Joseph McCarthy Jr.
Joseph Allen McCarthy (born August 18, 1922 in Pelham , † November 7, 1975 in New York City ) was an American songwriter and writer.
McCarty, son of song lyricist and ASCAP -Funktionärs Joseph McCarthy , was trained at the Juilliard School . With Joe Burke he wrote Rambling Rose , made famous by Perry Como . In 1952 he started working with Cy Coleman , in which songs like Why Try to Change Me Now (for Frank Sinatra ) or I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life were created. McCarthy also wrote songs for Broadway reviews such as John Murray Anderson's Almanac (1953).
Web links
- Short biography
- Well-known songs
- Joseph McCarthy junior at Discogs (English)
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| SURNAME | McCarthy, Joseph Jr. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McCarthy, Joseph Allen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lyricist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pelham |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th November 1975 |
| Place of death | New York City |