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The musical has become associated with the Presidency of John F. Kennedy, which is sometimes called the "Camelot Era", because of an interview with Jackie Kennedy in which she compared her husband's presidency to King Arthur's reign, specifically mentioning his fondness for the musical and particularly the title song's closing lyrics, which end ...
Frederick Loewe (/ l oʊ / LOH; [1] born Friedrich "Fritz" Löwe, [2] German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç fʁɪts ˈløːvə]; June 10, 1901 – February 14, 1988 [3]) was an American composer.He collaborated with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner on a series of Broadway musicals, including Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, and Camelot, all of which were made into films, as well as the original film ...
Lerner and Loewe, c. 1962 Lerner and Loewe is the partnership between lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe. [1] Spanning three decades and nine musicals from 1942 to 1960 and again from 1970 to 1972, the pair are known for being behind the creation of critical on stage successes such as My Fair Lady, Brigadoon, and Camelot along with the musical film Gigi.
Camelot is a 1967 American musical fantasy drama film directed by Joshua Logan and written by Alan Jay Lerner, based on the 1960 stage musical of the same name by Lerner and Frederick Loewe. It stars Richard Harris as King Arthur , Vanessa Redgrave as Guenevere , and Franco Nero as Lancelot , with David Hemmings , Lionel Jeffries , and Laurence ...
Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) Frederick Loewe (music) 1942–1960; 1970–1972 My Fair Lady Camelot Brigadoon: Rodgers and Hammerstein Richard Rodgers (music) Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) 1943–1960 Oklahoma! Carousel The King and I South Pacific The Sound of Music: Betty Comden and Adolph Green [46] [47] 1944–2002 On the Town (with Leonard ...
Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist.In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre both for the stage and on film.
Robert Goulet and Julie Andrews in Camelot Scene from the musical Camelot. Goulet's first U.S. bookings were in summer stock theatre with the Kenley Players. [11] He appeared in eight productions, including Pajama Game (1959), Bells Are Ringing (1959), Dream Girl (1959), South Pacific (1960), Meet Me in St. Louis (1960) and Carousel (1960). [12]
Music from Lerner & Loewe's Camelot is a 1960 album by Percy Faith and His Orchestra. It was released in December 1960 by Columbia Records (catalog no. CL1570). [1] [2] It debuted on Billboard magazine's pop album chart on January 9, 1961, peaked at the No. 6 spot, and remained on the chart for ten weeks.