Raymond Bernard Evans was an American songwriter.
13 Facts About Ray Evans
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Ray Evans was a partner in a composing and song-writing duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films.
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Ray Evans was valedictorian of his high school class, where he played clarinet in the band.
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In 1946 Livingston and Ray Evans signed a contract with Paramount Studios in Hollywood.
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Livingston and Ray Evans did not hit the top until 1946, when they set the music publishing business on fire with "To Each His Own," which reached number one on the Billboard charts for three different artists, and occupied the top five positions on the "Most Played On the Air" chart for four different weeks.
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Livingston and Ray Evans wrote popular TV themes for shows including Bonanza and Mr Ed.
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Ray Evans appeared as himself with Livingston in the film Sunset Boulevard in the New Year's Eve party scene.
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Ray Evans collaborated separately with Michael Feinstein, Henry Mancini, Max Steiner, and Victor Young.
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Ray Evans is an inductee in the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Ray Evans died at age 92 in Los Angeles, California, on the 42nd anniversary of the death of Nat King Cole, who had made "Mona Lisa" so famous.
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Ray Evans was married for nearly 56 years to actress, writer, and playwright Wyn Ritchie Evans.
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Ray Evans's legacy is maintained and developed by the Ray and Wyn Ritchie Evans Foundation in Culver City, California.
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Ray Evans wrote more than 700 songs for screen, stage, and television.