Academy Award-winning songwriter ("Buttons and Bows" [1948], "Mona Lisa" [1950], "Que Sera Sera" [1956]), composer, author, musician and publisher, educated at the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania. He began his career in the college dance orchestra, then played in local night clubs and cruise ships...See full bio »
1966The Glass Bottom Boat
(music: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be Que Sera, Sera" - uncredited / lyrics: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be Que Sera, Sera" - uncredited)
1954Red Garters
(writer: "Red Garters", "Dime and a Dollar", "Man and Woman", "Good Intentions", "This Is Greater Than I Thought", "Robin Randall Song, The", "Lady Killer", "Vaquero!", "Bad News", "Brave Man", "Meet a Happy Guy")
1953Here Come the Girls
(lyrics: "Girls", "Never So Beautiful", "Ya Got Class", "It's Torment", "When You Love Someone", "Ali Baba Be My Baby", "Heavenly Days", "See the Circus")
1953The Stars Are Singing
(writer: "Haven't Got a Worry", "My Kind of Day", "I Do! I Do! I Do!", "Lovely Weather For Ducks", "My Heart is Home", "Woof")
1952Somebody Loves Me
(lyrics: "Honey, Oh, My Honey" 1952, "Love Him" 1952, "Thanks to You" 1952)
1952Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
(writer: "Chores", "My Beloved", "Marshmallow Moon", "Why Should I Believe In Love?", "Still Water", "Purt' Nigh, But Not Plumb", "Life Is a Beautiful Thing", "I'd Like To Baby You", "Saturday Night in Punkin Creek", "Step Right Up", "Soda Shop")
1949My Friend Irma
(writer: "Here's to Love" - uncredited, "My One, My Only, My All" - uncredited, "My Friend Irma" - uncredited, "Just For Fun" - uncredited)
1949Sorrowful Jones
(lyrics: "Havin' a Wonderful Wish Time You Were Here", "Rock-a-Bye Bangtail" - uncredited)
1945The Stork Club
(writer: "I'm a Square in the Social Circle" 1945 - uncredited)
1945Why Girls Leave Home
(writer: "The Cat and the Canary", "What Am I Saying?", "Call Me")
1945Crime, Inc.
(writer: "I'm Guilty", "Lonely Little Camera Girl")
1944I Accuse My Parents
(music: "Are You Happy In Your Work?", "Love Came Between Us", "Where Can You Be?" / lyrics: "Are You Happy In Your Work?", "Love Came Between Us", "Where Can You Be?")
1944Swing Hostess
(writer: "Let's Capture That Moment", "Say It With Love", "I'll Eat My Hat", "Highway Polka", "Got An Invitation", "Music To My Ears")
I'm nuts about sports, play baseball and tennis every weekend. Jay [Livingston] couldn't care less. He's restrained and quiet. I'm more outward-going. Jay is a marvelous musician. I have a tin ear. But our tastes are similar, and we both like good music and song. (from an interview for the Los Angeles Times, 1985)
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He was able to distill a mood or a feeling into a song without it sounding cliched, He did not consider himself a sophisticated writer, but he knew how to express the thoughts, feelings and emotions of the common man in an eloquent way.
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