Education Juilliard School Role Composer | Name Walter Kent Occupation(s) Composer | |
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Born November 29, 1911
New York City, New York, United States ( 1911-11-29 ) Genres Broadway
Musicals
Revues Died March 2, 1994, Woodland Hills, California, United States Nominations Academy Award for Best Original Song Similar People Kim Gannon, Buck Ram, Manny Curtis, Al Hoffman, Sally Benson | ||
Birth name Walter Maurice Kaufman | ||
WALTER KENT - song & NAT BURTON - lyrics - "WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER" ~ JOE FEENEY - vocals - 1971
Walter Kent (November 29, 1911 – March 2, 1994) was a Jewish American composer who wrote the music for songs including the Christmas standard "I'll Be Home for Christmas", and the wartime hit "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover", co-written with fellow American Nat Burton. He died at the age of 82.
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