Ralph Rainger (October 7, 1901 – October 23, 1942) was an American composer of popular music principally for films. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Born Ralph Reichenthal in New York City, Rainger embarked on a legal career before escaping to Broadway where he became Clifton Webb's accompanist. The City of New York Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located for the New Zealand politician see Thomas Clifton Webb Clifton Webb ( November 19, 1889 – October 13,
His first hit "Moanin' Low," with lyrics by Howard Dietz, was written for Webb's co-star Libby Holman in the 1929 revue The Little Show. Howard Dietz ( September 8, 1896 – July 30, 1983) was an American Publicist, Lyricist, and Librettist Libby Holman ( May 23, 1906, Cincinnati Ohio – June 18, 1971, Stamford Connecticut) was an American Events May 3 - Francis Poulenc 's Concert champêtre for Harpsichord and orchestra is premiered in Paris A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical Entertainment that combines Music, dance and sketches. Moving to Hollywood, Rainger teamed up with lyricist Leo Robin to produce a string of successful film songs. Leo Robin ( 6 April, 1900 &ndash 29 December, 1984) was an American Composer, Lyricist and Songwriter
In the years that followed, Rainger wrote or collaborated on such hit songs as "Louise," "Love in Bloom" (comedian Jack Benny’s theme song), "Faithful Forever," "June in January," "Blue Hawaii" and "Thanks for the Memory," which won and Academy Award and which entertainer Bob Hope adopted as his signature song. "Love in Bloom" is a popular Song with music by Ralph Rainger and lyrics by Leo Robin, published in 1934. Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian " Thanks for the Memory " is a 1938 song composed by Ralph Rainger, with lyrics by Leo Robin. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in
Rainger paid one year's tuition fees to the Austrian composer Arnold Schönberg in advance so that Schönberg could pay for the transportation of his belongings to Los Angeles from Paris in 1933.
Rainger's career was tragically cut short by a fatal plane crash near Palm Springs, California, in 1942. Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 111 miles (177 km east of Los Angeles and 136 miles (225 km northeast of California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. He was a passenger aboard an American Airlines DC-3 airliner that was involved in a midair collision with a U.S. Army Air Corps bomber; he was 41 years old. American Airlines Inc (AA is a US -based airline and the world's Largest airline in total passenger miles transported and passenger fleet size WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U
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Events January 21 - Paul Sacher conducts the world premiere of Béla Bartók 's Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta Events January 21 - Paul Sacher conducts the world premiere of Béla Bartók 's Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta Events January 21 - Paul Sacher conducts the world premiere of Béla Bartók 's Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta " Ebb Tide " is a popular Song, written in 1953 by lyricist Carl Sigman and composer Robert Maxwell. Events January 21 - Paul Sacher conducts the world premiere of Béla Bartók 's Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta For the Ink Spots compilation album see " Swing High Swing Low ''(1991 album " Swing High Swing Low is a 1930s Events January 21 - Paul Sacher conducts the world premiere of Béla Bartók 's Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta Waikiki Wedding ( 1937) is a Musical film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby. Events January 21 - Paul Sacher conducts the world premiere of Béla Bartók 's Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta Souls at Sea is a 1937 seafaring film starring Gary Cooper and George Raft. Events January 16 Benny Goodman plays the first jazz concert at Carnegie Hall. Events January 16 Benny Goodman plays the first jazz concert at Carnegie Hall. Events January 16 Benny Goodman plays the first jazz concert at Carnegie Hall. Events January 16 Benny Goodman plays the first jazz concert at Carnegie Hall. Events Publication of Music Here and Now, book by Ernst Krenek March 23 – Béla Bartók 's Violin Concerto Gulliver's Travels (1726 amended 1735 officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World in Four Parts Gulliver's Travels is a 1939 Academy Award nominated cel-animated Technicolor Feature film, directed by Dave Fleischer Events Publication of Music Here and Now, book by Ernst Krenek March 23 – Béla Bartók 's Violin Concerto Events January 5 - Ernesto Bonino debuts on Italian Radio January 15 - Olivier Messiaen 's Events January 5 - Ernesto Bonino debuts on Italian Radio January 15 - Olivier Messiaen 's A Yank in the RAF is a Black and white 1941 movie directed by Henry King, and is considered a typical early- World War II movie Events January 5 - Ernesto Bonino debuts on Italian Radio January 15 - Olivier Messiaen 's Events January 5 - Ernesto Bonino debuts on Italian Radio January 15 - Olivier Messiaen 's Events January 5 - Ernesto Bonino debuts on Italian Radio January 15 - Olivier Messiaen 's Events Bunk Johnson makes his first recordings Capitol Records founded by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Events Bunk Johnson makes his first recordings Capitol Records founded by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Events Bunk Johnson makes his first recordings Capitol Records founded by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and My Gal Sal ( 1942) is a 20th Century Fox musical starring Rita Hayworth and Victor Mature.
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