American lyricist (1901–1976)
Ned Washington
Background information Born Edward Michael Washington
(1901-08-15 ) August 15, 1901Died December 20, 1976(1976-12-20) (aged 75) Occupation Lyricist
Musical artist
Ned Washington (bornEdward Michael Washington , August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an Americanlyricist born inScranton, Pennsylvania .[ 1]
Washington was nominated for elevenAcademy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won theBest Original Song award twice: in 1940 for "When You Wish Upon a Star " inPinocchio High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin') " inHigh Noon [ 2]
Washington had his roots invaudeville as amaster of ceremonies . Having started his songwriting career withEarl Carroll's Vanities Broadway in the late 1920s, he joined theASCAP in 1930.[citation needed In 1934, he was signed byMGM and relocated to Hollywood, eventually writing full scores for feature films. During the 1940s, he worked for a number of studios, includingParamount ,Warner Brothers ,Disney , andRepublic .[citation needed
During these tenures, he collaborated with many of the great composers of the era, includingHoagy Carmichael ,Victor Young ,Max Steiner , andDimitri Tiomkin .[ 2]
WithLeigh Harline , he contributed most of the melodic songs that distinguished thePinocchio soundtrack[ 2]
He also served as a director of the ASCAP from 1957 until 1976,[ 2] heart ailment .[ 3]
Washington is a member of theSongwriters Hall of Fame . His grave is located inCulver City 'sHoly Cross Cemetery . He was posthumously honored as aDisney Legend , in 2001.[citation needed
Some of Washington's songwriting credits include:
Theme for the film"Five Card Stud " (music byMaurice Jarre , 1968) sung in the movie byDean Martin "Town Without Pity " (music byDimitri Tiomkin , 1961), sung inthe movie byGene Pitney [ 4] "Rawhide " (music by Dimitri Tiomkin, 1958), sung in theTV show byFrankie Laine [ 5] "Night Passage " (music by Dimitri Tiomkin), two songs, "Follow the River" and "You Can't Get Far Without a Railroad", both sung in the film byJames Stewart . "The 3:10 to Yuma " (music byGeorge Duning , 1957), sung inthe movie by Frankie Laine[ 6] "Wild Is the Wind " (music by Dimitri Tiomkin, 1956) sung inthe movie byJohnny Mathis [ 7] "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral " (music by Dimitri Tiomkin, 1956), sung in the movie by Frankie Laine[ 8] "Wichita , music byHans J. Salter "The High and the Mighty " (music by Dimitri Tiomkin, 1954)[ 2] the movie , but nominated anyway for theBest Song at the27th Academy Awards ; also deleted from the recent "restoration" byBatjac ) Lyrics from the musical numbers in the filmLet's Do It Again Take the High Ground! , (music by Dimitri Tiomkin, 1953)"Return to Paradise" from the filmReturn to Paradise "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin') " in the filmHigh Noon Tex Ritter . (music by Dimitri Tiomkin) 1952[ 9] "My Foolish Heart " (music byVictor Young , 1950)[ 2] "Mad About You", from the filmGun Crazy "Don't Call It Love", from the filmI Walk Alone Allie Wrubel , music by Victor Young, 1948 "On Green Dolphin Street " (music byBronislau Kaper , 1947) "Stella by Starlight " (music by Victor Young), 1944), recorded byElla Fitzgerald on herVerve albumClap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! Thelonious Monk ,Miles Davis , andChet Baker [ 3] "Baby Mine ", "Pink Elephants on Parade ", and "When I See an Elephant Fly" forDumbo Frank Churchill andOliver Wallace , 1941),[ 10] Betty Noyes (uncredited); nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song at the14th Academy Awards and the second by the characterDandy (Jim) Crow , voiced byCliff Edwards (uncredited), also known as "Ukulele Ike ". "When You Wish Upon a Star " forPinocchio Leigh Harline , 1940),[ 11] Jiminy Cricket , voiced by Cliff Edwards, also known as "Ukulele Ike ", won the Academy Award for Best Song at the13th Academy Awards .[ 3] Give a Little Whistle , from the filmPinocchio (music by Leigh Harline, 1940)"The Nearness of You " (withHoagy Carmichael , 1938) written forGladys Swarthout for the filmRomance in the Dark [ 3] "Cosi Cosa" (withBronislaw Kaper &Walter Jurmann , 1935) sung byAllan Jones in the filmA Night at the Opera [ 12] A Hundred Years from Today , (music byVictor Young , 1933)"Smoke Rings" (music byH. Eugene Gifford , 1932)[ 2] "I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You " (music byGeorge Bassman , 1932), used byTommy Dorsey as his theme song[ 3] "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You " (music by Victor Young, 1932), recorded by Ella Fitzgerald on herPablo releaseDigital III at Montreux . "Singin' in the Bathtub " (withHerb Magidson ; music by Michael H. Cleary, 1929) ^ Jasen, David A. (2003).Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song New York : Routledge. p. 411 .ISBN 978-0415938778 ^a b c d e f g Colin Larkin , ed. (1992).The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music Guinness Publishing . p. 2632.ISBN 0-85112-939-0 ^a b c d e Jasen 2003 , p. 412.^ Pitney, Gene,Gene Pitney : 25 All-Time Greatest Hits , Varese Sarabande, 1999, liner notes ^ Television’s Greatest Hits, Volume II , TeeVee Tunes, Inc., New York, 1986 liner notes^ 3:10 to Yuma , DVD, Columbia Pictures, 1957^ Mathis, Johnny,The Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection , Columbia Music, 1993 ^ Gunfight at the O.K. Corral , DVD, Paramount, 1956^ [1] [dead link ^ The Music of Disney : A Legacy in Song , Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Music, 1992 p. 56^ Disney 1992 , p. 56.^ "Cosi Cosa" .Marx Brothers.org . RetrievedNovember 29, 2020 .
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