- Personal name
- Robert Craig Wright
- Born
- September 25, 1914
- Died
- July 27, 2005
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00033251323 24 works
- Affiliation
- ASCAP
- Comments
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Composer and lyricist. Wright collaborated with George Forrest for more than 70 years - frequently adapting classical composers’ music, to create some 2,000 songs featured in 16 stage musicals, 18 revues, and 58 movies, as well as a number of cabaret acts. Among their best-known musicals were "Song of Norway" (1944), the Tony Award-winning "Kismet" (1953), and "Grand Hotel" (1989).
- Ranking
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657th most covered composer/author
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