Herb Magidson
Herbert "Herb" A. Magidson (* 7. January 1906 in Braddock , Pennsylvania , † 2. January 1986 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American songwriter of film music , who at the Oscar ceremony in 1935 the Oscar for "Best Song “ Received.
biography
Magidson began his career as a songwriter for The Time, the Place and the Girl in 1929 and wrote the lyrics for nearly 80 films over the course of his career. In 1935 he and the composer Con Conrad received the Oscar in the category “Best Song” for the song “ The Continental ” from the film Tanz mit mir! (Divorce in American, 1934).
He later received further nominations for an Oscar in this category, on the one hand in 1944 with the composer Jimmy McHugh for " Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There " from the film Hers to Hold (1943), on the other hand in 1946 with the composer Allie Wrubel for the song " I'll Buy That Dream " from Sing Your Way Home (1945).
His best known songs were " (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over ", "Singin 'in the Bathtub", "Gone With The Wind", "Conchita, Marquita, Lolita, Pepita, Rosita, Juanita Lopez", "Enjoy Yourself It's Later Than You Think "and" Who Shot Ya ". Some of the songs he wrote were also used in films that were only made after his death, such as Everyone says: I love you (1996), 8 Mile (2002) or Kings of the Waves (2007). Magidson also worked with George Jessel and Ned Washington and for the musical film Music in Manhattan with Lew Pollack .
He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980 for his services as a songwriter .
Web links
- Herb Magidson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Magidson, Herb |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Magidson, Herbert A. (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braddock , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd January 1986 |
| Place of death | Beverly Hills , California |