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Walter Bullock(1907-1953)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Songwriter ("Someday You'll Find Your Bluebird"), composer and author, educated at DePauw University (BA). He joined ASCAP in 1936, and his chief musical collaborators included Harold Spina, Alfred Newman, Richard Whiting, and Abraham Ellstein. His song compositions include "I Still Love to Kiss You Goodnight", "I'd Like to See Samoa of Samoa", "This Is Where I Came In", "This Is a Happy Little Ditty", "I Love to Walk in the Rain", "Song of the Musketeers", "The You and Me that Used to Be", and "When Did You Leave Heaven?".
BornMay 6, 1907
DiedAugust 19, 1953(46)
BornMay 6, 1907
DiedAugust 19, 1953(46)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Sterling Holloway, Hugh Herbert, Kenny Baker, Mary Boland, Patsy Kelly, Frances Langford, Ann Miller, Franklin Pangborn, Phil Silvers, and Borrah Minevitch and His Harmonica Rascals in Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
Hit Parade of 1941
5.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1940
Alice Faye, Ted Healy, Patsy Kelly, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, and Jimmy Ritz in Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
Sing, Baby, Sing
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1936
Carmen Miranda, Phil Baker, James Ellison, Alice Faye, and Benny Goodman in The Gang's All Here (1943)
The Gang's All Here
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1943
Turhan Bey, Lucille Bremer, Arturo de Córdova, and Noreen Nash in Adventures of Casanova (1948)
Adventures of Casanova
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1948

Credits

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Writer



  • Turn Back the Clock (1989)
    Turn Back the Clock
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • earlier screenplay
    • 1989
  • Betty Grable and Dale Robertson in The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
    The Farmer Takes a Wife
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Mitzi Gaynor, Bob Graham, Oscar Levant, and David Wayne in The I Don't Care Girl (1953)
    The I Don't Care Girl
    6.2
    • writer
    • 1953
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Mystery Theatre
    7.8
    TV Series
    • play
    • written by
    • 1950–1952
  • Marilyn Monroe, Anne Baxter, Charles Laughton, Richard Widmark, Jeanne Crain, Fred Allen, Farley Granger, Oscar Levant, Jean Peters, Gregory Ratoff, Dale Robertson, and David Wayne in O. Henry's Full House (1952)
    O. Henry's Full House
    7.2
    • screen play by (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
    • 1952
  • Dennis Day, Mitzi Gaynor, Una Merkel, and Dale Robertson in Golden Girl (1951)
    Golden Girl
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • Turhan Bey, Lucille Bremer, Arturo de Córdova, and Noreen Nash in Adventures of Casanova (1948)
    Adventures of Casanova
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1948
  • Louis Hayward and Joan Leslie in Repeat Performance (1947)
    Repeat Performance
    6.8
    • screenplay by
    • 1947
  • Virginia Mayo in Out of the Blue (1947)
    Out of the Blue
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1947
  • Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, William Bendix, and Vivian Blaine in Greenwich Village (1944)
    Greenwich Village
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Carmen Miranda, Phil Baker, James Ellison, Alice Faye, and Benny Goodman in The Gang's All Here (1943)
    The Gang's All Here
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Carmen Miranda, Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, Harry James, and John Payne in Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
    Springtime in the Rockies
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Joseph Allen and Brenda Joyce in Right to the Heart (1942)
    Right to the Heart
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Lynn Bari, Dan Dailey, and John Sutton in Moon Over Her Shoulder (1941)
    Moon Over Her Shoulder
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1941
  • Mary Beth Hughes and George Montgomery in The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941)
    The Cowboy and the Blonde
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1941

Music Department



  • Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Beryl Mercer, and Arthur Treacher in The Little Princess (1939)
    The Little Princess
    7.2
    • words and music by
    • 1939
  • Shirley Temple, Jimmy Durante, Phyllis Brooks, George Murphy, and Edna May Oliver in Little Miss Broadway (1938)
    Little Miss Broadway
    6.5
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1938

Soundtrack



  • Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon in Anywhere But Here (1999)
    Anywhere But Here
    6.2
    • writer: "Be Optimistic"
    • 1999
  • Michele Hicks in Twin Falls Idaho (1999)
    Twin Falls Idaho
    7.1
    • writer: "When Did You Leave Heaven"
    • 1999
  • Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)
    Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Hop, Skip, Jump and Slide", "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me"
    • 1997
  • Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)
    Charlie's Angels
    6.6
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "When Did You Leave Heaven?" (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
    I Spy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "When Did You Leave Heaven?" (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Ilona Massey, and Vera-Ellen in Love Happy (1949)
    Love Happy
    5.8
    • writer: "Who Stole the Jam?" (1948) (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • June Allyson, Jimmy Durante, José Iturbi, and Margaret O'Brien in Music for Millions (1944)
    Music for Millions
    6.6
    • writer: "Toscanini, Iturbi and Me" (1940) (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Myrtle Wiseman and Scotty Wiseman in Swing Your Partner (1943)
    Swing Your Partner
    7.0
    • lyrics: "In the Cool of the Evening"
    • 1943
  • Roy Rogers, Pat Brady, Hugh Farr, Karl Farr, Bob Nolan, Lloyd Perryman, Sons of the Pioneers, and Tim Spencer in Ridin' Down the Canyon (1942)
    Ridin' Down the Canyon
    6.4
    • writer: "Who Am I?" (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Carl Hoff and His Orchestra
    Short
    • lyrics: "I Could Use a Dream" (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Lynn Bari, Dan Dailey, and John Sutton in Moon Over Her Shoulder (1941)
    Moon Over Her Shoulder
    6.6
    • lyrics: "The Girl with the Sugar Brown Hair"
    • 1941
  • Alan Baxter and Mary Carlisle in Rags to Riches (1941)
    Rags to Riches
    6.2
    • lyrics: "Magnolias in the Moonlight" (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Charles 'Buddy' Rogers and Jane Withers in Golden Hoofs (1941)
    Golden Hoofs
    6.5
    • writer: "Consider Yourself in Love"
    • 1941
  • Sterling Holloway, Hugh Herbert, Kenny Baker, Mary Boland, Patsy Kelly, Frances Langford, Ann Miller, Franklin Pangborn, Phil Silvers, and Borrah Minevitch and His Harmonica Rascals in Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
    Hit Parade of 1941
    5.5
    • lyrics: "Swing Low, Sweet Rhythm", "Who Am I?", "In the Cool of the Evening"
    • 1940
  • Binnie Barnes, Warner Baxter, and Loretta Young in Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)
    Wife, Husband and Friend
    6.2
    • lyrics: "Drink From the Cup of Tomorrow", "Arlesiana"
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 6, 1907
    • Shelburn, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • August 19, 1953
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Great uncle of actor S. Scott Bullock

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