Occupation(s) Lyricist Education University of Kansas Role Lyricist | Name Harold Adamson Years active 1930s-1940s | |
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Born December 10, 1906
Greenville, New Jersey ( 1906-12-10 ) Died August 17, 1980, Beverly Hills, California, United States Parents Marion "Minnie" Campbell Adamson, Harold Adamson Nominations Academy Award for Best Original Song Music director Higher and Higher, That Certain Age, The Great Ziegfeld, Separate Tables, Scent of Mystery Similar People Jimmy McHugh, Harry Warren, Leo McCarey, Jule Styne, Burton Lane | ||
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Harold Adamson (December 10, 1906 – August 17, 1980) was an American lyricist during the 1930s and 1940s.
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- Around the world victor young harold adamson lyricist cover 2
- The world in 80 days harold adamson
- Early life
- Career
- Songs or lyrics by Harold Adamson
- References
The world in 80 days harold adamson
Early life
Adamson, the son of Harold Adamson and Marion "Minnie" Campbell Adamson, was born and raised in Greenville, New Jersey.
Adamson suffered from polio as a child which limited the use of his right hand. Initially, Adamson was interested in acting but he began writing songs and poetry as a teenager.
He went on to studying acting at the University of Kansas and Harvard.
Career
Ultimately he entered into a songwriting contract with MGM in 1933. During his stint with MGM, he was nominated for five Academy Awards. Among his best-known compositions was the theme for the hit sitcom I Love Lucy.
He retired from songwriting in the early 1960s, and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.
In 1941, he collaborated with Pierce Norman, and baseball's Joe DiMaggio to write "In the Beauty of Tahoe", published by Larry Spier, Inc..