Ray Evans(1915-2007)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Academy Award-winning songwriter ("Buttons and Bows" [1948], "Mona
Lisa" [1950], "Que Sera Sera" [1956]), composer, author, musician and
publisher, educated at the Wharton School and the University of
Pennsylvania. He began his career in the college dance orchestra, then
played in local night clubs and cruise ships. He wrote special material
for Olsen and Johnson, then went to Hollywood and was signed to a
contract with Paramount in 1945-46, and then became a freelancer. His
Broadway stage scores include "Oh Captain!" and "Let It Ride". He has
written special material for television and night club acts, including
those of Betty Hutton, Cyd Charisse and Mitzi Gaynor. With his partner, Jay Livingston (who
also was his chief musical collaborator), he owned a music-publishing
firm. Other musical collaborators included Henry Mancini, Max Steiner and
Victor Young.
Joining ASCAP in 1945, his popular-song compositions include "Silver Bells", "G'bye Now", "Stuff Like That There", "A Square in the Social Circle", "My Love Loves Me", "A Thousand Violins", "I'll Always Love You", "Misto Cristofo Columbo", "Love Him", "The Ruby and the Pearl", "Haven't Got a Worry", "Never Let Me Go", "As I Love You", "Let Me Be Loved", "You're So Right for Me", "Surprise", "The Morning Music of Montmartre", "Marshmallow Moon", "My Beloved", "Angel Town", "All the Time", "Almost in Your Arms", "Dreamsville", "Warm and Willing", "Just an Honest Mistake", "His Own Little Island", "Love, Let Me Know" and "On My Way".
Joining ASCAP in 1945, his popular-song compositions include "Silver Bells", "G'bye Now", "Stuff Like That There", "A Square in the Social Circle", "My Love Loves Me", "A Thousand Violins", "I'll Always Love You", "Misto Cristofo Columbo", "Love Him", "The Ruby and the Pearl", "Haven't Got a Worry", "Never Let Me Go", "As I Love You", "Let Me Be Loved", "You're So Right for Me", "Surprise", "The Morning Music of Montmartre", "Marshmallow Moon", "My Beloved", "Angel Town", "All the Time", "Almost in Your Arms", "Dreamsville", "Warm and Willing", "Just an Honest Mistake", "His Own Little Island", "Love, Let Me Know" and "On My Way".