Robert Mellin

Robert Mellin
Born	Israel Melnikoff (1902-09-22)September 22, 1902 Kiev
Died	July 10, 1994(1994-07-10) (aged 91)
Occupation(s)	Composer, lyricist and music publisher

Israel Melnikoff (September 22, 1902 – July 10, 1994), known professionally as Robert Mellin, was a Ukrainian-born American composer and lyricist and music publisher. Born in Kiev and raised in Chicago, he wrote the music or lyrics for several hit songs in the 1950s and 1960s, including My One and Only Love with lyricist Guy Wood. It was recorded by many artists, including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker and (as a duet) John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman. In 1962 Mellin wrote lyrics for Acker Bilk's instrumental Stranger on the Shore, enabling it to be covered by vocal artists.

From the late 1950s onwards he ran his own music publishing company, Robert Mellin Music, based in London's Tin Pan Alley on Denmark Street. With Gian-Piero Reverberi Mellin wrote the theme music for the 1964 TV series The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe and Don Quijote. He also wrote music for films in the 1960s.

Songs

• Eddie Fisher: "I'm Yours" (1952) – music and lyrics by Mellin
• Frank Sinatra: "My One and Only Love" (1953) – music by Guy Wood, lyrics by Mellin
• Ames Brothers: "You, You, You" (1953) – music by Lotar Olias, lyrics by Mellin
• Nat King Cole: "My One Sin" (1955) – music by Vittorio Mascheroni, lyrics by Mellin
• Frank Sinatra: "Rain (Falling from the Sky)" (1955) – music and lyrics by Mellin and Gunther Finlay
• "Stranger on the Shore" (1962) – lyrics by Mellin (original composition by Acker Bilk was an instrumental)
• Julie Rogers, Lydia MacDonald: "You Never Told Me" (1966) – music by Piero Piccioni, lyrics by Mellin

External links

• Robert Mellin at IMDb