Allie Wrubel
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Allie Wrubel (15 January 1905 – 13 January 1973) was an American composer and songwriter. Born in Middletown, Connecticut, Wrubel attended Wesleyan University and Columbia University before working in dance bands. In 1934 he moved to Hollywood to work for Warner Brothers. He contributed material to a large number of indifferent movies before moving to Disney in 1947.
Allie Wrubel collaborated with lyricist Ray Gilbert on the song "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" from the film Song of the South which won the Oscar for Best Song in 1947.
Wrubel also contributed to the films Make Mine Music, Duel in the Sun, I Walk Alone, Melody Time, Tulsa, Never Steal Anything Small and Midnight Lace. The lyricists with whom he collaborated included Abner Silver, Herb Magidson, Charles Newman, Mort Dixon and Ned Washington. When he died, at Twentynine Palms, California, he left a lengthy catalogue of songs, but none had the impact of "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah".
Allie Wrubel was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1970.
