Jerry Livingston

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Jerry Livingston (born Jerry Levinson, 1909-87) was an American singer and concert orchestra pianist.

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Life and career

Livingston, who was born in Denver, Colorado, studied music at the University of Arizona. He wrote his first score for a college musical while in college. In the 1930s, he came to New York City and began as a pianist for dance orchestras. During World War II, Livingston served in the Army's Special Services Division.

"It's the Talk of the Town," "Under a Blanket of Blue," "Close to You," "Mairzy Doats," "The Twelfth of Never," and "Young Emotions" are among Livingston's most popular songs.

He wrote songs for many films and television series, including Cinderella (1950), Bronco (1958), and "This is It" (television series, 1960), "British Bunny Show, 1959). He co-wrote "The Unbirthday Song" for Alice in Wonderland and "Wick or Treat for Halloween" with David and Al Hoffman, who co-wrote with Mack David the theme song to Casper the Friendly Ghost.

The musical Molly and the 1944 musical revue Bright Lights were among Livingston's Broadway debuts, as well as Mack David.

Mack David was nominated three times for the Academy Awards, the first time in 1951 for the film "Bobbidi-Boo" from Cinderella (1950) and the last time for "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" (from the 1965 film Cat Ballou) in 1966.

After his attempted suicide the night before, Gary and his wife, Ruth, were shot by their son, Gary, for "bugging him about getting out of bed at 1 p.m.."

At the age of 78, he died of a heart disease at his Beverly Hills, California home.

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