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Bob Wright(1914-2005)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Bob Wright was born on 25 September 1914 in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. He was a composer, known for Music in My Heart (1940), Bò Đực Nổi Điên (1980) and Money Talks (1997). He died on 27 July 2005 in Miami, Florida, USA.
BornSeptember 25, 1914
DiedJuly 27, 2005(90)
BornSeptember 25, 1914
DiedJuly 27, 2005(90)
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Rita Hayworth and Tony Martin in Music in My Heart (1940)
Music in My Heart
6.0
  • Soundtrack("I've Got Music in My Heart" (1939), "Hearts in the Sky" (1939) (uncredited), "No Other Love" (1939), "Punchinello" (1939), "Oh What a Lovely Dream" (1939), "It's a Blue World" (1939))
  • 1940
Robert De Niro in Bò Đực Nổi Điên (1980)
Bò Đực Nổi Điên
8.1
  • Soundtrack("Jersey Bounce")
  • 1980
Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker in Money Talks (1997)
Money Talks
6.2
  • Soundtrack(as Robert Wright, "And This Is My Beloved")
  • 1997
Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey in Tạo Vật Của Thiên Đường (1994)
Tạo Vật Của Thiên Đường
7.3
  • Soundtrack("The Donkey Serenade")
  • 1994

Credits

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Music Department

  • The Great Waltz (1972)
    The Great Waltz
    5.1
    • music arranger (as Robert Craig Wright)
    • 1972
  • Kismet (1967)
    Kismet
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • music and lyrics by (as Robert Wright)
    • 1967
  • Ann Blyth, Vic Damone, Dolores Gray, and Howard Keel in Kismet (1955)
    Kismet
    6.2
    • music and lyrics (as Robert Wright)
    • 1955
  • Dana Andrews, Lynn Bari, and Jon Hall in Kit Carson (1940)
    Kit Carson
    6.3
    • lyrics by
    • 1940
  • Lew Ayres and Jeanette MacDonald in Broadway Serenade (1939)
    Broadway Serenade
    5.7
    • lyrics by
    • 1939
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Sweethearts (1938)
    Sweethearts
    6.2
    • special lyrics
    • 1938
  • Men of Steel
    5.1
    Short
    • lyrics and music
    • 1938
  • Robert Taylor, Robert Young, Margaret Sullavan, and Franchot Tone in Three Comrades (1938)
    Three Comrades
    7.1
    • lyrics by
    • 1938
  • Dorothy Dandridge, Vivian Dandridge, Etta Jones, Phil Moore, Cats and the Fiddle, and The Dandridge Sisters in Snow Gets in Your Eyes (1938)
    Snow Gets in Your Eyes
    5.6
    Short
    • songwriter: music and lyrics
    • 1938
  • Allan Jones and Jeanette MacDonald in The Firefly (1937)
    The Firefly
    6.8
    • special lyrics by
    • 1937
  • Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Saratoga (1937)
    Saratoga
    6.5
    • songs: lyrics by
    • 1937
  • Alice Brady, Betty Furness, Guy Kibbee, and Dennis Morgan in Mama Steps Out (1937)
    Mama Steps Out
    5.6
    • songs by
    • 1937
  • New Shoes (1936)
    New Shoes
    5.7
    Short
    • songs: lyrics and music
    • 1936

Composer

  • Sarah Brightman: Stranger in Paradise
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Robert Montgomery in Piccadilly Jim (1936)
    Piccadilly Jim
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1936

Soundtrack

  • Don Cheadle, May Nivola, Greta Gerwig, Adam Driver, and Raffey Cassidy in White Noise (2022)
    White Noise
    5.7
    • writer: "Baubles, Bangles & Beads" (as Robert Wright)
    • 2022
  • Alessandro Nivola in Những Vị Thánh Của Newark (2021)
    Những Vị Thánh Của Newark
    6.3
    • writer: "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" (as Robert Wright)
    • 2021
  • Vanessa Kirby in Những Mảnh Vỡ Của Người Phụ Nữ (2020)
    Những Mảnh Vỡ Của Người Phụ Nữ
    7.0
    • writer: "Stranger in Paradise"
    • 2020
  • Journal de France (2012)
    Journal de France
    7.1
    • writer: "L'Étranger au Paradis" (Stranger in Paradise)
    • 2012
  • Banda sonora (2007)
    Banda sonora
    7.3
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "The Donkey Serenade"
    • 2012
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in Gia Đình Simpson (1989)
    Gia Đình Simpson
    8.7
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Stranger in Paradise"
    • music: "Stranger in Paradise" (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • BBC Proms (2009)
    BBC Proms
    5.9
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Stranger in Paradise"
    • music: "Stranger in Paradise"
    • 2009
  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009)
    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
    7.9
    Video
    • lyrics: "Sweethearts" (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Huyền Thoại Biển Sâu (2007)
    Huyền Thoại Biển Sâu
    6.4
    • writer: "I Stumbled Over Love"
    • 2007
  • Sarah Vaughan: Live in '58 & '64 (2007)
    Sarah Vaughan: Live in '58 & '64
    7.6
    Video
    • lyrics: "Baubles, Bangles and Beads"
    • music: "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • Dalida (2005)
    Dalida
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • writer: "L'Étranger au Paradis" (Stranger in Paradise)
    • 2005
  • Sarah Brightman: The Harem World Tour - Live from Las Vegas (2004)
    Sarah Brightman: The Harem World Tour - Live from Las Vegas
    8.3
    Video
    • writer: "Stranger in Paradise"
    • 2004
  • Sarah Brightman: Harem - A Desert Fantasy (2004)
    Sarah Brightman: Harem - A Desert Fantasy
    8.7
    Video
    • writer: "Stranger In Paradise"
    • 2004
  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in Gia Đình Sopranos (1999)
    Gia Đình Sopranos
    9.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Baubles, Bangles, and Beads" (uncredited)
    • 2000
  • Promo Poster
    Liberty Heights
    7.0
    • writer: "Stranger in Paradise" (as Robert Wright)
    • 1999

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Robert Craig Wright
  • Born
    • September 25, 1914
    • Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
  • Died
    • July 27, 2005
    • Miami, Florida, USA(natural causes)
  • Other works
    In the early 1930s he accompanied nightclub acts such as Helen Morgan and Sally Rand on the piano.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Won a Tony Award in 1954 for "Kismet" as adapter of Aleksandr Borodin's music and as lyricist with Chet Forrest, among others who contributed to the Best Musical win. In 1990, he was nominated for music and lyrics with Forrest and Maury Yeston for Best Score (Musical) for "Grand Hotel, the Musical".

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