Jimmy Van Heusen Biography (1913-1990)
Born Edward Chester Babcock, January 26, 1913, in Syracuse, NY; died from complications from pneumonia, February 6, 1990, in Rancho Mirage, CA; son of Arthur E. (a building contractor) and Ida May (Williams) Babcock; married BobbeBrock, September, 1969.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- composer
- Birth Details
- January 26, 1913
- Syracuse, New York, United States
- Death Details
- February 6, 1990
- Rancho Mirage, California, United States
Famous Works
- Credits; Stage Work
- Producer (with Paula Stone, Mike Sloane, and Johnny Burke), Carnival in Flanders (also see below), New Century Theatre, New York City, 1953.
- Credits; Film Appearances
- You Can Change the World, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1951.
- Credits; Television Work; Specials; With Sammy Cahn
- Executive producer, The Frank Sinatra Show, ABC, 1959.
- Executive producer, The Frank Sinatra Timex Show, ABC, 1959.
- Music director, The Bing Crosby Special, ABC, 1959.
- Producer, The Frank Sinatra Timex Show, ABC, 1960.
- Credits; Stage Music
- "Harlem Hospitality," Cotton Club Revue, Harlem, New York City, 1933. Swingin' the Dream (includes song "Darn that Dream"), Center Theatre, New York City, 1939.
- Billy Rose's Aquacade, New York World Fair, New York City, 1940.
- Nellie Bly, Adelphi Theatre, New York City, 1946.
- (With Johnny Burke) Carnival in Flanders, New Century Theatre, NewYork City, 1953.
- (With Sammy Cahn) Skyscraper (includes song "Everybody Has a RightTo Be Wrong"), Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1965.
- (With Cahn) Walking Happy, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1966.
- Credits; Film Music; With Lyricist Johnny Burke And Later With Lyricist SammyCahn
- Love Thy Neighbor, Paramount, 1940.
- The Road to Zanzibar (includes song "It's Always You"), Paramount,1941.
- Playmates (includes song "Romeo Smith and Juliet Jones"), RKO Radio Pictures, 1941.
- Road to Morocco (includes song "Moonlight Becomes You"), Paramount, 1942.
- Dixie, Paramount, 1943.
- Lady in the Dark, Paramount, 1944.
- Going My Way (includes song "Swingin' on a Star"), Paramount, 1944.
- Belle of the Yukon (includes song "Sleigh Ride in July"), RKO Radio Pictures, 1944.
- Road to Utopia (includes song "Personality"), Paramount, 1945.
- The Bells of St. Mary's (includes song "Aren't You Glad You're You"), RKO Radio Pictures, 1945.
- Welcome Stranger, Paramount, 1947.
- Road to Rio (includes song "But Beautiful"), Paramount, 1947.
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Paramount, 1949.
- Top o' the Morning, Paramount, 1949.
- Riding High, Paramount, 1950.
- Mr. Music, Paramount, 1950.
- You Can Change the World, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1951.
- Road to Bali (includes song "Moonflowers"), Paramount, 1952.
- Little Boy Lost, Paramount, 1953.
- My Heart Goes Crazy (also known as London Town), United Artists, 1953.
- Young at Heart, Warner Brothers, 1954.
- The Tender Trap (includes song "Love Is the Tender Trap"), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1955.
- Not as a Stranger, United Artists, 1955.
- Anything Goes, Paramount, 1956.
- Pardners, Paramount, 1956.
- The Joker Is Wild (includes song "All the Way"), Paramount, 1957.
- Paris Holiday, United Artists, 1958.
- Some Came Running (includes song "To Love and Be Loved"), MGM, 1958.
- Say One for Me, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959.
- Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959.
- A Hole in the Head (includes song "High Hopes"), United Artists, 1959.
- Career, Paramount, 1959.
- This Earth Is Mine, Universal, 1959.
- Let's Make Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960.
- High Time (includes song "The Second Time Around"), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960.
- Ocean's Eleven, Warner Brothers, 1960.
- Who Was That Lady?, Paramount, 1960.
- Wake Me When It's Over, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960.
- The World of Suzie Wong, Paramount, 1960.
- Surprise Package, Columbia, 1960.
- The Road to Hong Kong, United Artists, 1962.
- Walk on the Wild Side, Columbia, 1962.
- Papa's Delicate Condition (includes song "Call Me Irresponsible"),Paramount, 1963.
- The Oscar, Embassy, 1966.
- Thoroughly Modern Millie, Universal, 1967.
- Love and Marriage, Embassy, 1969.
- Also composer for Emperor Waltz; composer of songs "My Kind of Town," for Robin and the Seven Hoods, Warner Brothers, 1964, and title songs from Where Love Has Gone, 1964, and Star!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.
- Credits; Television Music
- (With Sammy Cahn) "Our Town" (includes song "Love and Marriage"), Producers Showcase, NBC, 1955.
- Title song, Hazel, NBC, 1961-65, CBS, 1965-66.
- Credits; Songs
- Composer of songs recorded by such artists as Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller,Frank Sinatra, and others, including "It's the Dreamer in Me" (with Jimmy Dorsey) and "Deep in a Dream," 1938; "All This and Heaven Too" and "Heaven CanWait," 1939; "Shake Down the Stars," "Imagination," and "Polka Dots and Moonbeams," 1940; "It Could Happen to You, 1944"; "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)," 1945; "September of My Years," 1956; "Only the Lonely," 1958; "The Last Dance"; "Come Fly With Me"; "I Only Miss Her When I Think of Her"; "It's Nice toGo Trav'ling"; "The 86th! The 86th!"; "That Rainy Day"; "California"; "ComeDance with Me"; and "All My Tomorrows." Van Heusen's song "Love and Marriage"is featured in the Fox television series Married ... with Children.
Further Reference
Periodicals
- Hollywood Reporter, February 8, 1990.
- Variety, February 21, 1990.