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Irving Gordon(1915-1996)

  • Music Department
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  • Soundtrack
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Songwriter ("Unforgettable"), composer and author. He joined ASCAP in 1939 and his chief musical collaborators included Duke Ellington, Allan Roberts, Al Kaufman, and Jack Lawrence. His other popular-song compositions include "Mister and Mississippi", "Delaware", "Me, Myself and I", "What Will I Tell My Heart?", "Moments in the Moonlight", "The Band Played On and On", "Stevedore's Serenade", "Gypsy Without a Song", "Pyramid", "Prelude to a Kiss", " When?", "Nine Little Broken Hearts", "All Dressed Up to Smile", "Save a Little Sunbeam", "Mama From the Train", "Be Anything (But Be Mine)", "Two Brothers" and "The Kentuckian Song".
BornFebruary 14, 1915
DiedDecember 1, 1996(81)
BornFebruary 14, 1915
DiedDecember 1, 1996(81)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen : Les Gardiens (2009)
Watchmen : Les Gardiens
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Unforgettable")
  • 2009
Michelle Pfeiffer and Jeff Bridges in Susie et les Baker Boys (1989)
Susie et les Baker Boys
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Prelude to a Kiss")
  • 1989
Glengarry (1992)
Glengarry
7.7
  • Soundtrack("Prelude To A Kiss")
  • 1992
Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Casino (1995)
Casino
8.2
  • Soundtrack("Unforgettable")
  • 1995

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Music Department



  • Kavanaugh (2018)
    Kavanaugh
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2018
  • Little Mo (1978)
    Little Mo
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • composer: song "Unforgettable"
    • 1978
  • L'homme du Kentucky (1955)
    L'homme du Kentucky
    6.2
    • songwriter
    • 1955

Composer



  • Vanessa Williams: What Will I Tell My Heart
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Natalie Cole in Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole: Unforgettable (1991)
    Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole: Unforgettable
    6.9
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1991

Soundtrack



  • CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2025
  • American Symphony (2023)
    American Symphony
    6.8
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2023
  • WatchMojo (2006)
    WatchMojo
    5.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2022
  • Charlie Day and Jenny Slate in I Want You Back (2022)
    I Want You Back
    6.5
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2022
  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
    American Crime Story
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2021
  • Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre in Genius (2017)
    Genius
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable" (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Nice Jazz Festival (2020)
    Nice Jazz Festival
    TV Special
    • lyrics: "Unforgettable"
    • music: "Unforgettable"
    • 2020
  • Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard in Good Morning Britain (2014)
    Good Morning Britain
    3.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable", "Forgettable" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Regina King in Watchmen (2019)
    Watchmen
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Nat 'King' Cole in Nat King Cole's Greatest Songs (2019)
    Nat King Cole's Greatest Songs
    7.7
    TV Special
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2019
  • Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Manny Jacinto, Jameela Jamil, and D'Arcy Carden in The Good Place (2016)
    The Good Place
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable" (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Popular Voices at the BBC (2017)
    Popular Voices at the BBC
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2017
  • Justin Theroux in The Leftovers (2014)
    The Leftovers
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Me, Myself and I "
    • 2017
  • Strictly Come Dancing (2004)
    Strictly Come Dancing
    6.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Unforgettable" (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Kaitlin Olson in Le Monde de Dory (2016)
    Le Monde de Dory
    7.2
    • writer: "Unforgettable"
    • 2016

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  • Born
    • February 14, 1915
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 1, 1996
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(multiple myeloma)

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