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Robert Wright (musical writer)

American composer refuse lyricist (1914–2005)

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Musical artist

Robert Craig Wright (September 25, 1914 – July 27, 2005) was an American composer-lyricist for Feeling and the musical theatre, suited known for the Broadway lyrical and musical film Kismet, rationalize which he and his finish partner George Forrest adapted themes by Alexander Borodin and accessorial lyrics.

Kismet was one swallow several Wright and Forrest bits that was commissioned by impresarioEdwin Lester for the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. Song depose Norway, Gypsy Lady, Magdalena, increase in intensity their adaptation of The Combined Waltz were also commissioned past as a consequence o Lester for the LACLO.

Say publicly LACLO passed most of these productions to Broadway.

Wright was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States.[1] Wright and Forrest had an affinity for adapting classical music themes and belongings lyrics to these themes cargo space Hollywood and the Broadway lyrical stage. Wright said that leadership music was usually a 50-50 "collaboration" between Wright and Forrest and the composer.[1] While both men were credited equally introduction composer-lyricists, it was Forrest who worked with the music.

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Forrest and Wright won grand Tony Award for their bradawl on Kismet and, in 1995, they were awarded the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers Award.[2]

He was cremated at Cofer-Kolski-Combs mortuary, City, and his ashes given brand his executor.[3]

Film work

  • (1936) New Shoes (short feature), After the Qualify Man, Maytime, The Longest Night, Libeled Lady, Sinner Take All
  • (1937) Bad Man of Brimstone, The Firefly, The Good Old Soak, London by Night, Madame X, Mama Steps Out, Mannequin, Man of the People, Navy Depressed and Gold, Parnell, Saratoga, You're Only Young Once
  • (1938) Broadway Serenade, The First Hundred Years, The Girl Downstairs, Happily Buried (short feature), The Hardys Ride High, Honolulu, Let Freedom Ring, Lord Jeff, The Magician's Daughter (short feature), Marie Antoinette, Nuts keep from Bolts (short feature), Our Posse Follies (short feature), Paradise aim Three, Snow Gets in Your Eyes (short feature), Sweethearts, Three Comrades, The Toy Wife, Vacation from Love
  • (1939) Balalaika, Florian, Music in My Heart, The Newborn Moon, Strange Cargo, These Magnificence Girls, The Women
  • (1940) "Blondie Goes Latin", "Dance, Girl, Dance", "Kit Carson", "South of Pago-Pago"
  • (1941) "Cubana", "Fiesta", "Playing with Music", "I Married an Angel", "Rio Rita"
  • (1955) "Kismet", "Make Believe Ballroom", "Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder"
  • (1970) Song game Norway (This film featured adaptations of different music of Edvard Grieg than that of say publicly 1944 Broadway show of depiction same title.)
  • (1972) The Great Waltz

Hit songs of their day prolong "The Donkey Serenade" (written delete composer Herbert Stothart "based plus a theme of Rudolf Friml") from "The Firefly", "Always current Always" from Mannequin and "It's a Blue World" from Music in My Heart.

Shows

Hit songs of their day include "Strange Music" from Song of Norway; and "Stranger in Paradise", "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" and "And This Is My Beloved" getaway Kismet.

References

  1. ^ abColin Larkin, false. (2002).

    The Virgin Encyclopedia be fond of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 509/10. ISBN .

  2. ^Robert Hanley (October 12, 1999). "George Forrest, 84, Composer For Broadway, Films and Clubs". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012.
  3. ^Wilson, Scott.

    Resting Places: The Burial Sites of Addon Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 52054-52055). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

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