Sam H. Stept
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Samuel Howard Stept was an American songwriter who wrote for Broadway, Hollywood and the big bands. He became known simply as Sam Stept or Sam H. Stept — he almost never used his full middle name.
). Jessie was the daughter of George B. McBride and Ada F. McBride of Pittsburgh.
), then in vaudeville
as accompanist to performers that included Ann Chandler, Mae West
, and Jack Norworth
. During the early '20s, Stept lived in Cleveland, OH, where he led a dance band. Within the next few years, he began composing with lyricist Bud Green
. Their first hit came in 1928 with vocalist Helen Kane
's rendition of "That's My Weakness Now
," and the duo would collaborate on tunes through the early '30s. Stept worked with many other lyricist
s through his career, including Sidney Mitchell and Ned Washington
(while songwriting for Hollywood from the mid-'30s to mid-'40s), Lew Brown
, Charles Tobias
, and Eddie DeLange
. Some of his popular tunes for the big screen are "Laughing Irish Eyes" for the 1936 film of the same name, "Sweet Hearts" for Hit Parade of 1937, and for the 1942 movie Private Buckaroo
the songs "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" and "Johnny Get Your Gun." Stept's output slowed down in the late '40s, and by the late '50s, he was concentrating fully on his music-publishing business.
Songs written by Stept have been recorded by many other big names in pop and jazz, including, Sarah Vaughan
, Glenn Miller
, Fats Waller
, Louis Armstrong
, as well as by Henry "Red" Allen, Bunny Berigan
, Count Basie
, Fletcher Henderson
, Josephine Baker
, and more.
Family
Born in Odessa, Russia, Stept came to the U.S. at the age of three and grew up in Pittsburgh. Sam was the son of Solomon (July 15, 1874, Russia - Jan 1969, Los Angeles) and Clara Stept (born 1872, Russia), who were married around 1895, in Russia. Sam Stept married Jessie E. Stept (née McBride, c. 1901, Pittsburgh - June 18, 1967, ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
). Jessie was the daughter of George B. McBride and Ada F. McBride of Pittsburgh.
Career
Early in his music career, Stept worked for a local publishing house as staff pianist (song-pluggerSong-plugger
A song-plugger was a piano player employed by music stores in the early 20th century to promote and help sell new sheet music, which is how hits were advertised before quality recordings were widely available. Typically, the pianist sat on the mezzanine level of a store and played whatever music...
), then in vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
as accompanist to performers that included Ann Chandler, Mae West
Mae West
Mae West was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades....
, and Jack Norworth
Jack Norworth
Jack Norworth was a U.S. songwriter, singer and vaudeville performer.Norworth is credited as co-writer of a number of Tin Pan Alley hits. He wrote the lyrics of the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in 1908, his most long lasting hit. But it wasn't until 1940 that he actually witnessed a Major...
. During the early '20s, Stept lived in Cleveland, OH, where he led a dance band. Within the next few years, he began composing with lyricist Bud Green
Bud Green
Bud Green was an Austrian-born songwriter. Bud Green grew up in Harlem at 108th & Madison Ave. at the turn of the century, the eldest of seven. He dropped out of elementary school to sell newspapers and help the family...
. Their first hit came in 1928 with vocalist Helen Kane
Helen Kane
Helen Kane was an American popular singer; her signature song was "I Wanna Be Loved By You". Kane's voice and appearance were a likely source for Fleischer Studios animator Grim Natwick when creating Betty Boop, although It-girl Clara Bow is another possible influence.-Early life:Born as Helen...
's rendition of "That's My Weakness Now
That's My Weakness Now
"That's My Weakness Now" was written by, Sam H. Stept and Bud Green, in 1928. This became their first hit song together, having been made popular by singer Helen Kane that same year....
," and the duo would collaborate on tunes through the early '30s. Stept worked with many other lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
s through his career, including Sidney Mitchell and Ned Washington
Ned Washington
Ned Washington was an American lyricist.-Biography:Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962...
(while songwriting for Hollywood from the mid-'30s to mid-'40s), Lew Brown
Lew Brown
Lew Brown was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States.Brown was born as Louis Brownstein in Odessa, Russian Empire...
, Charles Tobias
Charles Tobias
-Biography:Born in New York City, Tobias grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts with brothers Harry Tobias and Henry Tobias, also songwriters.He started his musical career in vaudeville. In 1923, he founded his own music publishing firm and worked on Tin Pan Alley...
, and Eddie DeLange
Eddie DeLange
Eddie DeLange was an American bandleader and lyricist. Famous artists who recorded some of DeLange's songs include Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman.-Biography:...
. Some of his popular tunes for the big screen are "Laughing Irish Eyes" for the 1936 film of the same name, "Sweet Hearts" for Hit Parade of 1937, and for the 1942 movie Private Buckaroo
Private Buckaroo
Private Buckaroo is a 1942 American Musical film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Harry James, Shemp Howard, Joe E...
the songs "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" and "Johnny Get Your Gun." Stept's output slowed down in the late '40s, and by the late '50s, he was concentrating fully on his music-publishing business.
Songs written by Stept have been recorded by many other big names in pop and jazz, including, Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century."...
, Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
Alton Glenn Miller was an American jazz musician , arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known "Big Bands"...
, Fats Waller
Fats Waller
Fats Waller , born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer...
, Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
, as well as by Henry "Red" Allen, Bunny Berigan
Bunny Berigan
Rowland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan was an American jazz trumpeter who rose to fame during the swing era, but whose virtuosity and influence were shortened by a losing battle with alcoholism that ended in his early death at age 33. He composed the jazz instrumentals "Chicken and Waffles" and "Blues"...
, Count Basie
Count Basie
William "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Basie led his jazz orchestra almost continuously for nearly 50 years...
, Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music. His was one of the most prolific black orchestras and his influence was vast...
, Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker was an American dancer, singer, and actress who found fame in her adopted homeland of France. She was given such nicknames as the "Bronze Venus", the "Black Pearl", and the "Créole Goddess"....
, and more.
Broadway shows
- Shady Lady (1933), co-composer
- Yokel Boy (1939), co-composer and co-lyricist, starring Judy CanovaJudy CanovaJudy Canova , born Juliette Canova, was an American comedienne, actress, singer and radio personality. She appeared on Broadway and in films...
, Buddy EbsenBuddy EbsenBuddy Ebsen was an American character actor and dancer. A performer for seven decades, he had starring roles as Jed Clampett in the long-running television series The Beverly Hillbillies and as the title character in the 1970s detective series Barnaby Jones, and played Barnaby Jones in the movie...
, and Phil SilversPhil SilversPhil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedy actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah." He is best known for starring in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S... - Michael Todd’s Peep Show (1950), Michael Todd
- Music Hall Varieties (1932) and (1933)
Recordings and performers
- Billy Holiday — My First Impression of You
- Glenn Miller OrchestraGlenn Miller OrchestraThe Glenn Miller Orchestra was originally formed in 1938 by Glenn Miller. It was arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, while three other saxophones played the harmony...
— Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree - Helen KaneHelen KaneHelen Kane was an American popular singer; her signature song was "I Wanna Be Loved By You". Kane's voice and appearance were a likely source for Fleischer Studios animator Grim Natwick when creating Betty Boop, although It-girl Clara Bow is another possible influence.-Early life:Born as Helen...
"That's My Weakness NowThat's My Weakness Now"That's My Weakness Now" was written by, Sam H. Stept and Bud Green, in 1928. This became their first hit song together, having been made popular by singer Helen Kane that same year....
" (Hit Single) (1928) - Frank SinatraFrank SinatraFrancis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
— Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone - Andrews Sisters — Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
- Morton DowneyMorton DowneyMorton Downey was a singer popular in the United States, enjoying his greatest success in the 1930s and 1940s. Downey was nicknamed "The Irish Nightingale".-Early years:...
— World is Yours and Mine - Bob CrosbyBob CrosbyGeorge Robert "Bob" Crosby was an American dixieland bandleader and vocalist, best known for his group the Bob-Cats.-Family:...
— Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree - Hal KempHal KempJames Harold "Hal" Kemp was a jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger. He was born in Marion, Alabama and died in Madera, California following an auto accident...
— Tiny Little Fingerprints - Buck JonesBuck JonesBuck Jones was an American motion picture star of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, best known for his work starring in many popular western movies...
— Hidden Valley - Morton DowneyMorton DowneyMorton Downey was a singer popular in the United States, enjoying his greatest success in the 1930s and 1940s. Downey was nicknamed "The Irish Nightingale".-Early years:...
& Dorothy LeeDorothy LeeDorothy Lee was an American actress and comedian during the 1930s, usually appearing alongside the popular Wheeler & Woolsey comedy team....
— Do Something - Jack NorworthJack NorworthJack Norworth was a U.S. songwriter, singer and vaudeville performer.Norworth is credited as co-writer of a number of Tin Pan Alley hits. He wrote the lyrics of the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in 1908, his most long lasting hit. But it wasn't until 1940 that he actually witnessed a Major...
— And That Ain't All - Morton DowneyMorton DowneyMorton Downey was a singer popular in the United States, enjoying his greatest success in the 1930s and 1940s. Downey was nicknamed "The Irish Nightingale".-Early years:...
with Fred WaringFred WaringFredrick Malcolm Waring was a popular musician, bandleader and radio-television personality, sometimes referred to as "America's Singing Master" and "The Man Who Taught America How to Sing." He was also a promoter, financial backer and namesake of the Waring Blendor, the first modern electric...
's Pennsylvanians — I'll Always Be In Love With You - Guy LombardoGuy LombardoGaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo was a Canadian-American bandleader and violinist.Forming "The Royal Canadians" in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert, and Victor and other musicians from his hometown, Lombardo led the group to international success, billing themselves as creating "The Sweetest...
— It's a Crying Shame - Ernie AndrewsErnie AndrewsErnie Andrews is an American jazz, blues, and pop singer. He grew up in Los Angeles, California, and one of his first jobs was with the Harry James orchestra. He went on to be recorded by Columbia Records and others...
— When They Ask About You - The Beatles — I'll Always Be In Love With You
- Doris DayDoris DayDoris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,...
— Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - Frances LangfordFrances LangfordJulia Frances Langford was an American singer and entertainer who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and also made film appearances over two decades.-Birth:...
— Sweet Heartache - Nelson RiddleNelson RiddleNelson Smock Riddle, Jr. was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid 1980s...
— Blame it on Paree (hit single) (1957) - Eartha KittEartha KittEartha Mae Kitt was an American singer, actress, and cabaret star. She was perhaps best known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 hit recordings of "C'est Si Bon" and the enduring Christmas novelty smash "Santa Baby." Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the...
— All My Life (2006, Café Carlyle, New York) - Eddie FisherEddie Fisher (singer)Edwin Jack "Eddie" Fisher , was an American entertainer. He was one of the world's most famous and successful singers in the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show. His divorce from his first wife, Debbie Reynolds, to marry his best friend's widow, Elizabeth Taylor, garnered...
— If It Were Up To Me (1953)
Film, TV, and Theatre
- ApplauseApplause (film)Applause is a 1929 black-and-white backstage musical film, shot during the early years of sound films. It is very notable as one of the few films of its time to break free from the restrictions of sound technology. Based on a novel by Beth Brown, the film was staged and directed by Rouben...
, directed by Rouben MamoulianRouben MamoulianRouben Mamoulian was an Armenian-American film and theatre director.-Biography:Born in Tbilisi, Georgia to an Armenian family, Rouben relocated to England and started directing plays in London in 1922...
, (song, That's My Weakness Now) (1929) - Nothing But the Truth (song, Do Something) (1929)
- Syncopation (song, Do Something) (1929)
- Syncopation (song, I'll Always Be in Love with You) (1929)
- Mother's Boy (song, The World Is Yours and Mine) (1929)
- Mother's Boy (song, There'll Be You And I) (1929)
- Lucky in Love (song, Love is a Dreamer) (1929)
- Lucky in Love (song, For The Like's O' You And Me) (1929)
- Lucky in Love (song, When They Sing The Wearin' Of The Green (In Syncopated Blues)) (1929)
- Lullaby of Broadway (song, Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone) (1930)
- Big Boy, with Al JolsonAl JolsonAl Jolson was an American singer, comedian and actor. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer"....
(song, Liza Lee) (1930) - Playing Around (song, You're My Captain Kidd) (1930)
- Playing Around (song, Playing Around) (1930)
- Playing Around (song, That's the Lowdown on the Lowdown) (1930)
- Showgirl in Hollywood (song, I've Got My Eye On You) (1929)
- Showgirl in Hollywood (song, There's a Tear For Every Smile in Hollywood) (1930)
- Showgirl in Hollywood (song, Hang Onto a Rainbow) (1930)
- The Naughty Flirt (Untitled Song) (1931)
- Music Hall Varieties (song, And So I Married the Girl) (1932)
- The Organ Grinder (song, Organ Grinder) (1933)
- Buddy's Show Boat (song, And So I Married the Girl) (1933)
- Baby Take a Bow w/Shirley TempleShirley TempleShirley Temple Black , born Shirley Jane Temple, is an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, autobiographer, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia...
(song, On Account-a I Love You) (1934) - Hop-Along CassidyHopalong Cassidy filmsThis is a chronological filmography of all films featuring the character Hopalong Cassidy, always played by actor William Boyd, annotated with film producer / film distributor.Harry Sherman / Paramount Pictures...
(song, Followin' the Stars) (1935) - Bar 20 Rides AgainHopalong Cassidy filmsThis is a chronological filmography of all films featuring the character Hopalong Cassidy, always played by actor William Boyd, annotated with film producer / film distributor.Harry Sherman / Paramount Pictures...
(song, Open Up Your Heart When the Moon Hangs High) (1935) - The Eagle's BroodHopalong Cassidy filmsThis is a chronological filmography of all films featuring the character Hopalong Cassidy, always played by actor William Boyd, annotated with film producer / film distributor.Harry Sherman / Paramount Pictures...
(song, Free with Love) (1935) - Dancing Feet (title song) (1935)
- Dancing Feet (song, Everytime I Look At You (1935)
- Let It Be Me (song, I've Got My Eye on You) (1936)
- The Phantom RiderThe Phantom Rider (Universal serial)The Phantom Rider is a Universal movie serial.-Cast:* Buck Jones as Buck Grant* Marla Shelton as Mary Grayson* Diana Gibson as Helen Moore* Harry Woods as Harvey Delaney* Frank LaRue as Judge Holmes* George Cooper as Spooky...
(song, Hidden Valley) (1936) - Oh, Susanna! (song, Water Wheel) (uncredited)) (1936)
- The Big Show (song, Mad About You) (uncredited) (1936)
- The Big Show (song, Lady Known as Lulu) (uncredited) (1936)
- Red River Valley, w/Gene AutryGene AutryOrvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
(song, Where a Water Wheel Keeps Turning On) (1936) - Ride Ranger Ride (song, On the Sunset Trail) (1936)
- Hit the Saddle (song, Winding the Trail) (1937)
- Laughing Irish Eyes (title song from the film) (1936)
- Laughing Irish Eyes (song, All My Life) (1936)
- Sitting on the Moon (song, Lost In My Dreams) (1936)
- Happy-Go-Lucky (song, A Treat for the Eyes) (1936)
- Happy-Go-Lucky (song, (I'm With You) Right or Wrong) (1936)
- Hit Parade (song, Sweet Heartache) (1937)
- Hit Parade (song, If It Wasn't for Pete) (1937)
- Having a Wonderful Time w/Ginger RogersGinger RogersGinger Rogers was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century....
and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr. KBE was an American actor and a highly decorated naval officer of World War II.-Early life:...
(song, My First Impression of You) (1937) - Having a Wonderful Time w/Ginger RogersGinger RogersGinger Rogers was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century....
and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr. KBE was an American actor and a highly decorated naval officer of World War II.-Early life:...
(song, Nighty Night) (1937) - Having a Wonderful Time w/Ginger RogersGinger RogersGinger Rogers was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century....
and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr. KBE was an American actor and a highly decorated naval officer of World War II.-Early life:...
(song, The Band Played Out of Tune) (1937) - 23 Hours Leave (song, Now You're Talking My Language) (1937)
- Night Spot (song, There's Only One Way to Say 'I Love You) (1938)
- The WomenThe Women (1939 film)The Women is a 1939 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor. The film is based on Clare Boothe Luce's play of the same name, and was adapted for the screen by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin, who had to make the film acceptable for the Production Code in order for it to be released.The film...
(song, Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone) (1939) - That's Right - You're WrongThat’s Right You’re WrongThat's Right You're Wrong is a musical film, directed by David Butler and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film starred Kay Kyser and his band, with a cast that included Adolphe Menjou, Lucille Ball, Edward Everett Horton, Roscoe Karns, and Ginny Simms .-Cast:*Kay Kyser as Kay Kyser*Adolphe...
(song, The Answer is Love) (1939) - HullabalooHullabaloo (film)Hullabaloo is a 1940 musical comedy film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Nat Perrin. It stars Frank Morgan, Virginia Grey, Dan Dailey, Billie Burke, Donald Meek, Reginald Owen and Connie Gilchrist...
(song, We've Come a Long Way Together) (1940) - Yokel Boy (song, Comes Love) (1942)
- Yokel Boy (song, I Can't Afford to Dream) (1942)
- Yokel Boy (song, It's Me Again and Time for Jookin) (1942)
- Crash DiveCrash DiveCrash Dive is a World War II film in Technicolor released in 1943. It was directed by Archie Mayo, written by Jo Swerling and W.R. Burnett, and starred Tyrone Power, Dana Andrews and Anne Baxter...
(song, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree) (1943) - Presenting Lily MarsPresenting Lily MarsPresenting Lily Mars is an American musical motion picture produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and released in 1943. The film starred Judy Garland and Van Heflin and was based on the novel by Booth Tarkington...
(song, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree) (1943) - The Yankee Doodle MouseThe Yankee Doodle MouseThe Yankee Doodle Mouse is a 1943 American one-reel animated cartoon. It is the eleventh Tom and Jerry short produced by Fred Quimby, and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with musical supervision by Scott Bradley and animation by Irven Spence, Pete Burness, Kenneth Muse and George Gordon...
(song, Johnny, Get Your Gun) (1943) - Thousands CheerThousands CheerThousands Cheer is a 1943 American comedy musical film released by MGM. Produced at the height of the Second World War, the film was intended as a morale booster for American troops and their families.-Plot:The film is essentially a two-part program...
(song, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree) (1943) - A Guy Named JoeA Guy Named JoeA Guy Named Joe is a 1943 film made by MGM, directed by Victor Fleming, produced by Everett Riskin, from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo, adapted by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan from a story by Chandler Sprague and David Boehm. It starred Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne and Van Johnson, with Esther Williams...
(song, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree) (1943)) - Johnny Doughboy (song, All My Life)
- Syncopation, RKO (song, Do Something) (1942)
- Syncopation, RKO (song, I'll Always Be In Love With You) (1929)
- Private Buckaroo (song, Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)) (1942)
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home, (song, This Is Worth Fighting For) (1940s)
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home, (song, When They Ask About You) (1940s)
- Happy-Go-Nutty (song, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree) (1944)
- Stars on Parade (song, When They Ask About You, sung by Lynn Merrick) (1944)
- Li'l Abner (song, Don't Marry That Girl) (1946)
- Holiday In Mexico (song, Yo Te Amo Mucho) (1946)
- Interrupted MelodyInterrupted MelodyInterrupted Melody is a 1955 biographical film which tells the story of Australian opera singer Marjorie Lawrence's struggle with polio. The film was made by MGM, directed by Curtis Bernhardt and produced by Jack Cummings from a screenplay by Marjorie Lawrence, Sonya Levien, and William Ludwig.The...
(song, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree) (uncredited)) (1955) - One Froggy EveningOne Froggy EveningOne Froggy Evening is an approximately seven-minute long Technicolor animated short film written by Michael Maltese and directed by Chuck Jones, with musical direction by Milt Franklyn.The short makes the debut of Michigan J...
(song, Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone) (1955) - Carol for Another ChristmasCarol for Another ChristmasCarol for Another Christmas, scripted by Rod Serling as a modernization of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and a plea for global cooperation between nations, was telecast only once—December 28, 1964. The only TV movie ever directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, this was the film in which Peter...
(TV) (song, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree) (1964) - All My Life (song: All My Life) (1966)
- The Dirty DozenThe Dirty DozenThe Dirty Dozen is a 1967 film directed by Robert Aldrich and released by MGM. It was filmed in England and features an ensemble cast, including Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, and Robert Webber. The film is based on E. M...
(song, Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree) (uncredited) (1967) - "The Troy Cory Evening Show" song, "That's My Weakness NowThat's My Weakness Now"That's My Weakness Now" was written by, Sam H. Stept and Bud Green, in 1928. This became their first hit song together, having been made popular by singer Helen Kane that same year....
", sung by, father and daughter duo Priscilla Cory and Troy Cory 1974 - Falling in Love Again (song, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree) (1980)
- Everyone Says I Love YouEveryone Says I Love YouEveryone Says I Love You is a 1996 American musical film that was written and directed by Woody Allen. The film features many stars, including Julia Roberts, Alan Alda, Edward Norton, Drew Barrymore, Gaby Hoffmann, Tim Roth, Goldie Hawn, and Natalie Portman.Set in New York, Venice, and Paris, the...
(song, All My Life) (1996) - The Rage: Carrie 2The Rage: Carrie 2The Rage: Carrie 2 is the 1999 sequel to the 1976 horror film classic Carrie. Directed by Katt Shea, the film starred Emily Bergl, Mena Suvari, Jason London and Amy Irving.-Plot:...
(song, "Comes Love") (1999) - The Story of UsThe Story of UsThe Story of Us is a 1999 American film directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer as a couple married for fifteen years....
(song, Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree) (1999) - Chain of FoolsChain of FoolsChain of Fools is a 2000 heist comedy/romance film about a hapless barber named Kresk .-Plot:...
(song, Down to This) (2000) - Son of the MaskSon of the MaskSon of the Mask is a 2005 American fantasy family-comedy film directed by Lawrence Guterman, starring Jamie Kennedy as Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist from Fringe City who has just had his first child born with the powers of the Mask. It is the stand-alone sequel to the successful 1994 film The...
(song, Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone) (2005) - The SopranosThe SopranosThe Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
(TV) (1 episode, 2006, Members Only, Emmy) (song, Comes Love) (2006) - Eurydice, a play by Sarah RuhlSarah RuhlSarah Ruhl is an American playwright. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship.-Biography:Ruhl was born in Wilmette, Illinois. Originally, she intended to be a poet. However, after she studied under Paula Vogel at Brown University , she was convinced to switch to playwrighting...
(song, Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree) (off-Broadway, 2007)