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Irving Gordon(1915-1996)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Songwriter ("Unforgettable"), composer and author. He joined ASCAP in 1939 and his chief musical collaborators included Duke Ellington, Allan Roberts, Al Kaufman, and Jack Lawrence. His other popular-song compositions include "Mister and Mississippi", "Delaware", "Me, Myself and I", "What Will I Tell My Heart?", "Moments in the Moonlight", "The Band Played On and On", "Stevedore's Serenade", "Gypsy Without a Song", "Pyramid", "Prelude to a Kiss", " When?", "Nine Little Broken Hearts", "All Dressed Up to Smile", "Save a Little Sunbeam", "Mama From the Train", "Be Anything (But Be Mine)", "Two Brothers" and "The Kentuckian Song".
BornFebruary 14, 1915
DiedDecember 1, 1996(81)
BornFebruary 14, 1915
DiedDecember 1, 1996(81)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
Watchmen
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Unforgettable")
  • 2009
Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
The Fabulous Baker Boys
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Prelude to a Kiss")
  • 1989
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Glengarry Glen Ross
7.7
  • Soundtrack("Prelude To A Kiss")
  • 1992
Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Casino (1995)
Casino
8.2
  • Soundtrack("Unforgettable")
  • 1995

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Music Department



  • Kavanaugh (2018)
    Kavanaugh
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2018
  • Little Mo (1978)
    Little Mo
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • composer: song "Unforgettable"
    • 1978
  • Burt Lancaster and Dianne Foster in The Kentuckian (1955)
    The Kentuckian
    6.2
    • songwriter
    • 1955

Composer



  • Vanessa Williams: What Will I Tell My Heart
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Natalie Cole in Natalie Cole: Unforgettable (1991)
    Natalie Cole: Unforgettable
    6.9
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1991

Soundtrack



  • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2025
  • American Symphony (2023)
    American Symphony
    6.8
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2023
  • WatchMojo (2006)
    WatchMojo
    5.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2022
  • Charlie Day and Jenny Slate in I Want You Back (2022)
    I Want You Back
    6.5
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2022
  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
    American Crime Story
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2021
  • Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre in Genius (2017)
    Genius
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable" (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Nice Jazz Festival (2020)
    Nice Jazz Festival
    TV Special
    • lyrics: "Unforgettable"
    • music: "Unforgettable"
    • 2020
  • Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard in Good Morning Britain (2014)
    Good Morning Britain
    3.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable", "Forgettable" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Regina King in Watchmen (2019)
    Watchmen
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Nat 'King' Cole in Nat King Cole's Greatest Songs (2019)
    Nat King Cole's Greatest Songs
    7.7
    TV Special
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2019
  • Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Manny Jacinto, Jameela Jamil, and D'Arcy Carden in The Good Place (2016)
    The Good Place
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable" (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Popular Voices at the BBC (2017)
    Popular Voices at the BBC
    5.7
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2017
  • Justin Theroux in The Leftovers (2014)
    The Leftovers
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Me, Myself and I "
    • 2017
  • Strictly Come Dancing (2004)
    Strictly Come Dancing
    6.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable" (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Sigourney Weaver, Willem Dafoe, Diane Keaton, Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, John Ratzenberger, Deb Fink, Andrew Stanton, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, David Arnott, Torbin Xan Bullock, Doug Burch, Ty Burrell, Cathy Cavadini, Judi M. Durand, Idris Elba, Bill Hader, Barbara Harris, Aaron Hendry, Andy Hirsch, Carlyle King, Eugene Levy, Vicki Lewis, Angus MacLane, Jeremy Maxwell, Kate McKinnon, Daniel Edward Mora, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Jason Pace, Austin Pendleton, Bob Peterson, David Randolph, Jerome Ranft, Katherine Ringgold, Stephen Root, Andreana Weiner, Dominic West, Aaron Fors, Alexander Gould, Will Collyer, Nancy Truman, Regina Taufen, Liza Seneca, Willow Geer, Dylan Naber, Carrie Paff, Terrell Ransom Jr., Alex Puccinelli, Dashell Zamm, Gunnar Sizemore, Molly Jackson, Emma Shannon, Daniella Jones, Dara Iruka, Carter Hastings, Paige Nan Pollack, Hayden Rolence, Riley Lio, Veronika Bonell, Ashlyn Faith Williams, Gabriel C. Brown, Bennett Dammann, Sloane Murray, and Lucia Geddes in Finding Dory (2016)
    Finding Dory
    7.2
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2016

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 14, 1915
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 1, 1996
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(multiple myeloma)

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