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Tin Pan Alley girl : a biography of Ann Ronell
- Title
- Tin Pan Alley girl : a biography of Ann Ronell / Tighe E. Zimmers.
- Author
- Zimmers, Tighe E., 1949-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.
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Details
- Description
- x, 201 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "Best known as the writer of the lyric for the song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf," and "Willow Weep for Me," Ann Ronell was also a translator and orchestrator for operatic works. This biography traces Ronell's life, marriage and friendships. Includes over forty pictures, a chronology, family tree, film credits, her senior dissertations, and works"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-193) and index.
- Includes discography: p. 156-164.
- Includes filmography: p. 166-167.
- Contents
- Omaha and New England, 1905-1929 -- The first songs and New York City : 1930-1932 -- "Willow weep for me" : 1932 -- "Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?" and Disney studios : 1933-1935 -- Lester Cowan and Hollywood : 1935-1936 -- Kurt Weill and Blockade : 1937-1938 -- Martha and opera in English : 1938-1939 -- The gypsy baron and light opera : 1939-1940 -- Ship south and Nicolai Berezovsky : 1941-1942 -- Count me in and Broadway : 1942-1943 -- "Linda" and The story of G.I. Joe : 1944-1946 -- Oh! Susanna and Stephen Foster : 1947-1948 -- One touch of Venus and forties Hollywood : 1947-1948 -- Love happy and the Marx Brothers : 1948-1950 -- Main Street to Broadway and Tin Pan Alley girl : 1951-1953 -- The Eisenhower years and political songs : 1953-1960 -- Walt Disney and who's the real big bad wolf? : 1954-1958 -- Martha revisited and the Metropolitan Opera : 1960-1961 -- Meeting at a far meridian and the cold war : 1963-1965 -- Later life and career : 1965-1993.
- Call Number
- JNF 09-112
- ISBN
- 9780786439058 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 078643905X (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008055747
- OCLC
- vendor 2008055747
- Author
- Zimmers, Tighe E., 1949-
- Title
- Tin Pan Alley girl : a biography of Ann Ronell / Tighe E. Zimmers.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-193) and index.Includes discography: p. 156-164.Includes filmography: p. 166-167.
- Research Call Number
- JNF 09-112