Arthur Schwartz - Biography

Arthur Schwartz (November 25, 1900 – September 3, 1984) was an American composer and film producer.

Schwartz supported his legal studies at New York University and postgraduate studies at Columbia University by playing piano before concentrating his talents on vaudeville, Broadway theatre and Hollywood.

Among his Broadway musicals are The Band Wagon, The Gay Life, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Jennie, and By the Beautiful Sea. His films include the MGM musical The Band Wagon with lyricist Howard Dietz.

Schwartz worked for Columbia Pictures as a producer, his work including the 1944 musical Cover Girl.

In 1972, Schwartz was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was inducted in 1981 into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.

His son Jonathan is a popular radio personality and sometime musician. His son Paul Schwartz is a composer, conductor, pianist and producer.

Songs

• "After All You're All I'm After" (words Edward Heyman) 1933
• "Alone Together" (words Howard Dietz). Introduced in the revue Flying Colors by Jean Sargent.
• "Alone Too Long" (words Dorothy Fields). Introduced by Shirley Booth and Wilbur Evans in the 1954 musical By the Beautiful Sea
• "By Myself" (words by Howard Dietz). Recorded by Rosemary Clooney, Stacey Kent, Julie London, Ann Richards.
• "Confession" (words by Howard Dietz). Recorded by Judy Holliday.
• "Dancing in the Dark" (words Howard Dietz) Introduced by John Barker in the 1931 revue The Band Wagon.
• "A Gal in Calico" (words Leo Robin) Introduced in the 1946 film The Time, the Place and the Girl by Jack Carson, Martha Vickers and Dennis Morgan.
• "Got a Bran' New Suit" (words Howard Dietz) Introduced by Ethel Waters in the 1935 revue At Home Abroad
• "Haunted Heart" (words by Howard Dietz). Recorded by Susannah McCorkle.
• "Hoops" (words Howard Dietz). Introduced in the 1931 revue The Band Wagon by Fred and Adele Astaire
• "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" (words Howard Dietz). Introduced by Clifton Webb in the 1929 revue The Little Show.
• "I Love Louisa" (words by Howard Dietz). Introduced by Fred and Adele Astaire in the 1931 revue The Band Wagon
• "If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You" (words by Howard Dietz), Recorded by Dick Haymes.
• "I See Your Face Before Me" (words by Howard Dietz). Introduced by Jack Buchanan, Evelyn Laye and Adele Dixon in the 1937 musical Between the Devil
• "I'm Riding for a Fall" (words Frank Loesser). Introduced by Dennis Morgan and Joan Leslie in the 1943 film Thank Your Lucky Stars
• "Louisiana Hayride" (words Howard Dietz). Introduced by Tamara Geva, Clifton Webb and ensemble in the 1932 revue Flying Colors
• "Love Is a Dancing Thing" (words Howard Dietz) from the 1935 revue At Home Abroad
• "A Rainy Night in Rio" (words Leo Robin). Introduced in the 1946 film The Time, the Place and the Girl by Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Janis Paige, and Martha Vickers
• "Simpatico" (co-written with Sammy Cahn). Recorded by Dean Martin April 25, 1955.
• "Something to Remember You By" (words by Howard Dietz). Recorded by Morgana King, Irene Kral, Jo Stafford.
• "That's Entertainment!" (words by Howard Dietz) for the 1953 film The Band Wagon
• "Then I'll Be Tired of You" (words E. Y. Harburg) (1934). Recorded by Fats Waller, Jeri Southern.
• "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" (words Frank Loesser). Introduced by Bette Davis in the 1943 film Thank Your Lucky Stars.
• "'Til You Return" (words by Howard Schwartz) introduced by Claire Trevor in the 1942 film "Crossroads"
• "You and the Night and the Music" (words Howard Dietz) from the musical Revenge with Music.

External links

• Biography and songs at songwritershalloffame.org