That's Entertainment

A Biography of Broadway Composer Arthur Schwartz

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Arthur Schwartz (1900-1984), a premier composer of American Popular Song during the mid-20th century, has been overlooked by historians. This first full-length biography covers his work on Broadway and in Hollywood, where he was known as the "master of the intimate revue" for his songs in the 1930s with Howard Dietz. Schwartz wrote music for films in the 1940s--with Academy Award nominations for They're Either Too Young or Too Old and A Gal in Calico--produced two popular movie musicals--Cover Girl and Night and Day--and was among the first songwriters to work in the new medium of television. The author describes his creative process and includes behind-the-scenes stories of each of his major musicals.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-05-21
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor393
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476678818

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Early Life2. Early Songwriting3. Howard Dietz4. The Little Show and “I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan”5. The London Shows6. Three’s a Crowd and “Something to Remember You By”7. The Band Wagon and “Dancing in the Dark”8. Flying Colors and “Alone Together”9. The Gibson Family and Radio10. Revenge with Music and “You and the Night and the Music”11. At Home Abroad12. Late Thirties: C.B. Cochran and Follow the Sun13. Between the Devil: “By Myself” and “I See Your Face Before Me”14. Virginia and the Rockefellers15. Dorothy Fields and Stars in Your Eyes16. Movie Songwriting: Frank Loesser and Johnny Mercer17. Movie Producing and Hollywood18. Songwriting19. Park Avenue: Ira Gershwin and George S. Kaufman20. Inside U.S.A. and Leo Robin21. More Producing: Television and Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet22. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Shirley Booth and “Make the Man Love Me”23. Schwartz v. Broadcast Music, Inc.24. The Band Wagon: The Movie and “That’s Entertainment”25. By the Beautiful Sea and More Dorothy Fields26. The Mid-Fifties: Odds and Ends and Mrs. ’Arris Goes to Paris27. The Gay Life: Barbara Cook and “Magic Moment”28. Jennie and Mary Martin29. Later LifeAppendix A. Arthur Schwartz ChronologyAppendix B. Chronology of Produced ShowsAppendix C. Songs Composed by Schwartz with Various LyricistsAppendix D. Tribute AlbumsAppendix E. Schwartz Songs on Your Hit ParadeChapter NotesBibliographyIndex