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The melody lingers on : the great songwriters and their movie musicals / Roy Hemming.
LIBRA Special ML2075 .H44 1986
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hemming, Roy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Musical films--United States--History and criticism.
- Musical films.
- United States.
- Motion picture music--United States--History and criticism.
- Motion picture music.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xi, 388 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Newmarket Press, [1986]
- Summary:
- Lavishly illustrated with 162 photos, this book covers 16 songwriters: Arlen, Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, McHugh, Porter, Rainger, Rodgers, Warren, Whiting, Brown, Carmichael, Loesser, Schwartz, Styne, and Van Heusen. Includes complete listings of over 800 movies and 200 songs.
- Contents:
- Harold Arlen
- Irving Berlin
- George Gershwin
- Jerome Kern
- Jimmy McHugh
- Cole Porter
- Ralph Rainger
- Richard Rodgers
- Harry Warren
- Richard Whiting
- And not to be forgotten: Nacio Herb Brown, Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser, Arthur Schwartz, Jule Styne, James Van Heusen.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 376-379) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has photograph and press release for review copy laid in.
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy is review copy with markings throughout.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Hemming, Roy. Melody lingers on.
- ISBN:
- 0937858579
- 9780937858578
- OCLC:
- 14373264
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