Kim Gannon

Kim Gannon, Birth Name: James Kimball Gannon, ( born November 18, 1900 in Brooklyn, New York, † April 29, 1974 in Lake Worth, Florida) was an American songwriter and occasional composer.

Life

Gannon's parents were Jewish and lived at the time of his birth in Brooklyn. Immediately after the birth of their son, they moved to New Jersey, where he grew up and attended Montclair High School. He was also a member of the Omega Gamma Delta fraternity. After graduating from high school, he began studying law at St. Lawrence University to become a lawyer. At the Albany Law School in 1934 he laid down his exams.

His first song for which he wrote the text in 1939, For Tonight was. 1942 was the song Moonlight Cocktail, which played with the Glenn Miller Orchestra in the same year was the best-selling song in the United States for ten weeks. Then Gannon began writing lyrics for film songs. Its in collaboration with Ernesto Lecuona (Music) arising title song Always in My Heart for the eponymous film ( German title in the shadow of the heart) in 1943 nominated in the category " Best Song " for an Oscar, but was made ​​against Irving Berlin's White Christmas is Music, Music ( Holiday Inn) not prevail. 1945 Gannon was again nominated along with Walter Kent for an Oscar in the category " Best Song ", this time for their song Too Much in Love from the film Song of the Open Road. However, the award went to Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke for her song Swinging on a Star from the movie Going My Way ( Going My Way ). For the third year in a row, nearly Walter Kent and Kim Gannon in 1946 again nominated for an Oscar. This time, with her song Endlessly Earl Carroll Vanities of the film. But the third attempt they could not win, but had to Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein with her for the film State Fair ( State Fair ) written song It Might as Well Be Spring to defer.

1951 Gannon turned then to Broadway and co-wrote with composer Walter Kent title for the listed Broadway musical comedy Seventeen. Another co- existed with the composer J. Fred Coots, Josef Myrow, Jule Styne, Luckey Roberts and Max Steiner, one of the most successful film music composer.

Gannon died at the age of 73 in his last residence in Lake Worth, Florida.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

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