About

Known credits:
10
Birthday:
1916-01-17
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Joel Herron

Overview

Songwriter ("I'm a Fool to Want You", "Sierra Nevada"), composer, arranger, conductor and author, educated at the University of Chicago. He was music director at WMGM between 1946 and 1956 for "MGM Theatre of the Air", "MGM Musical Comedy Theatre of the Air", the US Treasury program "Guest Star", and the "Jane Froman Show". He conducted his own orchestra in night clubs and hotels, and was commissioned to write the score for the Republican Party Centennial in 1955. His stage scores include "Go Fight City Hall", and he wrote a number of musical themes for various musical commercials. He also made many recordings. Joining ASCAP in 1950, his other popular-song compositions include "Take My Love", "Destiny's Darling", "Closer, Closer", "I Push My Heart Through a Horn", "Too Many Times", "Sh'lom bait", "Across the Sea", and "Shocka- boom".

Known for

Directing
1980 It’s a Heart! Directing Director N/A
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1975 The Heart That Changed Color Directing Director N/A
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1974 The Adventures of a Man in Search of a Heart Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1980 It’s a Heart! Writing Writer N/A
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1975 The Heart That Changed Color Writing Writer N/A
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1974 The Adventures of a Man in Search of a Heart Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1974 The Adventures of a Man in Search of a Heart Production Producer N/A
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Sound
1975 The Heart That Changed Color Sound Music N/A
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1974 The Adventures of a Man in Search of a Heart Sound Music N/A
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1972 Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon Sound Songs 58
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