Norman Gimbel, Famed Oscar- and Grammy-Winning Lyricist, Dies at 91
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Norman Gimbel, Famed Oscar- and Grammy-Winning Lyricist, Dies at 91
Born in Brooklyn on Nov. 16, 1927, Gimbel attended Baruch College and Columbia University. Early on, he worked for music publishers David Blum and Edwin H. Morris and on the songs "Ricochet Romance" in 1953 (later a hit for Teresa Brewer) and "Canadian Sunset" (with music by jazz pianist Eddie Heywood), a No. 1 single for Andy Williams in 1956.
Gimbel worked alongside famed Broadway composer Frank Loesser (Guys and Dolls) for three years, then teamed with composer Morris "Moose" Charlap for the Broadway musicals Whoop-Up in 1958 and The Conquering Hero — starring Tom Poston and with a book by Larry Gelbart — in 1961.
Edwin H. Morris Music and Frank Loesser’s Frank Songs are divisions of Paul’s MPL