Marilyn Hooven(1924-2005)
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Songwriter ("Any Way the Wind Blows"), composer, author and singer,
educated in both public and private schools and later (1934 to 1944) a
singer with the Ted Weems orchestra. She also sang on Steve Allen radio
shows, and in films and on records. Joining ASCAP in 1954, her chief
musical collaborators included her husband Joseph Hooven, Inez James,
and By Dunham, and her other popular-song compositions include "It'll
Be a Merry Christmas", "Jesse James", "Lucky Duck", "Oh, What a
Beautiful Dream", "Baby, Baby, Wait for Me", amd "La-bou-laya".
