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Phil Charig

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Composer 1902–1960

Philip 'Phil' Charig (August 31, 1902 – July 21, 1960) was an American composer, lyricist, songwriter, and pianist. He began his career in the early 1920s as a pianist and composer with the band leader Ben Bernie. He created stage works for both the New York and London stages; of which the best known is Follow the Girls (1944). He also composed music for American television and film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 11th Academy Awards for the song "Merrily We Live" from the 1938 film of the same name.

Also credited on2 works

Follow The Girls
Catch a Star!

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In the literature5 passages

  • Sketches : Bud Burtson, Phil Charig, Ray Golden, Lee Morris, Danny Simon, Neil Simon, Mike (Michael) Stewart, and Bernie Wayne (additional material by Lee Adams)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Music : Jerry Bock, Hal Borne, Phil Charig, Sammy Fain, Norman Martin, and Jay Navarre (ballet music by Herb Schutz)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • (*) “To Be or Not to Be (in Love)” (lyric by Ray Golden, Dan Shapiro, and Milton Pascal; music by Phil Charig) (choreography by Ludmilla Kiro) (Wardrobe Woman: Barbara Heller; Dancers: Joanne Larkin, Kelly Brown; Singers: Aileen Stanley Jr., Alec Davis); originally performed in the 1955 Broadway revue Catch a Star! ;ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • (*) “Gruntled” (lyric and music by Ray Golden, Sy Kleinman, and Phil Charig) (Singer: Barbara Heller; Gruntler: Paul Jayson; Other Gruntlers: Louise Glenn and Bob Hamilton, Joanne Larkin and Kelly Brown, Ludmilla Kiro and Joel Grey); originally performed in the 1955 Broadway revue Catch a Star! ;ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Music by Phil Charig; lyrics by Dan Shapiro and Milton Pascal; book by Guy Bolton, Eddie Davis and Fred Thompsonebooks/Wright, Adrian/West End Broadway_ The Golden Age of the American Musical in London - Adrian Wright.txt

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