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Ray Gilbert (September 5, 1912 – March 3, 1976) was an American lyricist. He grew up in Hartford, Connecticut. He married Janis Paige in 1962.
Career
Gilbert is best remembered for the lyrics to the Oscar-winning song " Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from the film Song of the South, which he wrote with Allie Wrubel in 1947. [1] He also wrote American English lyrics for the songs in The Three Caballeros featuring Donald Duck. He wrote the lyrics for Paul Nero's composition The Hot Canary, [2] and also wrote the English lyrics of the Andy Williams' 1965 hit, " ...and Roses and Roses", and "Lost in Your Love" with Sidney Miller, to music by Bert Jay.
Gilbert also wrote the English lyrics for a number of songs composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim, including " Dindi," ""Amor em Paz" (" Once I Loved"), and " Inútil Paisagem" ("Useless Landscape"/"If You Never Come to Me"). [3]
He married actress Janis Paige in 1962. [4]
References
- ^ Eskew, Glenn T. (2013). Johnny Mercer: Southern Songwriter for the World. University of Georgia Press. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-8203-3330-4.
- ^ The hot canary. D. Davis & Co. 1949.
- ^ Layne, Joslyn. "Ray Gilbert". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ King, Susan (February 12, 2012). "Janis Paige regains her voice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
External links
- Ray Gilbert at IMDb
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