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Two of Bob Merrill's most famous songs are "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", a huge hit for Patti Page and "Mambo Italiano" recorded by Rosemary Clooney. Bob Merrill also created a string of chart hits including "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania", "Love Makes the World Go 'Round", and "Honeycomb", as recorded by Jimmy Rodgers. In addition, he wrote "Tina Marie" for Perry Como and "Make Yourself Comfortable" as recorded by Sarah Vaughan.
Guy Mitchell recorded many of Bob's songs including "Sparrow in the Tree Top", "She Wears Red Feathers (And a Huly Huly Skirt)", and "My Truly, Truly Fair".
Bob Merrill made his Broadway debut in 1957 with New Girl in Town, a musical adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie. Bob Merrill followed that success with his greatest theatrical accomplishment which was the Barbra Streisand vehicle "Funny Girl", which introduced the popular "People" and "Don't Rain on My Parade". When the stage show was adapted for the screen, he and songwriting partner Jule Styne were asked to write a title tune, which eventually garnered them both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Song entitled "Funny Girl".
Bob Merrill's other Broadway credits include Take Me Along (1959), Carnival! (1961), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1966), Henry, Sweet Henry (1967), Sugar (1972), and The Red Shoes (1993). He also wrote the book and lyrics for the Angela Lansbury vehicle Prettybelle (1971) and the music and lyrics for the Robert Preston musical The Prince of Grand Street (1978), Bob Merrill was nominated for the Tony Award eight times.
Bob Merrill's screenwriting credits include Mahogany (1975), W.C. Fields and Me (1976), and the television movies Portrait of a Showgirl (1982) and The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1998).
Among Bob Merrill's television credits were two holiday specials, the classic Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol and The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood, written specifically for Liza Minnelli.
Hometown
Philadelphia
Country
United States
Occupation
American Songwriter and Broadway Composer/Lyricist
