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Norman Gimbel

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Norman Gimbel

American lyricist of popular songs, television, and movie themes (1927-2018)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1927-11-16
Died: 2018-12-19
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
Country: US
Active from: 1927-11-16
Active to: 2018-12-19

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Listeners: 2,556
Total plays: 6,562

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Killing Me Softly with His Song

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1927 births 2018 deaths 20th-century American Jews 20th-century American songwriters 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American songwriters American musical theatre lyricists American people of Austrian-Jewish descent Baruch College alumni Best Original Song Academy Award–winning songwriters Broadway composers and lyricists Burials at Santa Barbara Cemetery

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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

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Key dates

Born: 16 November 1927
Died: 19 December 2018

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Norman
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Brooklyn
Place of death: Montecito
Occupation: poet
Educated at: Baruch College
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Academy Award for Best Original Song
Field of work: musical
Genre: popular music

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P1411: Academy Award for Best Original Song

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