Floyd Huddleston
Floyd Huddleston (born August 19, 1918 in Leland , † September 27, 1991 in Panorama City , Los Angeles ) was an American songwriter , screenwriter and television producer .
Life
Huddleston began his musical career in Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band while doing military service in World War II . After he was discharged from the Army, he moved to California and found employment with Decca Records . For this he wrote some songs that were used in various films, including for The Devil's Wife of Texas (1967), Asphalt-Cowboy (1969) and Highway to Hell (1977). For the text to Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat from Aristocats , he was nominated for a Grammy in 1971 for the best children's album.
He received his second Grammy nomination for the song Love from the film Robin Hood , which he wrote with George Bruns . At the 1974 Academy Awards , the song was also nominated for Best Song . But it lost against The Way We Were by Alan Bergman , Marilyn Bergman and Marvin Hamlisch , sung by Barbra Streisand from the film As We Were . His wife Nancy Adams sang on the song.
Floyd Huddleston wrote more than 800 songs. Some were used by Frank Sinatra , Judy Garland, and Sarah Vaughan .
1978 he wrote and produced the TV special Lucy Comes to Nashville from Lucille Ball .
Huddleston was active until his death and also worked for theater productions. He died on September 27, 1991 of a heart attack in Panorama City Hospital.
Private life
His son Huston Huddleston is also active in the film business and works as a screenwriter, including for Star Trek Continues . In 2011 he published some rare Disney recordings of his father on YouTube . After a brief legal interlude with Disney, Disney decided to publish the recordings itself.
Web links
- Floyd Huddleston in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Floyd Huddleston at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1974 Academy Awards. Internet Movie Database , accessed January 4, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Floyd Huddleston; Songwriter. Los Angeles Times , October 2, 1991, accessed January 4, 2017 .
- ^ Huston Huddleston in the Internet Movie Database . Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ↑ Jerry Beck: Rare Disney Songs: Released! Cartoon Brew, March 24, 2012, accessed January 4, 2018 .
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SURNAME | Huddleston, Floyd |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American songwriter, screenwriter, and television producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leland |
DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1991 |
Place of death | Panorama City |