John Elliot (songwriter)
John Elliot (also known as Jack Elliot, John M. Elliot, John M. Elliott and Jack Elliott)[1] (7 May 1914 – 3 January 1972) was an American songwriter, credited with having written more than 600 songs for motion pictures.[2]
Biography
Elliot was born in
ASCAP in 1945.[3] Jack subsequently composed songs for over 40 Western movies at Republic Studios alone, most notably for Roy Rogers and Dale Evans films.[4]
He was the lyricist for several songs by
Oscar for Best Short Animated Feature.[7]
By 1955, nightclub singer, Vicki Benet. At the time, Elliot and Benet were developing a television series called Rendezvous with Vicki, which was to be hosted by a "genuine British lord" who would also do the commercials.[8] In 1964, Elliot and Benet married in Sydney where Elliot was working on a television series with Australian producer and promoter Jack Neary.[9]
Elliot died of a heart attack in
Los Angeles, California, on 3 January 1972 at the age of 57.[2]
He had married Judy Rotman in 1940: they had a son John Michael.
Notes and references
- ^ Elliot's last name is often spelled "Elliott" in various sources, which often causes him to be confused with both the American composer, Jack Elliott (1927–2001), and the American folk singer, Ramblin' Jack Elliott (born 1931).
- ^ a b The Hour (5 January 1972), p. 6.
- ^ Information on Elliot's early life is from McNamara (1952) p. 143.
- ^ "Jack Elliott". Western Music Association. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Lonergan (2005), p. 114.
- ^ Jasen (2002), p. 168.
- ^ Cotter (1997), p. 549.
- ^ Time Magazine (1 August 1955), p. 38.
- ^ The Sun-Herald (6 September 1964), p. 27.
Sources
- ISBN 0-520-21521-4
- Cotter, Bill, The Wonderful World of Disney Television: A Complete History, Hyperion, 1997. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5
- Jasen, David A., A century of American popular music: 2000 best-loved and remembered songs (1899–1999), Taylor & Francis, 2002. ISBN 0-415-93700-0
- Lonergan, David F., Hit records, 1950-1975, Scarecrow Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8108-5129-6
- McNamara, Daniel I. (ed.). "Elliott, John M. (Jack)", The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary Of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Second Edition, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1952, p. 143
- New York Times, "John M. Elliott, 57, Wrote 'Sam's Song'", 6 January 1972, p, 40
- UPI), "Obituaries", 5 January 1972, p. 6
- The Sun-Herald, "Stars Wed in Secret", 6 September 1964, p. 27
- Time Magazine, "Radio: The Blonde & the Peers", Vol. LXVI, No. 5, 1 August 1955, p. 38
- Young, William H. and Young, Nancy K., Music of the World War II Era, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2008. ISBN 0-313-33891-4
External links
- David James Douglas, 7th Baron Nugent of Clonlost, the "genuine British lord" chosen by Elliot and Benet for their projected television show
- Vicki Benet on the cover of her debut album for Decca, Woman of Paris (1956) and on Sing to me of Love for Liberty Records (1960).
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