Jimmy Van Heusen

Also known as James Van Heusen, Edward Chester Babcock, Arthur Williams, Ada Kurtz, Kurt Adams

American composer (1913-1990)

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Born: 1913
Works: 2

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Skyscraper
Walking happy

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Film & TV

Syracuse, New York, USA

James Van Heusen was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known for

Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years — Self1979
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show1961
The Steve Allen Show — Self1956
The Oscars — Self1953
You Can Change The World — Self1950

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1913-01-26
Active to: 1990-02-06

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 15,662
Total plays: 50,726

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Syracuse
Place of death: Rancho Mirage
Occupation: film score composer
Educated at: Cazenovia College
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Academy Award for Best Original Song
Genre: pop music
Instrument: piano
Official website: www.jimmyvanheusen.com
Image: Jimmy Van Heusen (2).jpg

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date of birth: 1913-01-26
date of death: 1990-02-07
pseudonym: Jimmy Van Heusen
place of burial: Desert Memorial Park
birth name: Edward Chester Babcock
partner in business or sport: Eddie DeLange
copyright representative: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Original Score
name in native language: Jimmy Van Heusen

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