Irving Taylor (songwriter)

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Irving Taylor (* 8 April^[1] 1914 in Brooklyn, NY; † 3 December 1983 in Westlake Village, Los Angeles, CA), was an American composer, songwriter, and screenwriter. He served in the US Navy during World War II. He married Katharine Snell on 20 September 1942 and they had two children. He had changed his name by 1936 from Irving Goldberg to Irving Taylor.

Contents 1 Songs 2 Movies 3 Television 4 External links 5 Notes

[edit] Songs

• Swing, Mr. Charlie (1936) with Harry Brooks and J. Russel Robinson;
• "My Heart Is A Violin" with Emery Deutsch and J. Russel Robinson;
• "Three Little Sisters" (1942) with Vic Mizzy;
• "Take It Easy" (1943) with Albert De Bru and Vic Mizzy;
• "One-zy Two-zy" (1946) with Dave Franklin;
• "Everybody Loves Somebody" (1947) with music by Ken Lane;
• "Caramba! It's The Samba " (1947) with Edward Pola and George Wyle;
• "So Dear To My Heart" (1947) with music by Ticker Freeman;
• "Quicksilver" (1949) with George Wyle and Eddie Pola;
• "Wandering Swallow" (1951) with Harold Stevens;
• "Am I A Toy Or A Treasure?" (1954) with Arthur Altman and Louis C. Singer;
• "Give Me Your Word" (1955) with George Wyle;
• "Kookie, Kookie" (1959) sole composition;

[edit] Movies

• "Three Little Sisters" (1944) composer;
• "So Dear to My Heart" (1948) composer;
• "Sudden Fear " (1952) composer;
• "Walk the Dark Street " (1956) writer;
• "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" (1957) writer;

[edit] Television

• "Bob Newhart Show" (1961-1962) writer;
• "The Dean Martin Show" (1965) composer;
• "F Troop" (1965) composer;
• "Jonathan Winters Show" (1967-1969) writer;
• "The Muppet Show" (1976) composer;

[edit] External links

• Irving Taylor's biography at Find-a-Grave

[edit] Notes

1. ^  Some sources record his birth as August 4, 1914. [2]