1914-1983 US, Brooklyn
Composer of Pop
Irving Taylor (April 8, 1914, Brooklyn, New York – December 3, 1983, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California), was a Jewish-American composer, lyricist, and screenwriter. A member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) since he was a teenager, he enlisted in the US Navy the day after Pearl Harbor. While in uniform, he and Vic Mizzy wrote entertainments for personnel stationed at the Staten Island Navy Yard, and he later served as a quartermaster on an LST involved in African and European invasions during World War II. He married Katharine Snell, an American dancer, model and actress, on 20 September 1942 and they had two children. He had changed his last name by 1936 from Goldberg to Taylor.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Whimsical World Of Irving Taylor | Irving Taylor | 1959 | Album |
The Garbage Collector In Beverly Hills And Other Work Songs For The Odd Job Holder | Irving Taylor | 1959 | Album |
Drink Along With Irving: Songs And Nightcaps For The Man Of No Distinction | Irving Taylor | 1959 | Album |
Music From The Hal Stanley Production Of The Pied Piper Of Hamelin | Hal Stanley, Van Johnson, Irving Taylor | Album |