Tin Pan Alley girl : a biography of Ann Ronell /

"Best known as the writer of the lyric for the song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf," and "Willow Weep for Me," Ann Ronell was also a translator and orchestrator for operatic works. This biography traces Ronell's life, marriage and friendships. Includes over fort...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zimmers, Tighe E., 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]
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Table of Contents:
  • Omaha and New England, 1905-1929
  • The first songs and New York City : 1930-1932
  • "Willow weep for me" : 1932
  • "Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?" and Disney studios : 1933-1935
  • Lester Cowan and Hollywood : 1935-1936
  • Kurt Weill and Blockade : 1937-1938
  • Martha and opera in English : 1938-1939
  • The gypsy baron and light opera : 1939-1940
  • Ship south and Nicolai Berezovsky : 1941-1942
  • Count me in and Broadway : 1942-1943
  • "Linda" and The story of G.I. Joe : 1944-1946
  • Oh! Susanna and Stephen Foster : 1947-1948
  • One touch of Venus and forties Hollywood : 1947-1948
  • Love happy and the Marx Brothers : 1948-1950
  • Main Street to Broadway and Tin Pan Alley girl : 1951-1953
  • The Eisenhower years and political songs : 1953-1960
  • Walt Disney and who's the real big bad wolf? : 1954-1958
  • Martha revisited and the Metropolitan Opera : 1960-1961
  • Meeting at a far meridian and the cold war : 1963-1965
  • Later life and career : 1965-1993.