Helen Deutsch(1906-1992)

Writer
Producer
Soundtrack

Screenwriter, songwriter ("Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"), composer, screenwriter and author, educated at Barnard College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She headed the Theatre Guild press department in 1937-1938. Joining ASCAP in 1953, her chief musical collaborators included Jay Livingston, Bronislaw Kaper, and Bernard Green. Her other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "March of the Ill-Assorted Guards", "Take My Love", "The Ballad of Jack and the Beanstalk", "Twelve Feet Tall", "Sweet World", "I'll Go Along With You", "Looka Me", and "He Never Looks My Way".

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Lili

7.2

Writer

1953

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

6.6

Writer

1964

The Glass Slipper

6.4

Writer

1955

King Solomon's Mines

6.7

Writer

1950

Credits

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Writer

Valley of the Dolls
6.0
- screenplay
- 1967
Das Mädchen aus Mira
9.3
TV Movie
- novel
- 1966
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
6.6
- Writer
- 1964
Kül kedisi
4.7
- screenplay "Lili" (uncredited)
- 1961
The Christmas Tree
5.6
TV Movie
- teleplay
- 1958
General Motors 50th Anniversary Show
TV Special
- Writer
- 1957
Producers' Showcase
7.1
TV Series
- writer
- 1956
Forever, Darling
6.0
- screen play
- screen story
- 1956
I'll Cry Tomorrow
7.2
- screenplay
- 1955
The Glass Slipper
6.4
- ballet libretto by
- screenplay by
- 1955
Flame and the Flesh
5.5
- Writer
- 1954
Lili
7.2
- screen play by
- 1953
Plymouth Adventure
6.2
- screenplay
- 1952
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
6.0
- screen play by: episode two
- 1951
Kim
6.5
- screenplay
- 1950

Producer

Soundtrack

Waiting for God
7.8
TV Series
- lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"
- 1991
That's Entertainment, Part II
7.3
- lyrics: "Overture" (1976), "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (1953), "End Title" (1976) (uncredited)
- 1976
Smile
7.1
- writer: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (1952)
- 1975
That's Entertainment!
7.8
- lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (1953), "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (1953) (Outtake) (uncredited)
- 1974
M*A*S*H
8.5
TV Series
- lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"
- 1972–1973
M*A*S*H
7.3
- lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (1953) (uncredited)
- 1970
The Kraft Music Hall
6.4
TV Series
- lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (uncredited)
- 1967
Top of the Pops
6.9
TV Series
- lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (uncredited)
- 1966
Shindig!
7.9
TV Series
- lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"
- 1964
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
7.8
TV Series
- writer: "Hi Lili, Hi Lo" (uncredited)
- 1961
General Motors 50th Anniversary Show
TV Special
- writer: "March of the Ill-Assorted Guards", "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"
- 1957
Producers' Showcase
7.1
TV Series
- writer: "Ballad Of Jack And The Beanstalk", "This Is The One", "He Never Looks My Way", "Where Are The White Birds Flying?", "People Should Listen To Me", "Sweet World", "The March Of The Ill-Assorted Guards", "Twelve Feet Tall", "Looka Me", "I'll Go Along With You", "Song of the Harp"
- 1956
The Glass Slipper
6.4
- lyrics: "Take My Love"
- 1955
Lili
7.2
- lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"
- 1953

Personal details

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Born
- March 21, 1906
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- March 15, 1992
- New York City, New York, USA(natural causes)
Other works
"The White Magnolia Tree".

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Trivia
Was nominated for two Tony Awards in 1962 with collaborator Michael Stewart: as Best Author (Musical) and for book as part of Best Musical nominee "Carnival," which was based on Ms. Deutsch's screenplay for Lili (1953).