David Alexander Hess (born September 19, 1942) is an American actor and songwriter. September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...

Hess was born in New York City. He began his professional career as a songwriter for Shalimar Music, in 1957, under the pseudonym of David Hill. David went on to compose "Start Movin'" for Sal Mineo and "Rockin' Shoes" for the Ames Brothers. He continued to write songs for Elvis Presley throughout the 1950s and 1960s, which include "Come Along," "Make Me Know You're Mine" (first performed by Conway Twitty), "Sand Castles," and "Blue Lagoon." "Your Hand, Your Heart, Your Love" became a 1960s hit when it was performed by Andy Williams. And, in 1963, David wrote and recorded "Speedy Gonzalez," which became a number one single for Pat Boone, selling more than eight million copies worldwide. David then recorded two solo albums for Kapp Records, again topping the charts, this time with a Top Ten folk hit called "Two Brothers." Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... Salvatore Mineo, Jr. ... The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits. ... Twitty redirects here. ... Andy Williams For other persons named Andrew Williams, see Andrew Williams (disambiguation). ... Charles Eugene Patrick Boone (known as Pat Boone, born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s. ... Kapp Records was a record company started in 1955 by David Kapp, brother of Jack Kapp (who had set up American Decca Records in 1934). ...

In 1969, he became head of A&R at Mercury Records in New York. There he linked up with Western classical composer John Corigliano, and together they wrote the Grammy award-winning Rock Opera, The Naked Carmen, which became a big hit of the Berlin Ballet Week in 1970. David's work with Mercury also included And the Children Toll the Passing of the Day, a 1969 album he wrote for Irish actor Malachy McCourt. Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... John Corigliano (born February 16, 1938) is an American composer of classical music. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Naked Carmen is a 1970 recording by David Hess and John Corigliano. ... Malachy McCourt during a 2006 CNN interview Malachy McCourt (born September 20, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York) was the 2006 Green party candidate for governor in New York State, losing to the Democratic candidate Eliot Spitzer. ...

In 1972, his career split off into several new directions with his starring role in the Wes Craven horror classic The Last House on the Left (1972), for which he also composed the soundtrack. He went on to score Buck at the Edge of the Heaven, a children's film based on a collection of Jack London stories. The film won the top prize for film and direction at the Giffone Film Festival. Wesley Earl Craven (born August 2, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American film director and writer best known as the creator of many horror films, including the famed Nightmare on Elm Street series featuring the redoubtable Freddy Krueger character. ... The Last House on the Left is a 1972 horror film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Sean S. Cunningham. ... Jack London (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916),[1][2][3] was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild and over fifty other books. ...

A subsequent job offer from PolyGram' German affiliate gave David the opportunity to move to Munich, Germany, and a multilingual career in film dubbing from 1972 to 1976 which in turn led him to writing the English-language shooting scripts for such German greats as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Reinhard Hauff, and his present collaborator, Peter Schamoni. PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München pronunciation) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. ... Rainer Werner Fassbinder (May 31, 1945 – June 10, 1982) was a German movie director, screenwriter and actor, one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema. ... Reinhard Hauff (born 23 May 1939) is a German film director. ...

His ability to switch seamlessly from in front of the camera to the production team earned him the opportunity to direct his first American feature film, To All a Good Night (1980), for Media Home Entertainment in 1980. He also appeared in two low budget horror films directed by Ruggero Deodato, La Casa sperduta nel parco (1980) and Camping del terrore (1987). Ruggero Deodato, born May 7, 1939 in Potenza, Italy, film director, actor, screen writer. ...

In 1991, he played the part of the American in Peter Schamoni's Max Ernst--My Wanderings, My Unrest (1991). From 1993 to 1995 he produced Niki de Saint Phalle: Wer ist das Monster - du oder ich? (1996).

David's newest musical accomplishments include the release of two recent albums, Caught Up In The Moment and Live & Unplugged in Hollywood, 2002. He currently lives in Northern California, just outside of San Francisco, with his wife, with whom he has three children. He recently worked on several tracks for the horror feature Cabin Fever (2003), directed by Eli Roth. Cabin Fever (2002) is an American horror movie written and directed by newcomer Eli Roth. ... Eli Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer and writer. ...