Larry Markes
Lawrence Wolcott Markes (September 24, 1921 – May 19, 1999) was an American comedian, singer and screenwriter. Markes was born in Brooklyn, New York, and decided at an early age to become a writer. Soon after graduating from the University of Miami, he started setting lyrics to the melody of another young songwriter, Dick Charles.
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Larry Markes
- Full name
- Lawrence Wolcott Markes and Jr.
- Born
- 1921 · Brooklyn.
- Died
- 1999
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter · songwriter · comedian · singer · composer · poet
- Languages
- English
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Lawrence Wolcott Markes (September 24, 1921 – May 19, 1999) was an American comedian, singer and screenwriter. Markes was born in Brooklyn, New York, and decided at an early age to become a writer. Soon after graduating from the University of Miami, he started setting lyrics to the melody of another young songwriter, Dick Charles.
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Recorded at birth as Lawrence Wolcott Markes, Jr. Born at Brooklyn in 1921, died in 1999.
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- 1.Obituary in The Guardian (Newspaper)
- 2.On p. 1 of the 1958 Standard Edition score (New York: Hecht & Buzzell) of "May You Always" he is credited as Larry Marks (without the "e"). The tune was composed by Dick Charles.
- 3.IMDb entry for Larry Markes
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