songs of their day include "The Donkey Serenade" (written with composer Herbert Stothart "based on a theme of Rudolf Friml") from The Firefly, "Always and Always" from Mannequin and "It's a Blue World" from Music in My Heart. Shows Song of Norway (1944); adapting the music of Edvard Grieg Gypsy Lady (Romany Love) (1947); using the music of Victor Herbert Magdalena (1948); using the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos; working directly with the composer The Great Waltz (1949); adapting the music of Johann Strauss I and Johann Strauss II Kismet (1953); adapting the music of Alexander Borodin At the Grand (1958); original music and lyrics The Love Doctor (London, 1959); original music and lyrics Kean (1961); original music and lyrics Anya (1965); adapting the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff Timbuktu! (1978); a reworking of Kismet for an African-American cast, adding a few new songs Grand Hotel (1989); a reworking of At the Grand with additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston Hit songs of the day include "Strange Music" from Song of Norway; and "Stranger in Paradise", "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" and "And This Is My Beloved" from Kismet. References External links 1915 births 1999 deaths Songwriters from New York (state) Tony Award winners Musicians from Brooklyn 20th-century American musicians Broadway composers and lyricists