Robin, Leo, 1895-1984

American lyricist, wrote the words of Youmans' "Hallelujah."

From the description of Autograph card signed : [New York], to Irene [Gallagher], 1927 Aug. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270924808

"Leo Robin (b. 6 April 1895, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 29 December 1984) studied law and then turned to writing lyrics for songs. In the mid-20s, in collaboration with various composers, he had a number of minor successes including Looking Around (music by Richard Myers) and one major hit with Hallelujah (Vincent Youmans), written for the 1927 show, Hit The Deck. After a few uncertain years on Broadway, Robin went to Hollywood where he came into his own. Amongst his songs written for films during the next few years were Louise, Beyond The Blue Horizon, My Ideal, True Blue Lou, If I Were King, Prisoner Of Love, Whispers In The Dark, Zing A Little Zong, No Love, No Nothin' and an often-overlooked little gem, written with Jerome Kern, In Love In Vain. Many of Robin's best Hollywood songs were written with composer Ralph Rainger. This collaboration produced Please, Here Lies Love, Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Love, June In January, With Every Breath I Take, Here's Love In Your Eye, Blue Hawaii, Here You Are and two songs which became theme songs for two of America's best-known comedians, Jack Benny and Bob Hope, Love In Bloom and Thanks For The Memory. They were featured in pictures such as The Big Broadcast (1932), International House, Little Miss Marker, Shoot The Works, She Loves Me Not, Here Is My Heart, The Big Broadcast Of 1936, The Big Broadcast Of 1937, Palm Springs, Three Cheers For Love, Rhythm On The Range, Artists And Models, College Holiday, St. Louis Blues, The Big Broadcast Of 1938, Give Me A Sailor, Paris Honeymoon, Moon Over Miami, My Gal Sal, Footlight Serenade, and Coney Island (1943). After Rainger's death in 1943, Robin collaborated with other composers including Jule Styne, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz and Sigmund Romberg. With Styne he wrote the score for the memorable stage musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which included songs such as Bye Bye, Baby, A Little Girl From Little Rock and Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend. He also worked on several films including The Gang's All Here, Centennial Summer, The Time, The Place And The Girl, Casbah, Meet Me After The Show, Just For You, Latin Lovers, and Small Town Girl. Out of these came notables songs such as Paducah, The Lady In The Tutti-Frutti Hat, Oh, But I Do, A Gal In Calico, A Rainy Night In Rio, What's Good About Goodbye?, It Was Written In The Stars, My Flaming Heart, Lost In Loveliness, and Love Is The Funniest Thing. The last two numbers were the result of a partnership with Sigmund Romberg on the stage show The Girl In Pink Tights (1954), although the score had to be completed by Don Walker after Romberg's death. In 1982, in sprightly disregard of his age, Robin appeared in New York in a presentation of many of his songs." Source used: _Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians_.

From the description of Papers, 1920-1984. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 320047875