Bob Merrill
Born: 17th May 1921, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Died: 17th February 1998, Culver City, California, United States
Nationality: American
Henry Robert Merrill Levan was an American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter. Merrill was one of the most successful songwriters of the 1950s on the US and UK single charts. His musicals for the Broadway stage include Carnival! (music and lyrics) and Funny Girl (lyrics).
Merrill played an important role in American popular music, tapping out many of the hit parade songs of the 1950s on a toy xylophone, including "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", "Mambo Italiano", and "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake".
Merrill was inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987.
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