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Herb Magidson(1906-1986)

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Herb Magidson was born on 7 January 1906 in Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for The Gay Divorcee (1934), Finch (2021) and Everyone Says I Love You (1996). He died on 2 January 1986 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 7, 1906
DiedJanuary 2, 1986(79)
BornJanuary 7, 1906
DiedJanuary 2, 1986(79)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Gay Divorcee (1934)
The Gay Divorcee
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 1934
Tom Hanks, Seamus, and Caleb Landry Jones in Finch (2021)
Finch
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2021
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Everyone Says I Love You
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 1996
Christina Ricci and Jason Biggs in Anything Else (2003)
Anything Else
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2003

Credits

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Music Department



  • The Ritz (1987)
    The Ritz
    8.2
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1987
  • Dennis Day, Anne Shirley, and Phillip Terry in Music in Manhattan (1944)
    Music in Manhattan
    5.9
    • lyrics: songs
    • 1944
  • Chester Morris in After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
    After Midnight with Boston Blackie
    6.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Paul Fix, Anita Louise, June MacCloy, Roger Pryor, and Frances Robinson in Glamour for Sale (1940)
    Glamour for Sale
    6.0
    • lyrics by
    • 1940
  • Kenny Baker, Bob Burns, Ann Miller, and Jack Oakie in Radio City Revels (1938)
    Radio City Revels
    6.0
    • lyrics by
    • 1938
  • Mae Clarke and John Payne in Hats Off (1936)
    Hats Off
    5.4
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1936
  • Tom Brown, Frances Drake, and Guy Standing in I'd Give My Life (1936)
    I'd Give My Life
    6.0
    • music & lyrics by
    • 1936
  • Robert Armstrong, Grace Bradley, Jack Holt, and Charles Murray in Dangerous Waters (1936)
    Dangerous Waters
    6.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • James Dunn, Eleanor Powell, Emma Dunn, Cliff Edwards, Alice Faye, Arline Judge, Lyda Roberti, Ned Sparks, and George White in George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)
    George White's 1935 Scandals
    5.8
    • additional lyrics
    • 1935
  • Gift of Gab (1934)
    Gift of Gab
    4.9
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1934

Soundtrack



  • Jools Holland in Jools's Hootenanny (1993)
    Jools's Hootenanny
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Enjoy Yourself"
    • 2024
  • Levi Brown and Jordan Bolger in This Town (2024)
    This Town
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)"
    • 2024
  • Rewind the '90s (2023)
    Rewind the '90s
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Who Shot Ya" (uncredited)
    • 2023
  • 2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry (2022)
    2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry
    7.5
    TV Special
    • writer: "Enjoy Yourself"
    • 2022
  • Tom Hanks, Seamus, and Caleb Landry Jones in Finch (2021)
    Finch
    6.9
    • writer: "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)"
    • 2021
  • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)"
    • 2019
  • Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
    The Man in the High Castle
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)"
    • 2018
  • First Match (2018)
    First Match
    6.4
    • writer: "The Masquerade Is Over"
    • 2018
  • Demetrius Shipp Jr. in All Eyez on Me (2017)
    All Eyez on Me
    5.9
    • writer: "Who Shot Ya"
    • 2017
  • Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie in Sleepy Hollow (2013)
    Sleepy Hollow
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over" (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Katherine Jenkins in Steppin' Out with Katherine Jenkins (2012)
    Steppin' Out with Katherine Jenkins
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • writer: "The Continental"
    • 2012
  • Hugh Laurie in House (2004)
    House
    8.7
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think)"
    • lyrics: "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)" (uncredited)
    • 2009–2012
  • Bill Pullman, Irène Jacob, Charlotte Rampling, and Fisher Stevens in Rio Sex Comedy (2010)
    Rio Sex Comedy
    4.7
    • writer: "Enjoy Yourself"
    • 2010
  • Welcome to the 80's (2009)
    Welcome to the 80's
    7.4
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Enjoy Yourself' (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Jamal Woolard in Notorious (2009)
    Notorious
    6.7
    • writer: "Who Shot Ya"
    • 2009

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Herbert Magidson
  • Born
    • January 7, 1906
    • Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • January 2, 1986
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    The Song Writer (1928). Written by Crane Wilbur. Music by Georgie Price. Lyrics by Abner Silver, Sid Silvers, Phil Baker and Herb Magidson. Directed by Alexander Leftwich. 48th Street Theatre: 13 Aug 1928- 29 Sep 1928 (56 performances). Cast: Beatrice Blinn, Irving Hirsch, Hugh Huntley, Mayo Methot (as "Patricia Thayer"), Jennie Moscowitz, Neil Pratt, Georgie Price (as "David Bernard"), Robert Sinclair, Bea Thrift, F.A. Walton, Ethel Wilson, Marian Winston. Produced by Alexander Yokel. Staged by Alexander Leftwich

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    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980.

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