Luigi Creatore

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Luigi Federico Creatore (December 21, 1921 – December 13, 2015) was an American songwriter and record producer.

Creatore was born in New York City in 1921,

Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" (Billboard #3), and "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again" and "Secretly
".

Two years later, Creatore and Peretti signed a deal with

Wild in the Country". He and Peretti left RCA Victor in 1964 to join Weiss in writing a musical about the American Civil War. Titled Maggie Flynn (starring Shirley Jones) it briefly ran on Broadway
in 1968.

In the 1970s, Creatore and Peretti owned part of

Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album
as producers for Bubbling Brown Sugar.

His play An Error of the Moon, a speculative exploration of the relationship between the actor Edwin Booth and his brother John Wilkes Booth, directed by Kim Weild, was performed off-Broadway until October 10, 2010.[2][3]

Creatore died from complications of pneumonia on December 13, 2015, at age 93 in Boca Raton, Florida.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Roberts, Sam (December 15, 2015). "Luigi Creatore, Songwriter and Producer, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "THE BROTHERS BOOTH...A SPECULATION - To End Limited Engagement This Sunday, October 10 At Theatre Rows Beckett Theatre". Broadway Press Releases. October 6, 2010.
  3. ^ Saltz, Rachel (August 31, 2010). "Redrawing A Picture Of Lincoln's Assassin". The New York Times. pp. 3, Section C.

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