Tin Pan Alley Girl: A Biography of Ann Ronell

by Tighe E. Zimmers

Overview

Best known as the writer of the lyric for the popular Disney song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" as well as the American standard "Willow Weep for Me," Ann Ronell was also a translator and orchestrator for operatic works. This biography traces Ronell's life from her early days in Omaha, Nebraska, and recounts her marriage to producer Lester Cowan and her friendships with George Gershwin, Kurt Weill and the baritone John Charles Thomas. Includes more than 40 photographs, a chronology, family tree and film credits.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786439058
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	03/26/2009
Pages:	211
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Tighe E. Zimmers has been researching and collecting memorabilia about American popular song composers for over two decades. A physician in Chicago, his previous writings include numerous articles on emergency medicine.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Preface     

1. Omaha and New England, 1905–1929     
2. The First Songs and New York City: 1930–1932     
3. “Willow Weep for Me”: 1932     
4. “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf ?” and Disney Studios: 1933–1935     
5. Lester Cowan and Hollywood: 1935–1936     
6. Kurt Weill and Blockade: 1937–1938     
7. Martha and Opera in English: 1938–1939     
8. The Gypsy Baron and Light Opera: 1939–1940     
9. Ship South and Nicolai Berezovsky: 1941–1942     
10. Count Me In and Broadway: 1942–1943     
11. “Linda” and The Story of G.I. Joe: 1944–1946     
12. Oh! Susanna and Stephen Foster: 1947–1948     
13. One Touch of Venus and Forties Hollywood: 1947–1948     
14. Love Happy and the Marx Brothers: 1948–1950     
15. Main Street to Broadway and Tin Pan Alley Girl: 1951–1953     
16. The Eisenhower Years and Political Songs: 1953–1960     
17. Walt Disney and Who’s the Real Big Bad Wolf ? 1954–1958     
18. Martha Revisited and the Metropolitan Opera: 1960–1961     
19. Meeting at a Far Meridian and the Cold War: 1963–1965     
20. Later Life and Career: 1965–1993     

Appendix A: Chronology     
Appendix B: Rosenblatt Family Tree     

Editorial Reviews

The 40-plus photos are wonderful. There’s a lot of gold here which makes it ultimately worthwhile. I learned a great deal about someone who should be remembered.”—Classic Images.

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