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Jule Styne

May 04, 2023

This article is about English-American Broadway composer. For the co-founder of Music Corporation of America, see Jules C. Stein.

Jule Styne (/ˈdʒuːli staɪn/;[1] born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994)[2] was an English-American songwriter and composer best known for a series of Broadway musicals, including several famous frequently-revived shows that also became successful films: Gypsy, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Funny Girl.

Jule Styne
Background information
Birth nameJulius Kerwin Stein
Born(1905-12-31)December 31, 1905
London, England
DiedSeptember 20, 1994(1994-09-20) (aged 88)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Song writer, composer
Years active1926–1994

Early life

Styne was born to a Jewish family[3] in London, England.[2] His parents, Anna Kertman and Isadore Stein, were emigrants from Ukraine, the Russian Empire, and ran a small grocery.[4] Even before his family left Britain, he did impressions on the stage of well-known singers, including Harry Lauder, who saw him perform and advised him to take up the piano.[5] At the age of eight, he moved with his family to Chicago, where he began taking piano lessons. He proved to be a prodigy and performed with the Chicago, St. Louis, and Detroit Symphonies before he was ten years old.

Career

Before Styne attended Chicago Musical College, he had already attracted the attention of another teenager, Mike Todd, later a successful film producer, who commissioned him to write a song for a musical act that he was creating. It was the first of over 1,500 published songs Styne composed in his career. His first hit, "Sunday", was written in 1926.

In 1929, Styne was playing with the Ben Pollack band.[6]

Styne was a vocal coach for 20th Century Fox until Darryl F. Zanuck fired him because vocal coaching was "a luxury, and we're cutting out those luxuries." Zanuck told him he should write songs because "that's forever." Styne established his own dance band, which got him noticed in Hollywood, where he was championed by Frank Sinatra and began a collaboration with lyricist Sammy Cahn. He and Cahn wrote many songs for the movies, including "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (No. 1 for three weeks for Harry James and His Orchestra in 1945), "Five Minutes More", and the Oscar-winning title song for Three Coins in the Fountain (1954). Ten of his songs were Oscar-nominated, many of them written with Cahn, including "I've Heard That Song Before" (No. 1 for 13 weeks for Harry James and His Orchestra in 1943), "I'll Walk Alone", "It's Magic" (a No. 2 hit for Doris Day in 1948), and "I Fall In Love Too Easily". He collaborated with Leo Robin on the score for the 1955 musical film My Sister Eileen.

In 1947, Styne wrote his first score for a Broadway musical, High Button Shoes, with Cahn, and over the next several decades wrote the scores for many Broadway shows, most notably Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Peter Pan (additional music), Bells Are Ringing, Gypsy, Do Re Mi, Funny Girl, Lorelei, Sugar (with a story based on the movie Some Like It Hot, but all new music), and the Tony-winning Hallelujah, Baby!.

Styne wrote original music for the short-lived themed amusement park Freedomland U.S.A. that opened on June 19, 1960.

His collaborators included Sammy Cahn, Leo Robin, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Stephen Sondheim, Bob Hilliard, and Bob Merrill.

He wrote career-altering Broadway scores for a wide variety of major stars, including Phil Silvers, Carol Channing, Mary Martin, Judy Holliday, Ethel Merman, and an up-and-coming Barbra Streisand.

He was the subject of This Is Your Life for British television in 1978 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews in New York's Time Square.

Styne died of heart failure in New York City at the age of 88.[7] His archive – including original hand-written compositions, letters, and production materials – is housed at the Harry Ransom Center.[8]

Awards

Styne was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972[9] and the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981,[10] and he was a recipient of a Drama Desk Special Award and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1990. Additionally, Styne won the 1955 Oscar for Best Music, Original Song for "Three Coins in the Fountain", and "Hallelujah, Baby!" won the 1968 Tony Award for Best Original Score.

Songs

A selection of the many songs that Styne wrote:

Credits

References

  1. ^ a b Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854. Tape 3, side A.
  2. ^ a b "Jule Styne Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Bloom, Nate (December 22, 2014). "All those Holiday/Christmas Songs: So Many Jewish Songwriters!". Jewish World Review.
  4. ^ "Current Biography Yearbook". H. W. Wilson Co. April 29, 1984 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Steyn, Mark (April 29, 2018). "I've Heard That Song Before". Steyn Online. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "Songwriters Jule Styne, Martin Charnin, Charles Strouse, Walter Bishop, Sr." on YouTube
  7. ^ Blau, Eleanor (September 21, 1994). "Jule Styne, Bountiful Creator of Song Favorites, Dies at 88". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Jule Styne: An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center". Norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  9. ^ Jule Styne at the Songwriters Hall of Fame
  10. ^ "26 Elected to the Theater Hall of Fame; 26 From Broadway Voted into Theater Hall of Fame". The New York Times. March 3, 1981.
  11. ^ Gilliland 1994, tape 1, side A.
  12. ^ . Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2015.

Further reading

  • Suskin, Steven (1986). Show Tunes 1905-1985: The Songs, Shows and Careers of Broadway's Major Composers, New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1986.
  • Suskin, Steven (2009). The Sound of Broadway Music, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
  • Taylor, Theodore. Jule: The Story of Composer Jule Styne, New York: Random House, 1979.

External links

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This article is about English American Broadway composer For the co founder of Music Corporation of America see Jules C Stein Jule Styne ˈ dʒ uː l i s t aɪ n 1 born Julius Kerwin Stein December 31 1905 September 20 1994 2 was an English American songwriter and composer best known for a series of Broadway musicals including several famous frequently revived shows that also became successful films Gypsy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Funny Girl Jule StyneBackground informationBirth nameJulius Kerwin SteinBorn 1905 12 31 December 31 1905London EnglandDiedSeptember 20 1994 1994 09 20 aged 88 Manhattan New York U S Occupation s Song writer composerYears active1926 1994 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Awards 4 Songs 4 1 Credits 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEarly life EditStyne was born to a Jewish family 3 in London England 2 His parents Anna Kertman and Isadore Stein were emigrants from Ukraine the Russian Empire and ran a small grocery 4 Even before his family left Britain he did impressions on the stage of well known singers including Harry Lauder who saw him perform and advised him to take up the piano 5 At the age of eight he moved with his family to Chicago where he began taking piano lessons He proved to be a prodigy and performed with the Chicago St Louis and Detroit Symphonies before he was ten years old Career EditBefore Styne attended Chicago Musical College he had already attracted the attention of another teenager Mike Todd later a successful film producer who commissioned him to write a song for a musical act that he was creating It was the first of over 1 500 published songs Styne composed in his career His first hit Sunday was written in 1926 In 1929 Styne was playing with the Ben Pollack band 6 Styne was a vocal coach for 20th Century Fox until Darryl F Zanuck fired him because vocal coaching was a luxury and we re cutting out those luxuries Zanuck told him he should write songs because that s forever Styne established his own dance band which got him noticed in Hollywood where he was championed by Frank Sinatra and began a collaboration with lyricist Sammy Cahn He and Cahn wrote many songs for the movies including It s Been a Long Long Time No 1 for three weeks for Harry James and His Orchestra in 1945 Five Minutes More and the Oscar winning title song for Three Coins in the Fountain 1954 Ten of his songs were Oscar nominated many of them written with Cahn including I ve Heard That Song Before No 1 for 13 weeks for Harry James and His Orchestra in 1943 I ll Walk Alone It s Magic a No 2 hit for Doris Day in 1948 and I Fall In Love Too Easily He collaborated with Leo Robin on the score for the 1955 musical film My Sister Eileen In 1947 Styne wrote his first score for a Broadway musical High Button Shoes with Cahn and over the next several decades wrote the scores for many Broadway shows most notably Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Peter Pan additional music Bells Are Ringing Gypsy Do Re Mi Funny Girl Lorelei Sugar with a story based on the movie Some Like It Hot but all new music and the Tony winning Hallelujah Baby Styne wrote original music for the short lived themed amusement park Freedomland U S A that opened on June 19 1960 His collaborators included Sammy Cahn Leo Robin Betty Comden and Adolph Green Stephen Sondheim Bob Hilliard and Bob Merrill He wrote career altering Broadway scores for a wide variety of major stars including Phil Silvers Carol Channing Mary Martin Judy Holliday Ethel Merman and an up and coming Barbra Streisand He was the subject of This Is Your Life for British television in 1978 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews in New York s Time Square Styne died of heart failure in New York City at the age of 88 7 His archive including original hand written compositions letters and production materials is housed at the Harry Ransom Center 8 Awards EditStyne was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972 9 and the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981 10 and he was a recipient of a Drama Desk Special Award and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1990 Additionally Styne won the 1955 Oscar for Best Music Original Song for Three Coins in the Fountain and Hallelujah Baby won the 1968 Tony Award for Best Original Score Songs EditA selection of the many songs that Styne wrote The Christmas Waltz Conchita Marquita Lolita Pepita Rosita Juanita Lopez Don t Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl Diamonds Are a Girl s Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Everything s Coming Up Roses from Gypsy Every Street s a Boulevard in Old New York from Hazel Flagg Fiddle Dee Dee Guess I ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry How Do You Speak to an Angel I Don t Want to Walk Without You I Fall in Love Too Easily from Anchors Aweigh I Still Get Jealous High Button Shoes I ll Walk Alone It s Been a Long Long Time It s Magic from Romance on the High Seas It s You or No One I ve Heard That Song Before 11 Just in Time from Bells Are Ringing Let Me Entertain You from Gypsy Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow 1 Long Before I Knew You Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket from Living It Up Neverland Papa Wont You Dance with Me The Party s Over from Bells Are Ringing People from Funny Girl Pico and Sepulveda Saturday Night Is the Loneliest Night of the Week sung by Frank Sinatra Small World from Gypsy which became a moderate hit when sung by Johnny Mathis in 1959 Sunday with Ned Miller The Things We Did Last Summer Time After Time from It Happened in Brooklyn Three Coins in the Fountain Oscar winning song from the film of the same name Together Wherever We Go from Gypsy Winter Was Warm from Mr Magoo s Christmas Carol Credits Edit Ice Capades of 1943 1942 Styne contributed one song Glad to See You 1944 closed in Philadelphia Pennsylvania during tryout High Button Shoes 1947 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1949 Michael Todd s Peep Show 1950 Styne contributed 2 numbers Two on the Aisle 1951 Hazel Flagg 1953 Peter Pan 1954 additional music My Sister Eileen 1955 Bells Are Ringing 1956 Say Darling 1958 A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green 1958 First Impressions 1959 produced by Gypsy 1959 Do Re Mi 1960 Subways Are for Sleeping 1961 Mr Magoo s Christmas Carol 1962 Arturo Ui 1963 Styne contributed incidental music to this Bertolt Brecht play Funny Girl 1964 Wonderworld 1964 lyrics by Styne s son Stanley Fade Out Fade In 1964 Something More 1964 directed by Styne The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood 1965 Hallelujah Baby 1967 Darling of the Day 1968 Look to the Lilies 1970 The Night the Animals Talked 1970 Prettybelle 1971 closed in Boston Sugar 1972 revised as Some Like It Hot The Musical for a 2002 03 national USA tour starring Tony Curtis as Osgood Fielding Jr 12 Lorelei 1974 essentially a sequel revival of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Hellzapoppin 1976 closed in Baltimore during pre Broadway tryout Side by Side by Sondheim 1976 Bar Mitzvah Boy 1978 One Night Stand 1980 closed during preview period Pieces of Eight 1985 The Red Shoes 1993 References Edit a b Gilliland John 1994 Pop Chronicles the 40s The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s audiobook ISBN 978 1 55935 147 8 OCLC 31611854 Tape 3 side A a b Jule Styne Biography Songs amp Albums AllMusic Retrieved October 13 2021 Bloom Nate December 22 2014 All those Holiday Christmas Songs So Many Jewish Songwriters Jewish World Review Current Biography Yearbook H W Wilson Co April 29 1984 via Google Books Steyn Mark April 29 2018 I ve Heard That Song Before Steyn Online Retrieved April 30 2018 Songwriters Jule Styne Martin Charnin Charles Strouse Walter Bishop Sr on YouTube Blau Eleanor September 21 1994 Jule Styne Bountiful Creator of Song Favorites Dies at 88 The New York Times Jule Styne An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center Norman hrc utexas edu Retrieved April 27 2017 Jule Styne at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 26 Elected to the Theater Hall of Fame 26 From Broadway Voted into Theater Hall of Fame The New York Times March 3 1981 Gilliland 1994 tape 1 side A Some Like It Hot The Musical Archived from the original on July 3 2003 Retrieved October 30 2015 Further reading EditSuskin Steven 1986 Show Tunes 1905 1985 The Songs Shows and Careers of Broadway s Major Composers New York Dodd Mead and Company 1986 Suskin Steven 2009 The Sound of Broadway Music Oxford Oxford University Press 2009 Taylor Theodore Jule The Story of Composer Jule Styne New York Random House 1979 External links EditOfficial website Jule Styne Papers at the Harry Ransom Center University of Texas at Austin Jule Styne at the Internet Broadway Database Jule Styne at the Internet Off Broadway Database Jule Styne at IMDb Jule Styne at the Kennedy Center Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jule Styne amp oldid 1150098924, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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