Mort Garson(1924-2008)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Composer, songwriter ("Our Day Will Come") and arranger, educated at
Juilliard and NYU. He served in the Special Services during World War
II, and then was a pianist and arranger for dance orchestras, and
composer, conductor and accompanist to Doris Day, Patti Page, and
Arthur Prysock. Joining ASCAP in 1956, his chief musical collaborators
included Bob Hilliard and Earl Shuman. His other popular-song
compositions include "Left Right Out of Your Heart", "My Summer Love",
"Young Wings Can Fly", "The World of Lonely People", "Baby Come Home",
"Theme for a Dream", "Starry-Eyed" and "Au Revoir".