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Robert Wright Biography (1914-)

Full name, Robert Craig Wright; born September 25, 1914, in Daytona Beach, FL; son of James Augustus Scheffel and Mona Long (Leatherman) Wright. Addresses: Office--The Grand, Apts. 1032-1033, 1717 North Bayshore Dr., Miami,FL 33132. Agent--Robert Lantz, The Lantz Office, 888 Seventh Ave., New York,NY 10106.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

September 25, 1914

Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE WORK; MUSICAL ADAPTATION,WITH GEORGE FORREST Song of Norway (also see below; based on themes of the music of Edvard Grieg), Imperial Theatre, 1944, Broadway Theatre, 1946.
• (And director with Forrest) The Gypsy Lady (also see below; with score derived from the Victor Herbert operettas The Fortune Teller and Serenade), Century Theatre, New York City, 1946, produced as Romany Love, His Majesty's Theatre, London, 1947.
• Magdalena (also see below; based on the music by Hector Villa-Lobos), Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City, 1948.
• The Great Waltz (also see below), Curran Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1949, Philharmonic Auditorium, 1949, produced with additional lyrics at the sametheatres, 1953, revival (with Foreman Brown) produced with additional musicaladaptation, Music Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1965.
• Kismet (also see below), Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City, 1953.
• Anya (also see below; based on themes of the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff), Ziegfeld Theatre, 1965.
• Writings;STAGE WORK; LYRICIST AND COMPOSER WITH GEORGE FORREST
• Thank You, Columbus, Hollywood Playhouse, Hollywood, CA, 1940.
• Spring in Brazil, Shubert Theatre, Boston, MA, 1945.
• (Also author of book) The Carefree Heart, Cass Theatre, Detroit, MI, 1957, U.S. cities, 1957, revised production produced as The Love Doctor, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1959.
• At the Grand, Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, 1958, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1958.
• Kean, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1961.
• Dumas and Son, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 1967.
• Timbuktu! (based on musical Kismet), Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1978, Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, 1979.
• (Also with Maury Yeston) Grand Hotel, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City,1989.
• Also lyricist and composer with Forrest of revised versions of stage musicals.
• Writings;STAGE WORK; LYRICIST AND COMPOSER WITH GEORGE FORREST OF SONGS FOR MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS
• Naughty Marietta, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, 1941, Philarmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1941.
• Rio Rita, Curran Theatre, 1941, Philharmonic Auditorium, 1941.
• Fun for the Money, Hollywood Playhouse, 1941.
• Lyricist and composer with Forrest of numerous songs for musical productions, including "Pretty as a Picture," for Sweethearts, 1937, and songs for eleven Camp Tamiment revues, Tamiment Playhouse, Stroudsburg, PA, 1942; six Copacabana revues, New York City, 1942-43; and three Colonial Inn revues, Hollywood, FL, 1945-48. Also lyricist and composer of musical material for "FoliesBergere Revue," Edison Hotel, New York City, 1942-43, and Vaughn Monroe's "Commodore Hotel Revue," Commodore Hotel, New York City, 1943. Creator with Forrest of night club acts and special material for Jane Froman, 1942-56, CelesteHolm, 1943, Imogene Coca; 1943, and Anne Jeffreys and Robert Sterling, 1952-53.
• STAGE WORK; LYRICIST,WITH GEORGE FORREST Song of Norway, Imperial Theatre, 1944, Broadway Theatre, 1946.
• The Gypsy Lady, Century Theatre, New York City, 1946, produced as RomanyLove, His Majesty's Theatre, London, 1947.
• Magdalena, Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City, 1948.
• The Great Waltz, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1949, Philharmonic Auditorium, 1949, produced with additional lyrics at the same theatres, 1953, revival (with Foreman Brown) produced with additional musical adaptation, Music Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1965.
• Kismet (also see below), Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City, 1953.
• Anya, Ziegfeld Theatre, 1965.
• Writings;FILMS; LYRICIST AND COMPOSER WITH GEORGE FORREST
• New Shoes, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1936.
• The Longest Night, MGM, 1936.
• After the Thin Man, MGM, 1936.
• Libeled Lady, MGM, 1936.
• Sinner Take All, MGM, 1936.
• Maytime, MGM, 1937.
• The Firefly (includes song "Donkey Serenade"), MGM, 1937.
• The Good Old Soak, MGM, 1937.
• London by Night, MGM, 1937.
• Madam "X", MGM, 1937.
• Mama Steps Out, MGM, 1937.
• Mannequin, MGM, 1937.
• Man of the People, MGM, 1937.
• Navy Blue and Gold, MGM, 1937.
• Parnell, MGM, 1937.
• Saratoga, MGM, 1937.
• Hitting a New High, RKO Radio Pictures, 1937.
• Bad Man of Brimstone, MGM, 1938.
• You're Only Young Once, MGM, 1938.
• Boys' Town, MGM, 1938.
• The First Hundred Years, MGM, 1938.
• Lord Jeff, MGM, 1938.
• Marie Antoinette, MGM, 1938.
• Paradise for Three, MGM, 1938.
• Sweethearts, MGM, 1938.
• Three Comrades, MGM, 1938.
• The Toy Wife, MGM, 1938.
• Vacation from Love, MGM, 1938.
• Happily Buried, MGM, 1938.
• The Magician's Daughter, MGM, 1938.
• Nuts and Bolts, MGM, 1938.
• Our Gang Follies, MGM, 1938.
• Snow Gets in Your Eyes, MGM, 1938.
• Broadway Serenade, MGM, 1939.
• The Girl Downstairs, MGM, 1939.
• The Hardys Ride Again, MGM, 1939.
• Honolulu, MGM, 1939.
• Let Freedom Ring, MGM, 1939.
• Balalaika, MGM, 1939.
• These Glamour Girls, MGM, 1939.
• The Women, MGM, 1939.
• Florian, MGM, 1940.
• The New Moon, MGM, 1940.
• Strange Cargo, MGM, 1940.
• Music in My Heart, Columbia, 1940.
• (With Edward Ward) Dance, Girl, Dance, RKO Radio Pictures, 1940.
• South of Pago-Pago, United Artists (UA), 1940.
• Kit Carson, UA, 1940.
• Blondie Goes Latin, Columbia, 1941.
• Cubana, Hal Roach, 1941.
• Fiesta, Hal Roach, 1941.
• Flying with Music, Hal Roach, 1941.
• Rio Rita, MGM, 1942.
• I Married an Angel, MGM, 1942.
• Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder, Columbia, 1954.
• Kismet (adaptation of stage production of same title), MGM, 1955.
• Song of Norway (adaptation of stage production of same title), Cinerama,1970.
• Taking Off, Universal, 1971.
• The Great Waltz (adaptation of stage production of the same title), MGM,1972.
• Radio Days, Oriou, 1987.
• Lyricist and composer with Forrest of music for additional films, including Forbidden City U.S.A., 1989, and Tank Malling, 1989.
• Writings;TELEVISION; LYRICIST AND COMPOSER WITH GEORGE FORREST
• "Strangers in Paradise," Tony Bennett (television special), PBS, 1988.
• Composer of music and lyrics with Forrest for thirteen revues for Startime Hour, DuMont Network, 1950, and of specials for Benny Goodman and Frances Langford.
• Writings;RADIO; LYRICIST AND COMPOSER WITH GEORGE FORREST
• Maxwell House Good News, NBC, 1937-38.
• Vicks Radio Hour, NBC, 1939-40.
• Tune-Up Time, NBC, 1940.
• U.S. Treasury Star Parade, syndicated, 1942-43.