Jack Brooks

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Jack Brooks (born February 14, 1912 in Liverpool , † November 8, 1971 in Los Angeles ) was a British - American songwriter .

Life

Brooks, who was from England, came to the United States with his family in 1916. He wrote a number of lyrics for popular songs such as " Ole Buttermilk Sky " (with Hoagy Carmichael ) for the film Fire on the Horizon (1946), which earned him his first Oscar nomination in 1947, "Peacock Rock" (with Milton Rosen) and " (Roll Along) Wagon Train ”(with Sammy Fain ), which served as the second theme song for the television series Wagon Train . He also cooperated with Jeff Alexander , Walter Scharf , Walter Schumann , Miklós Rózsa and Serge Walter.

In 1953 Brooks was nominated for an Oscar in the “Best Song” category for his song “ Am I in Love, ” which he wrote for the film Pale Face Junior with Jane Russell and Bob Hope , but it went to High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) walked out of the western twelve noon . A renewed Oscar nomination in the category Best Song he got together the following year with Harry Warren for his for the film comedy The Dub (The caddy) written song " That's Amore ", the 1954 version of Dean Martin one of the best-selling singles in the USA was. Brooks worked a. a. also for Bing Crosby , Fred Allen and Phil Harris ; he also gave song material for the radio show Command Performance of the Armed Forces Radio Services .

Brooks also wrote lyrics for several movie songs, such as Let Me Be a People and Turn It On from the Jerry Lewis comedy Cinderella (1960).

Songs (selection)

  • I Can't Get You Out of My Mind (with Edgar Fairchild)
  • Once Upon a Dream (with Hans Salter, 1945)
  • The More I Know of Love (with Miklos Rozsa, 1946)
  • It's Dreamtime (with Walter Schumann, 1947)
  • Cobbleskill's School Song (with Walter Schumann, 1947)
  • Song of Scheherazade (with Miklos Rozsa, 1947)
  • You Wonderful You (with Harry Warren, Saul Chaplin 1951)
  • Look at Me (with Walter Scharf)
  • Is It Yes, Or Is It No? (with Walter Scharf)
  • Though Half My Life (Is Spent) (with Milton Rosen)
  • She's Sick (with Milton Roses)
  • Lonesome Gal (with Walter Schumann, 1951)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Oscars 1947 in the Internet Movie Data Base
  2. ↑ Ken Bloom: American Song: Songwriters , Schirmer Books, 2001 p. 93
  3. ^ The 1954 Oscars in the Internet Movie Data Base
  4. ↑ Donald J. Stubblebine: Cinema sheet music: a comprehensive listing of published film music from "Squaw Man" (1914) to "Batman" (1989) 1991.
personal data
SURNAME Brooks, Jack
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Liverpool
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 1971
Place of death los Angeles