Bob Merrill

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Bob Merrill (May 17, 1921 - February 17, 1998) was an American songwriter, theatrical composer and lyricist, and screenwriter. Merrill was born Henry Levan in Atlantic City, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Following a stint with the Army during World War II, he moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a dialogue director for Columbia Pictures. He began his songwriting career writing tunes for Dorothy Shay. One of his first major hits was the 1950 novelty song "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake", co-written with Al Hoffman and Clem Watts and recorded by Eileen Barton. Merrill wrote a string of chart hits including "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania", "Love Makes the World Go 'Round", "Honeycomb", "Tina Marie", and "Sparrow in the Tree Top". Many of the songs he wrote were recorded by Guy Mitchell. His two most famous songs were "Mambo Italiano" and "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?", the latter a huge hit for Patti Page. His composition, "All the Time and Everywhere" was a top-ten hit for Dickie Valentine in 1953 in the United Kingdom, though the recording by Mindy Carson failed to chart in the United States. He also wrote "I've Written a Letter to Daddy," sung by Bette Davis in the film Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?. He sometimes penned works under the pseudonym Paul Stryker. Merrill's made his Broadway debut in 1957 with New Girl in Town, a musical adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie. His greatest theatrical success was the Barbra St

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Carnival

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Some Like It Hot (Original London Cast Recording)

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The Roulette Story

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100 Best Songs from the Musicals

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CHEERIN' UP THE UNIVERSE

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Family Guy Live in Las Vegas [CD & DVD] Disc 1

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Broadway Musicals: Neon Collection (Cast Recordings)

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The Bob Merrill Songbook

The Very Best Of

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Wise Guys & Wild Women! Jazz Noir

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Hannah...1939 (Original Off Broadway Cast)

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Carnival [1961 Original Broadway Cast Recording (1989 Remastered)]

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