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Daddy Long Legs is a stage musical with a book by John Caird, and music and lyrics by Paul Gordon.It is based on the 1912 novel of the same name by Jean Webster.Set in turn-of-the-century New England, the musical tells the story of orphan Jerusha Abbott of the John Grier Home and her mysterious benefactor who agrees to send her to college, who she dubs "Daddy Long Legs" after seeing his ...
"Something's Gotta Give" is a popular song with words and music by Johnny Mercer in 1954. [1] It was published in 1955.It was written for and first performed by Fred Astaire in the 1955 musical film Daddy Long Legs, and was nominated the same year for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, losing to "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" from the film of the same name.
Daddy Long Legs (1955) is a musical comedy film set in France, New York City, and the fictional college town of Walston, Massachusetts. The film was directed by Jean Negulesco, and stars Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Fred Clark, and Thelma Ritter, with music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Vocal group The Skylines, singing with Ray Anthony's orchestra, revived this ballad in the 1955 Fred Astaire–Leslie Caron musical film, Daddy Long Legs. Johnny Preston released a version of the song on his 1960 album, Running Bear. [5] Andy Williams released a version on his 1964 album, The Wonderful World of Andy Williams.
He composed the music and lyrics for the stage musical Daddy Long Legs with the book and direction by John Caird, which premiered at the Rubicon Theatre Company, Ventura, California in October 2009 [6] and then had an engagement with TheatreWorks at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts from January through February 2010. [7] [8]
34. The Shires, "Daddy's Little Girl" This song is incredibly personal to The Shires singer Crissie Rhodes, even though its themes are almost universal."This is a very personal song. My dad passed ...
Daddy Long Legs: 1955, RCA Victor 20-6140 Squab Farm: 1917: Sigmund Romberg, Jean Schwartz: Harold R. Atteridge: The Passing Show of 1918: Steppin' Out with My Baby: 1948: Irving Berlin: Irving Berlin: Easter Parade: 1948, MGM 30188 (soundtrack) Sweet Music: 1931: Adele Astaire: Arthur Schwartz: Howard Dietz: The Band Wagon: Sweet Sorrow (1940 ...
The last film in the "High School Musical" trilogy, "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," turns 15 on Tuesday, and you know what that means: It's time to revisit — and rank — all 11 songs from ...