Kirk, Lisa
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Robert Wells was born Robert Levinson on Oct. 15 Oct. 1922; lyricist, composer, writer and producer whose songwriting credits included; From here to eternity, Born to be blue, Magic town, Re-enlistment blues, and When Joanna loved me; his most famous song was The Christmas song, co-written in 1945 with Mel Torme and popularized in recordings by Nat "King" Cole and countless others; nominated for Oscar songwriting awards for It's easy to say, From here to eternity, and County fair; was for many years producer and head writer of The Dinah Shore Chevy show, for which he received four Emmys; honored with two Emmy awards for Shirley MacLaine, If they could see me now; Wells died Sept. 23, 1998. Lisa Kirk was a singer with major Broadway credits such as Allegro and the 1948 production of Kiss me Kate.
From the guide to the Robert Wells and Lisa Kirk Collection of Music Scores, Lyrics, and Associated Papers, 1931-87, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections)
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| referencedIn | Spewack, Samuel and Bella. Papers, ca.1920-1980. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Samuel and Bella Spewack Papers, ca.1920-1980 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Wells, Robert, 1922-1998. Collection of music scores, lyrics and associated papers, 1931-1987. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
| creatorOf | Robert Wells and Lisa Kirk Collection of Music Scores, Lyrics, and Associated Papers, 1931-87 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections. |
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| associatedWith | Spewack, Samuel, 1899-1971 | person |
| associatedWith | Spewack, Samuel and Bella. | person |
| associatedWith | Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 | person |
| associatedWith | Wells, Robert | person |
| associatedWith | Wells, Robert, 1922-1998. | person |
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Birth 1925-02-25
Death 1990-11-11
Americans
