Herbert A Magidson was an American popular lyricist.
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11 Facts About Herb Magidson
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Herb Magidson's work was used in over 23 films and four Broadway revues.
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Herb Magidson won the first Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1934.
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Herb Magidson had an early interest in the art of magic and was a member of the Pittsburgh Association of Magicians in his youth.
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Herb Magidson attended the University of Pittsburgh and then worked briefly for a music publisher in New York City.
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Herb Magidson co-wrote the lyrics to the 1937 Allie Wrubel song "Gone with the Wind".
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Herb Magidson received Oscar nominations for the songs, "Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There" from the film Hers to Hold, and "I'll Buy That Dream" from the film Sing Your Way Home.
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Herb Magidson first wrote lyrics for The Show of Shows, and many more films, including: No, No, Nanette, Gift of Gab, The Gay Divorcee, Here's to Romance, George White's 1935 Scandals, King Solomon of Broadway, Miss Pacific Fleet, The Great Ziegfeld, Hats Off, I'd Give My Life, Radio City Revels, and Sing Your Way Home.
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Herb Magidson had his last hits in 1951, including the song "Happiness".
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Herb Magidson was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980.
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Herb Magidson died at the UCLA Medical Hospital in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 79, five days before his 80th birthday, survived by his wife, Elsie.
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