Walter Kent

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Personal name: Walter Maurice Kaufman
Born: November 29, 1911
Died: March 2, 1994
Country: United States
IPI: 00016104531 13 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Songwriter, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song twice
Ranking: 205th most covered composer/author

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Works 18
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Songs written by Walter Kent

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
After All It's Spring	Walter Kent, Kim Gannon	Teddi King with George Siravo and His Orchestra	1957	Unverified
Ah, But It Happens	Walter Kent, By Dunham	Tony Martin and Earle Hagen's Orchestra	1948	Unverified
I Cross My Fingers	Walter Kent, Walton Farrar			Covered by (6 artists)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams)	Buck Ram, Walter Kent, Kim Gannon	Bing Crosby	October 11, 1943	Covered by (1350 artists)
I'm Drownin' in Your Deep Blue Eyes	Walter Kent, Ray Gilbert	Count Basie and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bob Bailey	March 13, 1947	Covered by (2 artists)
I'm Gonna Live Till I Die	Mann Curtis, Walter Kent, Al Hoffman	Danny Scholl with Orch. Acc.	June 1950	Covered by (32 artists)
I Never Mention Your Name, Oh, No	Walter Kent, Don George, Mack Davis	Jack Leonard - Orchestra under direction of Ray Bloch	October 8, 1940	Covered by (7 artists)
I Saw a Ship A-Sailing	Walter Kent, Richard Jerome, Richard Aronstam			Covered by (4 artists)
Isle of Pines	Walter Kent, Jimmy Dorsey, Nat Burton	Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly	May 19, 1941	Covered by Charlie Barnet & His Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Bob Carroll
Love Is Like a Cigarette	Walter Kent, Richard Jerome, Richard Aronstam	Maurice Winnick & His Orchestra REC, Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Pete Woolery REL	December 7, 1935	Covered by (5 artists)
Mama I Wanna Make Rhythm	Walter Kent, Richard Jerome, Richard Aronstam			Covered by (12 artists)
So Red the Rose	Walter Kent, Richard Jerome	Frank Parker with Russ Morgan and His Orchestra	December 21, 1934	Covered by (2 artists)
The Beat Generation	Walter Kent, Tom Walton	Mamie Van Doren	1959	Unverified
The Last Mile Home	Walter Kent, Walton Farrar	Gracie Fields	1949	Covered by (11 artists)
The White Cliffs of Dover	Walter Kent, Nat Burton	Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lynne Richards	September 1941	Covered by (149 artists)
When the Roses Bloom Again	Walter Kent, Nat Burton	Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle REC, Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt REL	January 8, 1942	Covered by (10 artists)
Who Dat Up Dere?	Walter Kent, Bob Russell [US]	Woody Herman and His Orchestra	1942	Unverified
You Opened My Eyes	Walter Kent, Allan Roberts, Jules Loman	Orville Knapp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dave Marshall	March 9, 1935	Covered by (5 artists)