Wells, Robert, 1922-1998
Variant namesRobert Levinson was born Oct. 15, 1922; lyricist, composer, writer and producer whose credits include: 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; 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 in Santa Monica, CA, Sept. 23, 1998.
From the description of Papers ca. 1950s-ca. 1970s. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 320038464
Robert Wells was born Robert Levinson on Oct. 15, 1922; lyricist, composer, writer and producer whose songwriting credits include: 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 description of Collection of music scores, lyrics and associated papers, 1931-1987. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 320016585
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creatorOf | Wells, Robert, 1922-1998. Papers ca. 1950s-ca. 1970s. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
referencedIn | Wells, Robert, 1922-1998. Collection of music scores, lyrics and associated papers, 1931-1987. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
creatorOf | Wells, Robert, 1922-1998. Collection of music scores, lyrics and associated papers, 1931-1987. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
creatorOf | Wolosoff, Bruce, 1955-. The Christmas song / by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells ; arranged by Bruce Wolosoff. | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries |
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Birth 1922-10-15
Death 1998-09-23
Americans