Mack David

Mack David (July 5, 1912 - December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television in the 1960s, particularly his work on the Disney films "Cinderella" and "Alice in Wonderland". Mack David is the elder brother of American lyricist and songwriter, Hal David. Mack David died in 1993 in his Rancho Mirage, California home and his remains are buried at the Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

History

Mack David was born to a Jewish family in New York City, New York on July 5, 1912. Mack originally planned to become an attorney and attended Cornell University and St. John's University Law School. Despite these original goals, in the mid-1940s, Mack began writing songs for New York's Tin Pan Alley. These initial successes prompted Mack to move to Hollywood, California to work in the film and television industries.Mack enjoyed considerable success, including eight Academy Award nominations and induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.

Academy Award Nominations

*1950 "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo" (with Jerry Livingston and Al Hoffman) from "Cinderella"
*1959 "The Hanging Tree" (with Jerry Livingston) from "The Hanging Tree"
*1961 "Bachelor in Paradise (with Henry Mancini) from "Bachelor in Paradise"
*1961 "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (with Ernest Gold) from "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"
*1962 "Walk on the Wild Side" (with Elmer Bernstein) from "Walk on the Wild Side"
*1964 "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte" (with Frank De Vol) from "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte"
*1965 "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" (with Jerry Livingston) from "Cat Ballou"
*1966 "My Wishing Doll" (with Elmer Bernstein) from "Hawaii"

Popular Songs

In addition to his many Academy Award nominations, Mack David also had a number of hit songs, including:
*Duke Ellington's "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (1939)
*I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine sung by Patti Page in 1950 (with subsequent cover versions)...it was later covered by Elvis Presley as a rockabilly-styled tune in 1954.
*The Shirelles' "Baby It's You" (1961 with Burt Bacharach and Barney Williams)
*It Must Be Him (1967 with Gilbert Becaud)
*Casper the Friendly Ghost theme song (19?? with Jerry Livingston)In addition to these songs, Mack David collaborated with Jerry Livingston on many television theme songs, including "Casper the Friendly Ghost", "77 Sunset Strip", "Hawaiian Eye", "Bourbon Street Beat", "Surfside 6" and "This is It" (for the 1960s "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour").English lyrics to La Vie En Rose, 1950. Recorded by Louis Armstrong, original French lyrics by Edith Piaf and music by Louigny.

Work on Broadway

*"Bright Lights of 1944" (1943) - revue - lyricist
*"Gilbert Bécaud on Broadway" (1966) - concert - featured lyricist
*"Molly" (1973) - musical - co-lyricist
*"Sophisticated Ladies" (1981) - revue - featured songwriter for "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
*"Swing!" (1999) - revue - featured songwriter for "Candy"

External links

*Biography on [http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_bio.asp?exhibitId=215 Songwriters Hall of Fame site]
* [http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/discog_song_list.asp?exhibitId=215 Discography]
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=12842 Mack David] at the Internet Broadway Database