Dreams By The Dozen - Walter Scharf

 

Virginia

Dreams By The Dozen

(For Men Only)

Written, Orchestrated and Conducted by Walter Scharf

Piano Solos by Harry Sukman (pronounced "Sookman)

Produced by Morty Palitz

Cover Design: Sy Leichman

Jubilee Records JLP 1033

1959

From the back cover: He was born in New York City, August 1, 1910. He studied music at New York University in 1929. In 1931 he was Kate Smith's accompanist, then joined Rudy Vallee as arranger-accompanist.

In 1935 Vallée made a pitre at Warner's. Walter Scharf signed a two-year contract there as a result of the picture. He was at 20th Century Fox from 1936 through 1940... arranged all the musicals produced by Darryl Zanuck... "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "You Can't Have Everything," "Sally, Irene and Mary," "Lillian Russell."

Walter went to Paramount in '41 as arranger-composer. He worked on such films as" "Vert Of The Blues," "Louisiana Purchase," "Holiday Inn," "Star-Spangled Rhythm," etc. 1942 - 1946, he headed the Music Department at Republic Studios, where he composed and directed the scores for "In Old Oklahoma," "The Prodigal's Mother," "The Cheaters," "I've Always Loved You," "Love, Honor And Goodbye."

At Universal-International, Walter Scharf composed 19 pictures including "Casbah," "The Saxon Charm," "Take One False Step," "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby." For KRO, he did "Two Tickets To Bradway" and "The French Line." He scored and directed the music for "Hans Christian Anderson"; composed and directed: "Lie It Up," "Three Ring Circus," "You're Never Too Young," "Artists And Models," the last four Martin & Lewis pictures and "The Birds And The Bees" with George Gobel.

At NBC Walter was musical director of the Phil Harris-Alice Faye Radio Show for 8 years. In 1954 did the Texaco TV Show with Donald O'Connor. His most recent picture assignments include: "Hollywood Or Bust," "Three Violent People" and "Bundle Of Joy" with Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. He is now working on "The Joker" with Frank Sinatra and an untitled picture with Jane Russell.

During the past 20-odd years as composer, arranger and director, Walter Scharf has been nominated for the Academy Award 9 times. In 1955 he was notated for the TV Emmy Award for the Texaco Show and won the Radio Life Award in 1947. Walter won the Musical Courier Award in 1946 for "I've Always Loved You," the life of Leopold Godowshy.

Walter Scharf is now working on his 208th motion picture. He, therefore, is neither foolhardy nor braggadocios when he states, musically, that he nows many girls with the same names very well.

Shakespeare wrote: "What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," He hade sense.

But he might also have written:" Same name... same dame... some of the times." – Notes by Mort Goode

Jean

Debbie

Rita

Mary

Joan

Vickie

Katherine

Toni

Virginia

Patricia

Becky

Alice