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Encyclopedia > Harry Revel

Harry Revel (born December 21, 1905 in London - died on November 3, 1958 in New York) was a well-respected Jewish composer of musicals. Before immigrating to the United States in 1929, Revel wrote musicals for productions in Paris, Copenhagen, Vienna and London. December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Serbian: Beč) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine states (Land Wien). ...


Once in the US, he worked on Broadway, writing the scores for Ziegfeld Follies of 1931, Meet My Sister and Are You With It?. He later moved to Hollywood. He wrote scores for the films Sitting Pretty, Broadway Through a Keyhole, We're Not Dressing, She Loves Me Not, Shoot the Words, College Rhythm, Love in Bloom, Paris in the Spring, Stolen Harmony, Two for Tonight, Collegiate, Stowaway', Poor Little Rich Girl, Ali Baba Goes to Town, Wake Up and Live, You Can’t Have Everything, Head Over Heels, Love and Kisses, Four Jacks and a Jill and Love Finds Andy Hardy. This article is about the street in New York City. ... Sitting Pretty is a 1948 comedy film which tells the story of a family who hires a man with a mysterious past to babysit their children. ... A college (Latin collegium) can be the name of any group of colleagues; originally it meant a group of people living together under a common set of rules (con-, together + leg-, law). As a consequence members of colleges were originally styled fellow and still are in some places. ... Poor Little Rich Girl is a 1965 Andy Warhol film starring Edie Sedgwick. ... Ali Baba Goes to Town is a 1937 movie starring Eddie Cantor, Tony Martin, and Roland Young. ... Head over Heels is an August 1983 (see 1983 in music) album by British rock group Cocteau Twins. ... LOVE AND KISSES was the first of many formations by french producer and composer ALEC R. COSTANDINOS. After collaborating on CERRONE`s debut album `Love in c minor`, he came out in the spring of 1977 with two other disco masterpieces; `Accidental lover` and `I found love (now that I... Love Finds Andy Hardy is a 1938 romantic comedy film which tells the story of a teenaged boy who becomes entangled with three different girls all at the same time. ...


Revel collaborated with lyricists Mack Gordon, Mort Greene, Paul Francis Webster and Arnold Horwitt. Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler, 21 June 1904 - 28 February 1959) was a composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film. ... Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907-March 18, 1984) was a American lyricist. ...


Musical Productions

  • Blues in the Night-[Musical, Revue] Featuring songs by Harry Revel Jun 2, 1982 - Jul 18, 1982
  • Are You With It?-[Musical] Music by Harry Revel Nov 10, 1945 - Jun 29, 1946
  • Smiling Faces-[Original, Musical, Comedy] Music by Harry Revel Aug 30, 1932 - Sep 24, 1932
  • Marching By-[Musical] Music by Harry Revel Mar 3, 1932 - [unknown]
  • Fast and Furious-[Musical, Revue] Music mostly by Harry Revel Sep 15, 1931 - [unknown]
  • Ziegfeld Follies of 1931-[Musical, Revue] Music by Harry Revel Jul 1, 1931 - Nov 21, 1931

Blues in the Night is a popular song which has become a pop standard. ...

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