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Helen Deutsch(1906-1992)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Helen Deutsch
Screenwriter, songwriter ("Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"), composer, screenwriter and author, educated at Barnard College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She headed the Theatre Guild press department in 1937-1938. Joining ASCAP in 1953, her chief musical collaborators included Jay Livingston, Bronislaw Kaper, and Bernard Green. Her other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "March of the Ill-Assorted Guards", "Take My Love", "The Ballad of Jack and the Beanstalk", "Twelve Feet Tall", "Sweet World", "I'll Go Along With You", "Looka Me", and "He Never Looks My Way".
BornMarch 21, 1906
DiedMarch 15, 1992(85)
BornMarch 21, 1906
DiedMarch 15, 1992(85)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Leslie Caron, and Mel Ferrer in Lili (1953)
Lili
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1953
La reine du Colorado (1964)
La reine du Colorado
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1964
Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger in Les mines du roi Salomon (1950)
Les mines du roi Salomon
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1950
Leslie Caron in La pantoufle de verre (1955)
La pantoufle de verre
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1955

Credits

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Writer



  • Patty Duke, Susan Hayward, Sharon Tate, and Barbara Parkins in La Vallée des poupées (1967)
    La Vallée des poupées
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1967
  • Das Mädchen aus Mira
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1966
  • La reine du Colorado (1964)
    La reine du Colorado
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Kül kedisi (1961)
    Kül kedisi
    4.7
    • screenplay "Lili" (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • The Christmas Tree
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1958
  • Eddie Bracken, Alice Ghostley, Dennis Olivieri, and Tirrell Barbery in General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (1957)
    General Motors 50th Anniversary Show
    7.0
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1956
  • Son ange gardien (1956)
    Son ange gardien
    6.0
    • screen play
    • screen story
    • 1956
  • Une femme en enfer (1955)
    Une femme en enfer
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Leslie Caron in La pantoufle de verre (1955)
    La pantoufle de verre
    6.4
    • ballet libretto by
    • screenplay by
    • 1955
  • Pier Angeli, Lana Turner, and Carlos Thompson in La flamme et la chair (1954)
    La flamme et la chair
    5.5
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Leslie Caron, and Mel Ferrer in Lili (1953)
    Lili
    7.2
    • screen play by
    • 1953
  • Spencer Tracy in Capitaine sans loi (1952)
    Capitaine sans loi
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1951)
    It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
    6.0
    • screen play by: episode two
    • 1951
  • Kim (1950)
    Kim
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1950

Producer



  • John Baragrey, Patricia Knight, and Cornel Wilde in Jenny, femme marquée (1949)
    Jenny, femme marquée
    6.5
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Melvyn Douglas and Rosalind Russell in Peter Ibbetson a raison (1947)
    Peter Ibbetson a raison
    6.2
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1947

Soundtrack



  • Stephanie Cole and Graham Crowden in Waiting for God (1990)
    Waiting for God
    7.8
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"
    • 1991
  • Hollywood... Hollywood ! (1976)
    Hollywood... Hollywood !
    7.3
    • lyrics: "Overture" (1976), "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (1953), "End Title" (1976) (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Smile (1975)
    Smile
    7.1
    • writer: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (1952)
    • 1975
  • Il était une fois Hollywood (1974)
    Il était une fois Hollywood
    7.8
    • lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (1953), "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (1953) (Outtake) (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M.A.S.H. (1972)
    M.A.S.H.
    8.5
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"
    • 1972–1973
  • M*A*S*H (1970)
    M*A*S*H
    7.3
    • lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (1953) (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • The Kraft Music Hall (1967)
    The Kraft Music Hall
    6.3
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Top of the Pops (1964)
    Top of the Pops
    6.9
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Shindig! (1964)
    Shindig!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"
    • 1964
  • The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956)
    The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Hi Lili, Hi Lo" (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Eddie Bracken, Alice Ghostley, Dennis Olivieri, and Tirrell Barbery in General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (1957)
    General Motors 50th Anniversary Show
    7.0
    TV Special
    • writer: "March of the Ill-Assorted Guards", "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"
    • 1957
  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Ballad Of Jack And The Beanstalk", "This Is The One", "He Never Looks My Way", "Where Are The White Birds Flying?", "People Should Listen To Me", "Sweet World", "The March Of The Ill-Assorted Guards", "Twelve Feet Tall", "Looka Me", "I'll Go Along With You", "Song of the Harp"
    • 1956
  • Leslie Caron in La pantoufle de verre (1955)
    La pantoufle de verre
    6.4
    • lyrics: "Take My Love"
    • 1955
  • Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Leslie Caron, and Mel Ferrer in Lili (1953)
    Lili
    7.2
    • lyrics: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"
    • 1953

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 21, 1906
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 15, 1992
    • New York City, New York, USA(natural causes)
  • Other works
    "The White Magnolia Tree".

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  • Trivia
    Was nominated for two Tony Awards in 1962 with collaborator Michael Stewart: as Best Author (Musical) and for book as part of Best Musical nominee "Carnival," which was based on Ms. Deutsch's screenplay for Lili (1953).

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