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American songwriter
Kim Gannon
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| Born
| James Kimball Gannon
(
1900-11-18
)
November 18, 1900
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| Died
| April 29, 1974
(1974-04-29)
(aged 73)
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| Nationality
| American
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| Known for
| Song writing
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James Kimball "Kim" Gannon
(November 18, 1900 – April 29, 1974)
[1]
was an
American
songwriter, more commonly a
lyricist
than a
composer
.
Biography
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Gannon was born in
Brooklyn, New York
to an Irish-American family from
Fort Ann
in upstate New York, but grew up in New Jersey where he attended
Montclair High School
and was a member of The Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity. He graduated from
St. Lawrence University
and, intending to become a
lawyer
, attended the
Albany Law School
, passing the
bar examination
in
New York State
in 1934.
[2]
In 1939 he wrote his first song, "For Tonight". His 1942 song, "
Moonlight Cocktail
", was recorded by the
Glenn Miller Orchestra
and was the best-selling record in the United States for 10 weeks. In 1942 he began writing songs for
films
, beginning with the
lyrics
of the title song for
Always in My Heart
.
He subsequently contributed songs to other films, including
The Powers Girl
and
If Winter Comes
. In 1951 he turned to the
Broadway stage
, joining with composer
Walter Kent
to write the score for
Seventeen
.
[3]
Gannon collaborated with a number of writers, including,
J. Fred Coots
,
Walter Kent
,
Josef Myrow
,
Max Steiner
,
Jule Styne
,
Mabel Wayne
, and
Luckey Roberts
.
[4]
He died in
Lake Worth, Florida
, at the age of 73.
Songs
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Among songs which Gannon wrote or co-wrote are the following:
[
citation needed
]
References
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