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John DeVries(1915-1992)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Composer, songwriter ("Oh, Look At Me Now"), and lyricist who worked with Joe Bushkin on several popular-song compositions, which also include "There'll Be a Hot Time in Berlin," "How Do You Do Without Me," "You Can Never Shake Love," "Wherever There's Love," "The Things I Know About You," "Slow Burn," "Lovely Weather We're Having," and "Something Wonderful Happens in Summer." He joined ASCAP in 1944.
BornDecember 2, 1915
DiedApril 17, 1992(76)
BornDecember 2, 1915
DiedApril 17, 1992(76)
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Known for

Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)
L.A. Confidential
8.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1997
Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, and Julie Benz in Jawbreaker (1999)
Jawbreaker
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1999
My Dog Skip (2000)
My Dog Skip
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2000
Craig Stevens in Peter Gunn (1958)
Peter Gunn
8.0
TV Series
  • Soundtrack

Credits

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Composer



  • Miami Beach Cops (1993)
    Miami Beach Cops
    3.7
    • Composer
    • 1993

Music Department



  • Kate Jackson, Edward Albert, Janine Turner, Jennifer Hetrick, Brad Johnson, Lari White, and Robert Merrill in No Regrets (2004)
    No Regrets
    5.5
    • orchestrator
    • 2004

Soundtrack



  • Matthew Rhys in Perry Mason (2020)
    Perry Mason
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Oh! Look at Me Now"
    • 2020
  • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    8.6
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Oh! Look at Me Now" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Robert Costanzo, Joe Hanna, Sonny Marinelli, and Rick Pasqualone in Mafia II (2010)
    Mafia II
    8.5
    Video Game
    • writer: "(THERE'LL BE A) HOT TIME IN THE TOWN OF BERLIN" (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Cold Case (2003)
    Cold Case
    7.7
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Oh, Look At Me Now" (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • My Dog Skip (2000)
    My Dog Skip
    7.0
    • writer: "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Town of Berlin"
    • 2000
  • Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, and Julie Benz in Jawbreaker (1999)
    Jawbreaker
    5.8
    • writer: "Stay In Bed"
    • 1999
  • Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)
    L.A. Confidential
    8.2
    • writer: "Oh! Look at Me Now"
    • 1997
  • Dennis Hopper and Taryn Power in Tracks (1976)
    Tracks
    6.3
    • writer: "(There'll Be a) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin"
    • 1976
  • Craig Stevens in Peter Gunn (1958)
    Peter Gunn
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Oh! Look at Me Now"
    • music: "Oh, Look At Me Now"
    • 1959
  • The Frank Sinatra Show (1950)
    The Frank Sinatra Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Oh Look at Me Now" (uncredited)
    • 1951–1952
  • The Road to Victory (1944)
    The Road to Victory
    5.8
    Short
    • writer: "Hot Time in the Town of Berlin"
    • 1944
  • Deanna Durbin in The Shining Future (1944)
    The Shining Future
    6.1
    Short
    • writer: "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Town of Berlin" (uncredited)
    • 1944

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John De Vries
  • Born
    • December 2, 1915
    • Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • April 17, 1992
    • Houston, Texas, USA(complications after exploratory surgery)

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