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Ray Golden

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ComposerLyricistDirector 1906–1987

Ray Golden (1906–1987) was an American writer, lyricist, and producer who created the Broadway revues Alive and Kicking (1950) and Catch a Star!.

Also credited on2 works

Alive and Kicking
Catch a Star!

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In the literature8 passages

  • Sketches : Ray Golden, I.A.L. Diamond, Henry Morgan, Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Stein, Will Glickman, and Mike Stuart (Michael Stewart)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Lyrics : Paul Francis Webster, Ray Golden, Harold Rome, Sid Kuller, Leonard Gershe, and Mike Stuart (Michael Stewart)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Music : Hal Borne, Irma Jurist, Sammy Fain, Harold Rome, Ray Golden, Sonny Burke, Leonard Gershe, Billy Kyle, Sid Kuller, and Leo Schumerebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : Robert H. Gordon; Producers : William R. Katzell and Ray Golden; Choreography : Jack Cole; Scenery and Costumes : Raoul Pene du Bois; Lighting : Mason Arvold; Musical Direction : Irving Actmanebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • 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
  • Lyrics : Lee Adams, I. A. L. Diamond, Larry Holofcener, Ray Golden, Sy Kleinman, Norman Martin, Dave Ormont, Milton Pascal, Danny Shapiro, and Paul (Francis) Websterebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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