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Harold Adamson(1906-1980)

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Prolific composer and author, educated at the University of Kansas, and at Harvard University, where he wrote 'Hasty Pudding' shows. His Broadway stage scores include: "Smiles"; "Earl Carroll's Vanities" (1931); "Banjo Eyes"; and "As The Girls Go". For Jones Beach: "Around The World In Eighty Days". He came to Hollywood in 1933, writing many film songs and themes. His chief musical collaborators included Hoagy Carmichael, Lou Alter, Peter DeRose, Walter Donaldson, Vernon Duke, Duke Ellington, Burton Lane, Jimmy McHugh, Vincent Youmans, and Victor Young. His songs include: "Time On My Hands"; "Sittin' In The Dark"; "Tony's Wife"; "Like Me A Little Bit Less (Love Me A Little Bit More)"; "Everything I Have Is Yours"; "Heigh-Ho, the Gang's All Here"; "Your Head On My Shoulder"; "Everything's Been Done Before"; "It's Been So Long"; "You"; "You Never Looked So Beautiful Before"; "Did I Remember?"; "There's Something In The Air"; "With A Banjo On My Knee"; "Where Are You?"; "You're A Sweetheart"; "You're As Pretty As A Picture"; "It's A Wonderful World"; "The Thrill Of A New Romance"; "720 In The Books"; "We're Having A Baby"; "The Music Stopped"; "I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night"; "A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening"; "Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer"; "How Blue The Night"; "A Hubba Hubba Hubba"; "As The Girls Go"; "I Got Lucky In the Rain"; "It's A Most Unusual Day"; "When Love Goes Wrong"; "You Say The Nicest Things, Baby"; "My Resistance is Low;" "Around The World"; "An Affair to Remember"; "Ferryboat Serenade"; and "Too Young To Go Steady".
BornDecember 10, 1906
DiedAugust 17, 1980(73)
BornDecember 10, 1906
DiedAugust 17, 1980(73)
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  • Nominated for 5 Oscars
    • 6 nominations total

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An Affair to Remember (1957)
An Affair to Remember
7.4
  • Soundtrack("An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)", "Continué", "The Tiny Scout (He Knows You Inside Out)", "Tomorrow Land", "You Make It Easy To Be True")
  • 1957
Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn (2011)
My Week with Marilyn
6.9
  • Soundtrack("When Love Goes Wrong (Nothin' Goes Right)")
  • 2011
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Ain't There Anyone Here For Love?" (1953), "Down Boy" (1953) (uncredited) (Outtake), "When Love Goes Wrong" (1953), "Four French Dances" (1953) (uncredited) (Outtake))
  • 1953
Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest
8.3
  • Soundtrack("It's a Most Unusual Day" (1948))
  • 1959

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Music Department



  • Paesano: A Voice in the Night (1975)
    Paesano: A Voice in the Night
    • lyricist
    • 1975
  • High Noon: The Clock Strikes Noon Again
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • lyricist
    • 1966
  • Island of Love (1963)
    Island of Love
    5.1
    • lyricist: songs
    • 1963
  • Richard Coogan in The Californians (1957)
    The Californians
    6.5
    TV Series
    • lyricist: theme song
    • lyricist: theme music
    • 1957–1959
  • Homemakers Show
    TV Series
    • lyricist: title theme "As the Girls Gi"
    • 1950–1958
  • Jupiter's Darling (1955)
    Jupiter's Darling
    5.7
    • lyrics: songs
    • 1955
  • Jane Frazee in Calendar Girl (1947)
    Calendar Girl
    5.8
    • songs by
    • 1947
  • Frank Sinatra, Michèle Morgan, Leon Errol, Barbara Hale, Jack Haley, Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman, Marcy McGuire, and Dooley Wilson in Higher and Higher (1943)
    Higher and Higher
    6.0
    • songs: lyrics by
    • 1943
  • Beulah Bondi, Robert Cummings, Ann Gillis, Nan Grey, Gloria Jean, Margaret Lindsay, C. Aubrey Smith, and Virginia Weidler in The Under-Pup (1939)
    The Under-Pup
    6.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Andrea Leeds and Adolphe Menjou in Letter of Introduction (1938)
    Letter of Introduction
    6.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Hal E. Chester, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Halop, and Bernard Punsly in Little Tough Guy (1938)
    Little Tough Guy
    6.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Joan Fontaine and Derrick De Marney in Blond Cheat (1938)
    Blond Cheat
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Mischa Auer, Billy House, and Jimmy Savo in Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937)
    Merry-Go-Round of 1938
    5.1
    • lyrics
    • 1937
  • Edward Gargan, Bernadene Hayes, William Lundigan, Claudia Morgan, and Herbert Mundin in That's My Story! (1937)
    That's My Story!
    7.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Doris Nolan and George Murphy in Top of the Town (1937)
    Top of the Town
    5.8
    • songs: lyrics by
    • 1937

Composer



  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1957–1961
  • Joan Fontaine and Derrick De Marney in Blond Cheat (1938)
    Blond Cheat
    5.8
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Hark Ye Hark!
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1935

Soundtrack



  • The Jane Froman Show
    • lyrics: "It's a Most Unusual Day" (uncredited)
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1952



  • Saturday Night (2024)
    Saturday Night
    6.9
    • writer: "Martinique"
    • 2024
  • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Somebody's Walking in My Dream"
    • writer: "Around the World (in 80 Days)"
    • 2018–2022
  • Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in Lucy and Desi (2022)
    Lucy and Desi
    7.7
    • writer: "I Love Lucy", "We're having a baby my baby and me", "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour"
    • 2022
  • Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos (2021)
    Being the Ricardos
    6.5
    • writer: "I Love Lucy Theme"
    • 2021
  • Alessandro Nivola in The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
    The Many Saints of Newark
    6.3
    • writer: "Ferry Boat Serenade"
    • 2021
  • Télématin (1985)
    Télématin
    4.8
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Did I Remember ?" (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Nathalie Emmanuel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, and Nikesh Patel in Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019)
    Four Weddings and a Funeral
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Around the World"
    • 2019
  • Jude Law, Liev Schreiber, Diego Luna, Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez, and Timothée Chalamet in A Rainy Day in New York (2019)
    A Rainy Day in New York
    6.4
    • writer: "I Got Lucky in the Rain"
    • 2019
  • Isabelle Huppert and Chloë Grace Moretz in Greta (2018)
    Greta
    6.1
    • writer: "Where Are You"
    • 2018
  • Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, and Jodie Sweetin in Fuller House (2016)
    Fuller House
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Love Lucy Theme"
    • 2016
  • Café Society (2016)
    Café Society
    6.6
    • writer: "It's Been So Long", "Did I Remember"
    • 2016
  • Susie Dent in Countdown (1982)
    Countdown
    6.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer" (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, and Emma Stone in Aloha (2015)
    Aloha
    5.4
    • writer: "Naughty Hula Eyes", "I Love Lucy Theme"
    • 2015
  • Stalker (2014)
    Stalker
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "It's a Wonderful World" (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Mad Men (2007)
    Mad Men
    8.7
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "I Just Found Out About Love" (uncredited)
    • 2015

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  • Born
    • December 10, 1906
    • Greenville, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • August 17, 1980
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Gretchen Davidson1948 - August 17, 1980 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.

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