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Kim Gannon

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Lyricist 1900–1974

James Kimball "Kim" Gannon (November 18, 1900 – April 29, 1974) was an American songwriter, often working as a lyricist. His best known song may be the Christmas standard "I'll Be Home for Christmas," first popularized in 1943, with Gannon writing the lyrics and Walter Kent composing the music.

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Seventeen

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  • Seventeen was the only Broadway score by the team of Kim Gannon and Walter Kent. The musical didn’t produce any popular standards, but they wrote one of the most enduring of all holiday songs with their sweet and poignant “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.”ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Sadly, Benson left out a lot of this. She re-stereotyped Tarking ton-and the score, by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent, is a tuneful collection of songs that reinforces the stereotype. The senior Bax- ters were completely betrayed by "A Headache and a Heartache," a limp generation-war piece, and George Crooper got to sing "Ooo-ooo-ooo What You…ebooks/Mordden, Ethan/B0035RP5R8 EBOK - Ethan Mordden.txt

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