Best Songs and Their Composers - 1935-1949 Quiz

Answer: Con Conrad

Con Conrad (1891-1938) was born in Manhattan, New York, U.S. He won for his song from the film "The Gay Divorcee" with lyrics by Herb Magidson. Others nominated were Vincent Youmans ("Carioca") and Ralph Rainger ("Love in Bloom").

Answer: Harry Warren (1st)

Harry Warren (1893-1981) was born in New York City, NY, U.S. He won for his song from the film "Gold Diggers of 1935" with lyrics by Al Dubin. Others nominated were Jerome Kern ("Lovely to Look At") and Irving Berlin ("Cheek to Cheek").

Answer: Jerome Kern (1st)

Jerome Kern (1885-1945) was born in New York City, NY, U.S. He won for his song from the film "Swing Time" with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Others nominated were Cole Porter ("I've Got You Under My Skin"), Arthur Johnston ("Pennies from Heaven"), Richard A. Whiting ("When Did You Leave Heaven"), Walter Donaldson ("Did I Remember") and Louis Alter ("A Melody from the Sky").

Answer: Harry Owens

Harry Owens (1902-1986) was born in O'Neill, Nebraska, U.S. He won for his song from the film "Waikiki Wedding" and also wrote the lyrics. Others nominated were Friedrich Hollaender ("Whispers in the Dark"), Harry Warren ("Remember Me"), George Gershwin ("They Can't Take That Away from Me") and Sammy Fain ("That Old Feeling").

Answer: Ralph Rainger

Ralph Rainger (1901-1942) was born in New York City, NY, U.S. He won for his song from the film "The Big Broadcast of 1938" with lyrics by Leo Robin. Others nominated were Irving Berlin ("Now It Can Be Told" and "Change Partners"), Lionel Newman ("The Cowboy and the Lady"), Harry Warren ("Jeepers Creepers"), Ben Oakland ("A Mist Over the Moon"), Edward Ward ("Always and Always"), Phil Charig ("Merrily We Live"), Jimmy McHugh ("My Own") and Johnny Marvin ("Dust").

Answer: Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen (1905-1986) was born in Buffalo, New York, U.S. He won for his song from the film "The Wizard of Oz" with lyrics by Yip Harburg. Others nominated were Ralph Rainger ("Faithful Forever"), Buddy DeSylva ("Wishing") and Irving Berlin ("I Poured My Heart into a Song").

Answer: Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline (1907-1969) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. He won for his song from the film "Pinocchio" with lyrics by Ned Washington. Others nominated were Harry Warren ("Down Argentine Way"), Jule Styne ("Who Am I?"), Chet Forrest and Bob Wright ("It's a Blue World"), James V. Monaco ("Only Forever"), Artie Shaw ("Love of My Life"), Robert Stolz ("Waltzing in the Clouds"), Roger Edens and Arthur Freed ("Our Love Affair") and Jimmy McHugh ("I'd Know You Anywhere").

Answer: Jerome Kern (2nd)

Jerome Kern (1885-1945) was born in New York City, NY, U.S. He won for his song from the film "Lady Be Good" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Others nominated were Lloyd B. Norlin ("Out of the Silence"), Harold Arlen ("Blues in the Night"), Hughie Prince ("Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"), Frank Churchill ("Baby Mine"), Louis Alter ("Dolores"), Gene Autry and Fred Rose ("Be Honest with Me"), Harry Warren ("Chattanooga Choo Choo") and Cole Porter ("Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye").

Answer: Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin (1888-1989) was born in Tyumen, Russian Empire. He won for his song from the film "Holiday Inn" and also wrote the lyrics. Others nominated were Ernesto Lecuona ("Always in My Heart"), Burton Lane ("How About You?"), Frank Churchill ("Love Is a Song"), Edward Ward ("Pennies for Peppino"), Gene de Paul ("Pig Foot Pete"), Harry Revel ("There's a Breeze on Lake Louise"), Harry Warren ("(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo"), Jerome Kern ("Dearly Beloved") and Jule Styne ("I've Heard That Song Before").

Answer: Harry Warren (2nd)

Harry Warren (1893-1981) was born in New York City, NY, U.S. He won for his song from the film "Hello, Frisco, Hello" with lyrics by Mack Gordon. Others nominated were Harold Arlen ("Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe", "That Old Black Magic" and "My Shining Hour"), Jimmy McHugh ("Say a Pray'r for the Boys Over There"), Jule Styne ("Change of Heart"), Charles Wolcott ("Saludos Amigos"), Cole Porter ("You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"), James V. Monaco ("We Mustn't Say Goodbye") and Arthur Schwartz ("They're Either Too Young or Too Old").

Answer: Jimmy Van Heusen

Jimmy Van Heusen (1913-1990) was born in Syracuse, NY, U.S. He won for his song from the film "Going My Way" with lyrics by Johnny Burke. Others nominated were Ary Barroso ("Rio de Janeiro"), Jerome Kern ("Long Ago (and Far Away)"), Jule Styne ("I'll Walk Alone"), Jimmy McHugh ("I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night"), M. K. Jerome ("Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart"), Lew Pollack ("Silver Shadows and Golden Dreams"), Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin ("The Trolley Song"), Harry Revel ("Remember Me to Carolina"), Walter Kent ("Too Much in Love"), James V. Monaco ("I'm Making Believe") and Harold Arlen ("Now I Know").

Answer: Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) was born in New York City, NY, U.S. He won for his song from the film "State Fair" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Others nominated were Jule Styne ("I Fall in Love Too Easily" and "Anywhere"), Jimmy Van Heusen ("Sleighride in July" and "Aren't You Glad You're You?"), Jerome Kern ("More and More"), Walter Kent ("Endlessly"), Harold Arlen ("Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"), Victor Young ("Love Letters"), Ray Heindorf and M. K. Jerome ("Some Sunday Morning"), Allie Wrubel ("I'll Buy That Dream"), Ann Ronell ("Linda"), Jay Livingston ("The Cat and the Canary"), and David Rose ("So in Love").

Answer: Harry Warren (3rd)

Harry Warren (1893-1981) was born in New York City, NY, U.S. He won for his song from the film "The Harvey Girls" with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Others nominated were Irving Berlin ("You Keep Coming Back Like a Song"), Hoagy Carmichael ("Ole Buttermilk Sky"), Jerome Kern ("All Through the Day") and James V. Monaco ("I Can't Begin to Tell You").

Answer: Allie Wrubel

Allie Wrubel (1905-1973) was born in Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. He won for his song from the film "Song of the South" with lyrics by Ray Gilbert. Others nominated were Ralph Blane, Roger Edens and Hugh Martin ("Pass That Peace Pipe"), Josef Myrow ("You Do"), Frank Loesser ("I Wish I Didn't Love You So") and Arthur Schwartz ("A Gal in Calico").

Answer: Ray Evans and Jay Livingston

Ray Evans (1915-2007) born in Salamanca, New York, U.S. and Jay Livingston (1915-2001) born in McDonald, Pennsylvania, U.S. won for their song from the film "The Paleface" and also co-wrote the lyrics. Others nominated were Harold Arlen ("For Every Man There's a Woman"), Jule Styne ("It's Magic"), Friedrich Hollaender ("This Is the Moment") and Ramey Idriss & George Tibbles ("The Woody Woodpecker Song").