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Ben Weisman (1921–2007)

Soundtrack | Composer

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He also wrote for other pop stars, including Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Bobby Vee and the Beatles. See more trivia »

Born:

in Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Died:

(age 85) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2012 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
– The British Army of the Rhine (2012) (writer: "Wooden Heart" - uncredited)
 
2012 Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (writer: "Got A Lot o' Livin' to Do")
 
2012 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series)
– Kupale (2012) (writer: "Rock-a-Hula Baby" from tt0054692)
 
2011/I Limitless (writer: "Lonely Blue Boy")
 
2007 Elvis: #1 Hit Performances (video) (writer: "Wooden Heart", "Rock-a-Hula Baby")
 
2007 Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (documentary) (writer: "Crawfish")
 
2005 Elvis: The Last 24 Hours (TV movie) (writer: "Fame and Fortune")
 
2004 Elvis Has Left the Building (writer: "Follow That Dream")
 
2002 Punch-Drunk Love (writer: "Danny Lonely Blue Boy")
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (video documentary) (writer: "Follow That Dream")
 
2000 Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (TV documentary) (writer: "Rock-a-Hula Baby")
 
1998 Dark City (writer: "The Night Has 1000 Eyes")
 
1996 Jerry Maguire (writer: "Pocketful of Rainbows")
 
1995 Se7en (writer: "In the Beginning")
 
1995 Blue in the Face (performer: "Beyond The Realm" / as Mad Professor)
 
1995 Crossroads of Laredo (short) (lyrics: "Crossroads of Laredo")
 
1992 Jersey Girl (writer: "YOUR LOVE" / performer: "YOUR LOVE")
 
1981 This Is Elvis ("As Long As I Have You", "Rock-A-Hula Baby")
 
1978 Death on the Nile (writer: "Frankie and Johnny" - uncredited)
 
1977 The Story of Elvis Presley (documentary) (writer: "Fame and Fortune")
 
1975 Sammy and Company (TV series)
– Episode dated 29 June 1975 (1975) (writer: "I Love Making Love to You" - uncredited)
 
1974 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
– Film Time at the Natural Film Theatre (1974) (writer: "Wooden Heart Muss I Denn")
 
1973 L'Amour (music: "Theme from L'Amour" / lyrics: "Theme from L'Amour")
 
1969 Change of Habit (music: "Change of Habit", "Let Us Pray")
 
1969 The Trouble with Girls (writer: "Signs of the Zodiac" - uncredited)
 
1968 Stay Away, Joe (writer: "Stay Away, Joe", "All I Needed Was the Rain" - uncredited)
 
1967 Clambake (writer: "Clambake", "How Can You Lose What You Never Had")
 
1967 Double Trouble (writer: "There's So Much World To See" - uncredited, "It Won't Be Long" - uncredited)
 
1967 Easy Come, Easy Go (writer: "Easy Come, Easy Go")
 
1966 Spinout (writer: "I'll Be Back" - uncredited)
 
1966 Hold On! (writer: "Make Me Happy", "The George and Dragon", "Got A Feeling", "We Want You, Herman", "Wild Love", "Gotta Get Away")
 
1966 Paradise, Hawaiian Style (writer: "A Dog's Life")
 
1966 Frankie and Johnny (writer: "Chesay" - uncredited, "Frankie and Johnny" - uncredited, "Hard Luck" - uncredited)
 
1965 When the Boys Meet the Girls ("Mail Call")
 
1965 Tickle Me (writer: "It Feels So Right", "Slowly But Surely")
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
– Episode #1.34 (1965) (writer: "Wooden Heart", "Crawfish")
– Episode #1.28 (1965) (writer: "Do the Clam")
 
1965 Girl Happy (writer: "Do The Clam" - uncredited, "Cross My Heart and Hope to Die" - uncredited)
 
1964 Roustabout (writer: "It's Carnival Time")
 
1963 Fun in Acapulco (writer: "Fun In Acapulco")
 
1963 It Happened at the World's Fair (writer: "Beyond the Bend" - uncredited, "Happy Ending" - uncredited)
 
1962 Kid Galahad (writer: "This Is Living", "Riding the Rainbow", "I Got Lucky")
 
1962 Follow That Dream ("Follow That Dream" / as Bernie Weisman)
 
1961 Blue Hawaii (writer: "Almost Always True", "Rock-a-Hula Baby", "Moonlight Swim")
 
1961 Wild in the Country (writer: "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell" - uncredited, "In My Way" - uncredited)
 
1960 G.I. Blues (writer: "Wooden Heart", "Pocketful Of Rainbows")
 
1960 Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley (TV special) (writer: "Fame and Fortune")
 
1958 King Creole (writer: "Crawfish", "Don't Ask Me Why", "As Long As I Have You")
 
1957 Jailhouse Rock (writer: "Don't Leave Me Now" - uncredited)
 
1957 Loving You (writer: "Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do")
 
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1995 Crossroads of Laredo (short)
 
1973 L'Amour
 
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Personal Quote:

I approached writing for Elvis differently than I did for any other artist. The songs had to have a combination of blues, country, rock and pop...With each new Elvis movie, more of my songs were being recorded...I was becoming the only songwriter to have so many songs recorded by him. See more »

Trivia:

He also wrote for other pop stars, including Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Bobby Vee and the Beatles. See more »

Nickname:

The Mad Professor See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio