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Bob Merrill(1921-1998)

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  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Bob Merrill was born on 17 May 1921 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and composer, known for Funny Girl (1968), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and Ocean's Eight (2018). He died on 17 February 1998 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 17, 1921
DiedFebruary 17, 1998(76)
BornMay 17, 1921
DiedFebruary 17, 1998(76)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 8 nominations total

Known for

Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif in Funny Girl (1968)
Funny Girl
7.4
  • Music Department
  • 1968
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
8.0
  • Soundtrack("I've Written a Letter to Daddy")
  • 1962
Sandra Bullock, Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, and Awkwafina in Ocean's Eight (2018)
Ocean's Eight
6.3
  • Soundtrack("(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window")
  • 2018
Jason Clarke, Harry Melling, Bill Skarsgård, Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan, Mia Wasikowska, Riley Keough, and Tom Holland in The Devil All the Time (2020)
The Devil All the Time
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Honeycomb")
  • 2020

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Writer

  • The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1998)
    The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    4.4
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1998
  • Portrait of a Showgirl (1982)
    Portrait of a Showgirl
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Rod Steiger and Valerie Perrine in W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
    W.C. Fields and Me
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (1965)
    The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • production conceived by
    • 1965

Music Department

  • Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif in Funny Girl (1968)
    Funny Girl
    7.4
    • lyrics by
    • 1968
  • United Airlines: Take Me Along (1967)
    United Airlines: Take Me Along
    6.4
    TV Special
    • music and lyrics
    • 1967
  • The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (1965)
    The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • lyrics
    • 1965
  • Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
    Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • lyrics
    • 1962

Composer

  • George Clinton: Why Should I Dog You Out?
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Das Mädchen aus Mira
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1966

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 17, 1921
    • Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • February 17, 1998
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(suicide)
  • Other works
    Also wrote music & lyrics for broadway musical "Carnival" (1961)

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    Died of self-inflicted gunshot.

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