Overview

Arthur Schwartz (1900-1984), a premier composer of American Popular Song during the mid-20th century, has been overlooked by historians. This first full-length biography covers his work on Broadway and in Hollywood, where he was known as the ""master of the intimate revue"" for his songs in the 1930s with Howard Dietz. Schwartz wrote music for films in the 1940s--with Academy Award nominations for They're Either Too Young or Too Old and A Gal in Calico--produced two popular movie musicals--Cover Girl and Night and Day--and was among the first songwriters to work in the new medium of television. The author describes his creative process and includes behind-the-scenes stories of each of his major musicals.

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Author:   Tighe E. Zimmers
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9781476678818

ISBN 10:   1476678812
Pages:   393
Publication Date:   21 May 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction  1. Early Life  2. Early Songwriting  3. Howard Dietz  4. The Little Show and “I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan”  5. The London Shows  6. Three’s a Crowd and “Something to Remember You By”  7. The Band Wagon and “Dancing in the Dark”  8. Flying Colors and “Alone Together”  9. The Gibson Family and Radio 10. Revenge with Music and “You and the Night and the Music” 11. At Home Abroad 12. Late Thirties: C.B. Cochran and Follow the Sun 13. Between the Devil: “By Myself” and “I See Your Face Before Me” 14. Virginia and the Rockefellers 15. Dorothy Fields and Stars in Your Eyes 16. Movie Songwriting: Frank Loesser and Johnny Mercer 17. Movie Producing and Hollywood 18. Songwriting 19. Park Avenue: Ira Gershwin and George S. Kaufman 20. Inside U.S.A. and Leo Robin 21. More Producing: Television and Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet 22. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Shirley Booth and “Make the Man Love Me” 23. Schwartz v. Broadcast Music, Inc. 24. The Band Wagon: The Movie and “That’s Entertainment” 25. By the Beautiful Sea and More Dorothy Fields 26. The Mid-Fifties: Odds and Ends and Mrs. ’Arris Goes to Paris 27. The Gay Life: Barbara Cook and “Magic Moment” 28. Jennie and Mary Martin 29. Later Life Appendix A. Arthur Schwartz Chronology Appendix B. Chronology of Produced Shows Appendix C. Songs Composed by Schwartz with Various Lyricists Appendix D. Tribute Albums Appendix E. Schwartz Songs on Your Hit Parade Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Tighe E. Zimmers has been researching and collecting memorabilia about American popular song composers for over two decades. A physician in Chicago, his previous writings include numerous articles on emergency medicine.

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