))
- The Perfect Gentleman (1935) (music: "It's Only Human")
... aka The Imperfect Lady (UK) - Shadow of Doubt (1935) (music: "Beyond the Shadow of a Doubt")
- The Band Plays On (1934) (music: "Roll Up the Score")
- A Wicked Woman (1934) (music: "In Louisiana", "In the Hash") (lyrics: "In Louisiana", "In the Hash")
- Kid Millions (1934) ("I wanna be a Minstrel Man", "Your Head on my Shoulder")
- Strictly Dynamite (1934) (music: "Swing It Sister", "Oh, Me! Oh, My! Oh, You!")
- Bottoms Up (1934) (music: "Little Did I Dream", "Turn on the Moon", "I'm Throwing My Love Away")
- Coming-Out Party (1934) (music: "I Think You're Wonderful")
- This Side of Heaven (1934) (music: "Everything I Have Is Yours" (1933) (uncredited))
- Palooka (1934) (music: "Like Me a Little Bit Less (Love Me a Little Bit More)")
... aka Joe Palooka
... aka The Great Schnozzle (UK) - Dancing Lady (1933) (music: "Everything I Have Is Yours" (1933), "Heigh-Ho, the Gang's All Here" (1933), "Let's Go Bavarian" (1933))
- Eddie Duchin & Orchestra (1933) (music: "Tony's Wife" (uncredited))
- Mills Blue Rhythm Band (1933) (music: "Tony's Wife" (uncredited))
- Rambling 'Round Radio Row (1932/I) (performer: "Hummin' to Myself")
Composer:
- Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007) (V)
- Barbra: Yesterday, Today and Forever! (1970)
- "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1 episode, 1957)
- Junior Miss (1957) TV episode - Dancing on a Dime (1940)
- She Married a Cop (1939)
- Blond Cheat (1938) (uncredited)
Music Department:
- Partners of the Plains (1938) (composer: song "Moonlight on the Sunset Trail")
- Blonde Trouble (1937) (composer: songs)
Actor:
- Strictly Dynamite (1934) (uncredited) .... Lupe's accompanist
- Hell's Angels (1930) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
Thanks:
- That's Entertainment! (1974) (acknowledgment)
... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
Self:
- "Great Performances" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1987-1997)
- Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1997) TV episode .... Himself
- The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991) TV episode .... Himself
- An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner (1989) TV episode .... Himself
- The Music Makers: An ASCAP Celebration of American Music at Wolf Trap (1987) TV episode .... Himself - Music by Richard Rodgers (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Pianist (1 episode, 1966)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #19.33 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Pianist - Rambling 'Round Radio Row (1932/I) (uncredited) .... Himself
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Other Works:
"Finian's Rainbow" music including "How Are Things in Glocca Morra"
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