Mack David

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Mack David (July 5, 1912 - December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television in the 1960s, particularly his work on the Disney films Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland. Mack David is the older brother of American lyricist and songwriter, Hal David. Mack David died in 1993 in his Rancho Mirage, California home and his remains are buried at the Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

1 History
2 Academy Award Nominations
3 Popular Songs
4 Work on Broadway
5 External links

[edit] History

Mack David was born to a Jewish family in New York City, New York on July 5, 1912. Mack originally planned to become an attorney and attended Cornell University and St. John's University Law School. Despite these original goals, in the mid-1940s, Mack began writing songs for New York's Tin Pan Alley. These initial successes prompted Mack to move to Hollywood, California to work in the film and television industries. Mack enjoyed considerable success, including eight Academy Award nominations and induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.

[edit] Academy Award Nominations

1950 "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo" (with Jerry Livingstone and Al Hoffman) from Cinderella
1959 "The Hanging Tree" (with Jerry Livingstone) from The Hanging Tree
1961 "Bachelor in Paradise (with Henry Mancini) from Bachelor in Paradise
1961 "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (with Ernest Gold) from It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1962 "Walk on the Wild Side" (with Elmer Bernstein) from Walk on the Wiild Side
1964 "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte" (with Frank De Vol) from Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1965 "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" (with Jerry Livingstone) from Cat Ballou
1966 "My Wishing Doll" (with Elmer Bernstein) from Hawaii

[edit] Popular Songs

In addition to his many Academy Award nominations, Mack David also had a number of hit songs, including:

Duke Ellington's "I'm Just a Lucky So-And-So" (1939)
I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine sung by Patti Page in 1950 (with subsequent cover versions)...it was later covered by Elvis Presley as a rockabilly-styled tune in 1954.
The Shirelles' "Baby It's You" (1961 with Burt Bacharach and Barney Williams)
Casper the Friendly Ghost theme song (19?? with Jerry Livingston)

In addition to these songs, Mack David collaborated with Jerry Livingstone on many television theme songs, including Casper the Friendly Ghost, 77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye, Bourbon Street Beat, Surfside 6 and "This is It" (for the 1960s The Bugs Bunny Hour).

[edit] Work on Broadway

Bright Lights of 1944 (1943) - revue - lyricist
Gilbert Bécaud on Broadway (1966) - concert - featured lyricist
Molly (1973) - musical - co-lyricist
Sophisticated Ladies (1981) - revue - featured songwriter for "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
Swing! (1999) - revue - featured songwriter for "Candy"