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Norman Gimbel
Sign in to saveAmerican lyricist of popular songs, television, and movie themes (1927-2018)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Killing Me Softly with His Song
- Killing Me Softly with His Song Sheet Music
- The Norman Gimbel Songbook
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1927
- Active to
- 2018
Discography
- Pufnstuf2006
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- 2,556
- Total plays
- 6,562
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Norman Gimbel (16 November 1927) is an American lyricist of popular songs, television and movie themes whose writing career includes such titles as "Sway", "Canadian Sunset", "Summer Samba", "The Girl from Ipanema", "Meditation" and "I Will Wait for You", along with an Oscar for "It Goes Like It Goes" - from the film Norma Rae. During 1984 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He also co-wrote with Charles Fox the Grammy Award winning "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (1974) as per
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Norman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Montecito
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Educated at
- Baruch College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- musical
- Genre
- popular music
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- date of birth
- 1927-11-16
- date of death
- 2018-12-19
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
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