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Phil Brito(1915-2005)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Singer, songwriter ("Mama"), composer, author, educated in high school, then a singer with the dance orchestras of Jan Savitt and Lloyd Huntley. He appeared on radio, in films, on theatre stages and television, and in night clubs, and made many records. Joining ASCAP in 1960, his other song compositions include "I Could Swear It Was You".
BornSeptember 15, 1915
DiedOctober 28, 2005(90)
BornSeptember 15, 1915
DiedOctober 28, 2005(90)
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Phil Brito, Fred Coby, Ann Gillis, Ross Hunter, Elyse Knox, and Phil Regan in Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
6.2
  • Phil Howard
  • 1946
Alan Hale Jr., Phil Brito, Chick Chandler, Jimmy Dorsey, Noel Neill, June Preisser, Freddie Stewart, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra in Music Man (1948)
Music Man
6.9
  • Phil Russo
  • 1948
Love Is All There Is (1996)
Love Is All There Is
5.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1996
John Turturro, Michael Badalucco, and Carl Capotorto in Mac (1992)
Mac
6.2
  • Soundtrack("Mama")
  • 1992

Credits

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Actor



  • Barbara Jo Allen, Phil Brito, Jimmie Davis, Warren Douglas, Sheila Ryan, and Virginia Welles in Square Dance Katy (1950)
    Square Dance Katy
    4.8
    • Dodo Dixon
    • 1950
  • Alan Hale Jr., Phil Brito, Chick Chandler, Jimmy Dorsey, Noel Neill, June Preisser, Freddie Stewart, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra in Music Man (1948)
    Music Man
    6.9
    • Phil Russo
    • 1948
  • Phil Brito, Fred Coby, Ann Gillis, Ross Hunter, Elyse Knox, and Phil Regan in Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)
    Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
    6.2
    • Phil Howard
    • 1946

Composer



  • Melodien, die die Welt eroberten
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1966

Soundtrack



  • Bryony Hannah, Helen George, and Jessica Raine in Call the Midwife (2012)
    Call the Midwife
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Mama" (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites (2008)
    That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Mama" (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • Love Is All There Is (1996)
    Love Is All There Is
    5.1
    • writer: "Mama"
    • 1996
  • John Turturro, Michael Badalucco, and Carl Capotorto in Mac (1992)
    Mac
    6.2
    • Soundtrack ("Mama")
    • 1992
  • The Lawrence Welk Show (1955)
    The Lawrence Welk Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Mama" (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Alan Hale Jr., Phil Brito, Chick Chandler, Jimmy Dorsey, Noel Neill, June Preisser, Freddie Stewart, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra in Music Man (1948)
    Music Man
    6.9
    • performer: "Bella Bella Marie", "I Could Swear It Was You", "Comm'e Bella a Stagione"
    • writer: "I Could Swear It Was You"
    • 1948
  • Come Back to Sorrento
    Short
    • performer: "Come Back to Sorrento (Torna a Surriento)"
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 15, 1915
    • Boomer, West Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • October 28, 2005
    • Newark, New Jersey, USA
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