Allie Wrubel
Allie Wrubel ( born January 15, 1905 in Middletown, Connecticut; † January 13, 1973 in Twentynine Palms, California ) was an American saxophonist, songwriter and composer.
Life and work
Allie Wrubel attended Wesleyan University and Columbia University and then worked in dance orchestras. For one year he was a member of the orchestra of Paul Whiteman. In 1924 he began to compose songs and to write texts. In 1931 he wrote I've Got a Feeling for You Communistic, 1933 Title Rasputin (That highfalutin Lovin ' You ). In 1934 he went to Hollywood to work for the film company Warner Bros.. There he created a number of film scores, until he joined Walt Disney in 1947.
Allie Wrubel worked in Hollywood a lot together with songwriter Mort Dixon; they wrote Try to See It My Way (Baby ) for the film Dames (1934 ). The following year was created for the film Caliente of Hit The Lady in Red, 1937, he had the interpreted with Herb Magidson a great success with the inspired Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone With the Wind Song, a jazz standard, and by many singers and musicians been. With Magidson another classic ( I'm Afraid ) The Masquerade is Over, the should interpret Sarah Vaughan later developed. Vrubel last hit was created in collaboration with Ray Gilbert, Zip -a -Dee- Doo - Dah for the film Uncle Remus' Wonderland ( Song of the South ), which won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1948.
Wrubel also wrote songs for the films Make Mine Music, Duel in the Sun ( Duel in the Sun ), I Walk Alone, Music, dance and rhythm ( Melody Time), Tulsa, Never Steal Anything Small and Midnight Lace ( Midnight Lace). Throughout his career, he worked with the songwriters Abner Silver, Charles Newman, and Ned Washington along.
Allie Wrubel was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.