Josef Myrow

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Josef Myrow (born February 28, 1910 in Russian Empire , † December 24, 1987 in Los Angeles ) was an American film composer of Russian origin . He and the lyricist Mack Gordon received an Oscar nomination for “ Best Song ” for the music for the films It began in Schneider's opera house (1947) and Variety-Princess (1951) .

Life

Myrow was born in Russia and then came to the United States. There he studied piano at the University of Pennsylvania , the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music . After graduation, he made guest appearances as a soloist with the Cleveland and Philadelphia Symphony Orchestras until he got a job with the local Philadelphia radio. He then started writing songs for various nightclubs. Autumn Nocturne , one of his most famous numbers from the 1940s, was popularized by Claude Thornhill . His involvement in the film If I'm Lucky (1946), a remake of music at midnight , started his career in the film business. He met the copywriter Mack Gordon know, with whom he began a ten-year partnership. The two wrote songs for numerous films.

After their partnership ended, Myrow continued alone and with changing copywriters. His partners included Kim Gannon , Jean Stone and Bickley Reichner . His biggest hit was Five O'Clock Whistle , recorded by Glenn Miller , Erskine Hawkins and Ella Fitzgerald , among others .

Myrow died in 1987 as a result of his Parkinson's disease . His son Fred Myrow was also a film composer.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1946: If I'm Lucky
  • 1946: Three Little Girls in Blue
  • 1947: It started in Schneider's opera house (Mother Wore Tights)
  • 1949: My Dream Is Yours
  • 1950: Vaudeville Princess (Wabash Avenu)
  • 1953: Photographer out of love (I Love Melvin)
  • 1953: The Alluring Venus (The French Line)
  • 1956: Well, well, Miss Mutti! (Bundle of Joy)

Discography (selection)

  • 1940: Five O'Clock Whistle ( Erskine Hawkins )
  • 1943: I Can't Stand Losing You (The Ink Spot)
  • 1946: Somewhere In The Night ( Frank Sinatra )
  • 1946: On the Boardwalk / You Make Me Feel So Young ( Dick Haymes )
  • 1946: Somewhere In The Night ( George Olsen )
  • 1947: Autumn Nocturne ( Claude Thornhill )
  • 1947: Kokomo, Indiana ( Dinah Shore )
  • 1948: Soltanto La Luna (Quintetto Gambarelli)
  • 1949: It Happens Every Spring (Frank Sinatra)
  • 1954: You Make Me Feel So Young (Frank Sinatra)
  • 1955: Autumn Nocturne ( Liberace )
  • 1956: I Love to Watch the Moonlight ( Mel Tormé )
  • 1957: Blue Drag ( Django Reinhardt )
  • 1962: No Moon at All
  • 1963: If and When ( Patti Page )
  • 1965: A Lady Loves ( Debbie Reynolds )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Josef Myrow at Allmusic (English). Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ Fred Myrow in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data
SURNAME Myrow, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian-born American film composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Russian Empire
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1987
Place of death los Angeles