Dory Previn née Langdon (born 22 October 1925) is an American singer-songwriter and poet, and was a lyricist for motion picture theme songs during the 1960s and early 1970s, including the soundtrack to the Valley of the Dolls. She and her first husband, André Previn, received several Academy Award nominations for their joint efforts in motion picture songwriting. She released six albums of original songs, and one live album, between 1970 and 1976. Her career continued into the 1980s, touring in Europe for the first time in the late 1970s, and again the 1980s, after overcoming her life-long fear of flying. October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... A lyricist is an author of song lyrics. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Valley of the Dolls is the title of a best selling novel by Jacqueline Susann, published in 1966, and the Hollywood film which followed it in 1967. ... André Previn (born April 6, 1929)¹ is a prominent pianist, orchestral conductor, and composer. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... 33â…“ LP vinyl record for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album from the 1960s. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... European redirects here. ...

She wrote several autobiographies including "Bogtrotter: An Autobiography with lyrics" (ISBN 0-385-14708-2). The title name refers to her Irish heritage. Other autobiographical works by Previn include "Midnight Baby", (ISBN 0-02-599000-4) and "On My Way to Where" (ISBN 0-8415-0120-3). A songbook, entitled "The Dory Previn Songbook" has also been released containing songs from her period with United Artists.

Along with her books, Previn's poetry and lyrics stand out for their originality, irony and their frankness in dealing with her troubled personal life.

Much of Previn's writing deals with her troubled relationship with her father and its effects throughout her life. Her father served in the First World War where he was gassed, suffering severe injuries. He tended to alternately embrace and reject his eldest daughter, and at times was convinced of his wife's infidelity. His mental health appears to have deteriorated after the birth of a second daughter, culminating in a paranoid episode in which he boarded the family up in one room of their home and held them at gunpoint for a period of some weeks. The track "With My Daddy in the Attic" (from "On My Way to Where") is a chilling piece dealing with Stockholm Syndrome and fantasies of incest. "Taps, Tremors and Time-Steps: One Last Dance for my Father", the B-Side to her "Reflections In a Mud-Puddle" album on United Artists, is a very personal and poignant account of the deterioration of their relationship and her anguish at their differences remaining unresolved at the time of her father's death. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ...

Previn's own mental health suffered, possibly as a result of traumatic experiences in early life. In the late sixties her first husband, André Previn, left her for actress Mia Farrow. Previn's mental health deteriorated soon afterwards and she spent a period of time in psychiatric institutions, where she was subjected to electric shock therapy. Material from her "On My Way to Where" album of 1970 deals with her experiences from this time - "Mister Whisper" examines episodes of psychosis from within the confines of a psychiatric hospital, while "Beware of Young Girls" is a savage attack on Mia Farrow and her motives for befriending the Previns. Farrow on the cover of Glamour, 1968 Mia Farrow (born Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow on February 9, 1945), is an American actress. ... Electroconvulsive therapy, also known as electroshock or ECT, is a controversial type of psychiatric shock therapy involving the induction of an artificial seizure in a patient by passing electricity through the brain. ... Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state in which thought and perception are severely impaired. ...

Subsequent albums maintained a balance of intensely personal lyrics and wider commentary - "A Stone for Bessie Smith" is about the premature death of Blues vocalist Janis Joplin while "Doppelgänger" examines the latent savagery of humanity. Self-conscious spirituality at the expense of the tangible is criticised in "Mythical Kings and Iguanas" while songs dealing with emotionally frail characters appear as "Lady With the Braid", "Lemon-Haired Ladies" and "The Altruist and the Needy Case". Feminist issues and dilemmas are explored in "Brando" and "The Owl and the Pussycat", while the male ego is attacked with wit and irony in "Michael, Michael", "Don't Put Him Down" and "That Perfect Man". Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) is largely regarded as the most popular and successful blues singer of 1920s and 1930s, and by some as the most influential performer in blues history. ... Blues music redirects here. ... Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American blues-influenced rock singer and occasional songwriter with a highly distinctive voice. ... A doppelgänger ( ) is the ghostly double of a living person. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Edward Lears illustration of the Owl and the Pussycat The Owl and the Pussycat is a famous nonsense poem by Edward Lear, first published in 1871. ...

In 1997 Previn, now remarried, collaborated with her first husband again to produce a piece for soprano and ensemble entitled "The Magic Number". This was first performed in 1997 by the New York Philharmonic with André Previn as conductor and Sylvia McNair performing the soprano part. A piano reduction was published in 1997 by G. Schirmer, Inc. under ISBN 0-7935-8803-0. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Magic Number is a 1990 single by De La Soul, originally recorded in 1988 and first released on their 1989 album, 3 Feet High and Rising. ... The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States. ... Two-time Grammy Award-winning singer Sylvia McNair is equally at home on the stages of Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall and in the intimate environs of the Rainbow Room and the Algonquin’s legendary Oak Room. ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ...

In 2002 Previn released a royalty-free recording available via the internet entitled "Planet Blue" which contains a mixture of recent and previously unreleased material dealing with environmental degradation and the threat of nuclear disaster. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

At the time of writing Previn continues to work in spite of having suffered several strokes which affect her eyesight. She continues to live in Massachusetts. For other articles with similar names, see Stroke (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ...

Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura released a song called "Dory Previn" on their 2006 album Let's Get Out of This Country. Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Camera Obscura is an indie band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 1996 by Tracyanne Campbell, John Henderson, and Gavin Dunbar. ... Lets Get Out of This Country is the third LP from the indie band Camera Obscura. ...

Discography

• Leprechauns Are Upon Me (1959 as Dory Langdon)
• On My Way to Where (1970) - United Artists
• Reflections in a Mud Puddle/Taps Tremors and Time Steps (1971) - United Artists
• Mythical Kings and Iguanas (1971) - United Artists
• Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign (1972) - United Artists
• Dory Previn (1974) - Warner Bros
• We're Children of Coincidence and Harpo Marx (1976) - Warner Bros
• "Dory & Andre Previn (1983)
• "Planet Blue" - (2002)

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