759:
104:(July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s. David was credited with writing lyrics or music or both for over one thousand songs. He was particularly well known for his work on the
608:
in David's obituary: "Mr. David was granted a patent for inventing an electronic system for composing songs from fractional recordings. The system, which included playback units, stored records of lyrics and melodies. The operator selected words and music that fit together and recorded the
823:
531:. Although David did not write an English translation of Piaf's lyrics, his words captured the spirit of the song; his version was performed by artists such as
828:
244:, Herman settled out of court with David (for a reputed $ 250,000), claiming he had never heard David's "Sunflower" prior to working on "Hello, Dolly!"
727:
294:
722:
838:
803:
793:
808:
369:
833:
152:
237:
535:. The song was recorded by over eighty international singers and musicians and been featured in several dozen motion pictures.
274:
818:
630:
813:
320:
194:
116:
362:
105:
303:
200:
188:
709:
Jerry Herman (with
Marilyn Stasio). Showtune: A Memoir. New York: Donald I. Fine Books, 1996, pp. 102–108.
798:
182:
170:
nominations—for "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo", which he, Al
Hoffman and Jerry Livingston wrote for Walt Disney's
745:
450:
437:
155:
Law School. Despite these original goals, in the mid-1940s, David began writing songs for New York's
351:
In addition to his many
Academy Award nominations, David also had a number of hit songs, including:
463:
215:
232:
176:
310:
267:
241:
160:
110:
677:
662:
646:
558:
425:
788:
783:
583:
227:
8:
512:
500:
254:
758:
148:
736:
682:
Ian
Fleming's James Bond: Annotations And Chronologies for Ian Fleming's Bond Stories
566:
479:
442:
394:
258:
218:
in 1975. David's "most remunerative" song, "Sunflower", was published in 1948, and
741:
666:
Torch singing: performing resistance and desire from Billie
Holiday to Edith Piaf
575:
539:
532:
524:
488:
298:
147:
to a Jewish family. David originally planned to become an attorney and attended
528:
520:
471:
429:
419:
398:
358:
167:
125:
764:
604:
David had a varied interest in musical composition. In 1975, according to the
777:
475:
459:
412:" (a charted hit by The 5 Blobs; film theme song to 1958 camp-horror classic
390:
377:
284:
219:
156:
144:
58:
41:
121:
768:
494:
448:"Trick or Treat for Halloween" (with Jerry Livingston and Al Hoffman) from
402:
324:
223:
538:
David's song "Candy" (co-written with
Whitney and Kramer) was recorded by
651:
Decade by Decade 1940s: Ten Years of
Popular Hits Arranged for Easy Piano
467:
750:
732:
544:
506:
373:
262:
206:
87:
587:(1981) – revue – featured songwriter for "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
132:
69:
414:
409:
128:" gained much of its familiarity among native speakers of English.
82:
383:"The Unbirthday Song" (with Jerry Livingston and Al Hoffman) from
754:
523:", a French song with lyrics by Édith Piaf and music by Louiguy (
131:
David was the elder brother of
American lyricist and songwriter
591:
333:
1965 "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" (with Jerry
Livingston) from
163:, California, to work in the film and television industries.
376:
in 1950 (with subsequent cover versions), later covered by
346:
519:
Perhaps David's most popular lyrics were written for "
482:, on numerous songs for stage and screen, including
159:. These initial successes prompted David to move to
339:1966 "My Wishing Doll" (with Elmer Bernstein) from
664:, "Note 62", at p. 98 in Stacy Linn Holman Jones,
458:David collaborated with many composers, including
120:, and for the mostly-English lyrics through which
625:
623:
621:
166:He enjoyed considerable success, including eight
775:
595:(1999) – revue – featured songwriter for "Candy"
618:
829:Burials at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
309:1963 "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (with
824:St. John's University (New York City) alumni
247:
696:Vosburgh, Dick. "Obituary for David Mack",
757:
692:
690:
174:(1950), followed by the title songs from
204:(1964), "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" from
687:
631:Mack David, 81, a Composer and Lyricist
776:
347:Composer and lyricist of popular songs
238:used four bars of David's "Sunflower"
839:Walt Disney Animation Studios people
571:(1966) – concert – featured lyricist
214:(1966). David was inducted into the
551:
380:as a rockabilly-styled tune in 1954
370:I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
143:David was born on July 5, 1912, in
13:
804:American musical theatre lyricists
283:1961 "Bachelor in Paradise" (with
210:(1965) and "My Wishing Doll" from
138:
14:
850:
794:Songwriters from New York (state)
715:
809:Broadway composers and lyricists
510:and "This Is It" (for the 1960s
236:, composed over a decade later,
834:20th-century American musicians
653:, Alfred Music Publishing, 2008
418:, starring Steve McQueen, with
315:It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
277:" (with Jerry Livingston) from
195:It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
703:
700:, Wednesday, January 19, 1994.
680:, at p. 144 in John Griswold,
671:
656:
649:, at pp. 65–67 in Dan Coates,
640:
579:(1973) – musical – co-lyricist
405:(credited as Barney Williams))
1:
723:Songwriters Hall of Fame site
612:
240:. When David sued Herman for
637:, Saturday, January 1, 1994.
355:"Rain, Rain, Go Away" (1932)
329:Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
201:Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
7:
819:Jewish American songwriters
599:
321:Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte
10:
855:
746:Internet Broadway Database
363:I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So
16:Musical artist (1912–1993)
814:Cornell University alumni
562:(1943) – revue – lyricist
484:Casper the Friendly Ghost
438:Casper the Friendly Ghost
248:Academy Award nominations
75:
65:
48:
28:
21:
216:Songwriters Hall of Fame
668:, Rowman Altamira, 2007
242:copyright infringement
222:turned it into a hit.
559:Bright Lights of 1944
304:Walk on the Wild Side
295:Walk on the Wild Side
189:Walk on the Wild Side
153:St. John's University
584:Sophisticated Ladies
527:), which was Piaf's
289:Bachelor in Paradise
183:Bachelor in Paradise
684:, AuthorHouse, 2006
542:for her 1968 album
513:The Bugs Bunny Show
501:Bourbon Street Beat
385:Alice in Wonderland
255:Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
124:'s signature song "
117:Alice in Wonderland
799:American lyricists
635:The New York Times
149:Cornell University
61:, California, U.S.
96:
95:
52:December 30, 1993
846:
761:
710:
707:
701:
694:
685:
678:"La Vie en Rose"
675:
669:
660:
654:
647:"La Vie en rose"
644:
638:
627:
552:Work on Broadway
480:Jerry Livingston
443:Jerry Livingston
279:The Hanging Tree
275:The Hanging Tree
259:Jerry Livingston
177:The Hanging Tree
55:
38:
36:
19:
18:
854:
853:
849:
848:
847:
845:
844:
843:
774:
773:
753:discography at
718:
713:
708:
704:
698:The Independent
695:
688:
676:
672:
661:
657:
645:
641:
628:
619:
615:
602:
554:
540:Ella Fitzgerald
533:Louis Armstrong
525:Louis Guglielmi
489:77 Sunset Strip
349:
299:Elmer Bernstein
250:
141:
139:Life and career
99:
92:
57:
53:
40:
34:
32:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
852:
842:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
772:
771:
762:
748:
739:
730:
725:
717:
716:External links
714:
712:
711:
702:
686:
670:
655:
639:
616:
614:
611:
609:combination."
606:New York Times
601:
598:
597:
596:
588:
580:
572:
567:Gilbert Bécaud
563:
553:
550:
529:signature song
521:La Vie en rose
472:Burt Bacharach
462:, Al Hoffman,
456:
455:
451:Trick or Treat
446:
435:Theme song to
433:
430:Gilbert Becaud
426:It Must Be Him
422:
420:Burt Bacharach
406:
399:Burt Bacharach
397:" (1961 with
388:
381:
366:
359:Duke Ellington
356:
348:
345:
344:
343:
337:
331:
317:
307:
291:
281:
271:
249:
246:
140:
137:
126:La Vie en rose
98:Musical artist
97:
94:
93:
91:
90:
85:
79:
77:
73:
72:
67:
63:
62:
56:(aged 81)
50:
46:
45:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
851:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
781:
779:
770:
766:
763:
760:
756:
752:
749:
747:
743:
740:
738:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:Biography on
720:
719:
706:
699:
693:
691:
683:
679:
674:
667:
663:
659:
652:
648:
643:
636:
632:
626:
624:
622:
617:
610:
607:
594:
593:
589:
586:
585:
581:
578:
577:
573:
570:
568:
564:
561:
560:
556:
555:
549:
547:
546:
541:
536:
534:
530:
526:
522:
517:
515:
514:
509:
508:
503:
502:
497:
496:
491:
490:
485:
481:
477:
476:Henry Mancini
473:
469:
465:
461:
460:Raymond Scott
453:
452:
447:
444:
440:
439:
434:
431:
428:" (1967 with
427:
423:
421:
417:
416:
411:
408:"(Beware of)
407:
404:
400:
396:
395:Baby It's You
392:
391:The Shirelles
389:
386:
382:
379:
378:Elvis Presley
375:
371:
367:
364:
360:
357:
354:
353:
352:
342:
338:
336:
332:
330:
326:
322:
318:
316:
312:
308:
306:
305:
300:
296:
292:
290:
286:
285:Henry Mancini
282:
280:
276:
272:
270:
269:
264:
260:
256:
252:
251:
245:
243:
239:
235:
234:
233:Hello, Dolly!
229:
225:
221:
220:Frank Sinatra
217:
213:
209:
208:
203:
202:
197:
196:
191:
190:
185:
184:
179:
178:
173:
169:
168:Academy Award
164:
162:
158:
157:Tin Pan Alley
154:
150:
146:
145:New York City
136:
134:
129:
127:
123:
119:
118:
113:
112:
107:
103:
89:
86:
84:
81:
80:
78:
74:
71:
68:
64:
60:
59:Rancho Mirage
51:
47:
43:
42:New York City
31:
27:
20:
769:Find a Grave
705:
697:
681:
673:
665:
658:
650:
642:
634:
605:
603:
590:
582:
574:
565:
557:
543:
537:
518:
511:
505:
499:
495:Hawaiian Eye
493:
487:
483:
457:
449:
436:
413:
403:Luther Dixon
384:
350:
340:
334:
328:
325:Frank De Vol
314:
302:
288:
278:
266:
231:
224:Jerry Herman
211:
205:
199:
193:
187:
181:
175:
171:
165:
142:
130:
115:
109:
101:
100:
54:(1993-12-30)
39:July 5, 1912
789:1993 deaths
784:1912 births
728:Discography
569:on Broadway
468:Count Basie
464:Alex Kramer
441:(1950 with
372:", sung by
311:Ernest Gold
76:Occupations
778:Categories
765:Mack David
751:Mack David
742:Mack David
733:Mack David
613:References
545:30 by Ella
507:Surfside 6
374:Patti Page
335:Cat Ballou
268:Cinderella
263:Al Hoffman
228:theme song
207:Cat Ballou
172:Cinderella
122:Édith Piaf
111:Cinderella
102:Mack David
88:songwriter
35:1912-07-05
23:Mack David
161:Hollywood
133:Hal David
600:Inventor
415:The Blob
410:The Blob
365:" (1939)
323:" (with
297:" (with
257:" (with
198:(1963),
192:(1962),
186:(1961),
180:(1959),
83:Lyricist
755:Discogs
744:at the
327:) from
313:) from
301:) from
287:) from
265:) from
226:'s hit
592:Swing!
478:, and
454:(1952)
387:(1951)
341:Hawaii
319:1964 "
293:1962 "
273:1959 "
253:1950 "
212:Hawaii
108:films
106:Disney
66:Genres
44:, U.S.
576:Molly
737:IMDb
401:and
361:'s "
261:and
230:for
151:and
114:and
49:Died
29:Born
767:at
735:at
633:",
516:).
393:' "
70:Pop
780::
689:^
620:^
548:.
504:,
498:,
492:,
486:,
474:,
470:,
466:,
135:.
629:"
445:)
432:)
424:"
368:"
37:)
33:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.