Abel Meeropol(1903-1986)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Composer, lyricist, songwriter and teacher, educated at City College of
New York (BA), and Harvard University (MA). He was an instructor in
English literature, and a writer for theater, radio, television and
film. He joined ASCAP in 1945, and his chief musical collaborators were
Robert Kurka and Elie Siegmeister. He co-wrote the classic song "The
House I Live In", sung by Frank Sinatra in the 1945 Academy Award-winning
short film of the same title. His other songs include "Strange Fruit"
and "Apples, Peaches & Cherries". His classical compositions include
the operas "The Good Soldier Schweik"; "Darling Corie"; "Malady of
Love"; and "The Soldier", plus the cantata "The Town Crier" (which
garnered the Natl. 5 Arts award).
