Merrill, Bob

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
מריל, בוב
Name (Latin)
Merrill, Bob
Other forms of name
Merrill, Robert, 1921-1998
Merrill, Robert, 1921-
Lavan, Henry
Levan, H. Robert Merrill (Henry Robert Merrill)
Date of birth
1921-05-17
Date of death
1998-02-17
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Composition (Music)
Occupation
Composers
Lyricists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 119534986
Wikidata: Q3641319
Library of congress: n 85034887
OCoLC: oca01373423
Sources of Information
  • Bob Merrill WWW site, May 18, 2011(Bob Merrill; b. 1921, Atlantic City, d. Feb. 17, 1998, Los Angeles, Calif.)
  • Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed.(Merrill, Bob; b. H. Robert Merrill Levan, May 17, 1921, Atlantic City, N.J.; popular songwriter)
  • Wikipedia, May 18, 2011(Bob Merrill; b. Henry Merrill Levan, May 17, 1921, Atlantic City, N.J., d. Feb. 17, 1998; American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter)
  • Styne, J. Sugar, c1984:t.p. (lyrics by Bob Merrill)
  • LC data base, 7/16/85(hdg.: Merrill, Bob)
  • ASCAP biog. dict., 4th ed.(Merrill, Bob, b. 5/17/21 in Atlantic City, N.J.)
  • Styne, J. Funny girl [SR] 1964:labels (Robert Merrill) container (Bob Merrill)
  • New York Times, Feb. 19, 1998(Bob Merrill, 74, composer and lyricist; found dead on Feb. 17, 1998 in Culver City, Calif.)
  • Gänzl, K. The enc. of the musical theatre, 1994(Merrill, Bob (Lavan, Henry); b. May 17, 1921, Atlantic City; songwriter)
  • Green, S. The enc. of the musical theatre, 1976(Merrill, Bob (b. Henry Lavan, May 17, 1921, Atlantic City, NJ; composer, lyricist)
  • Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed.(Merrill, Bob; b. H. Robert Merrill Levan [sic], May 17, 1921, Atlantic City, N.J.; popular songwriter)
  • The tenor's a bastard, 1993?:caption (lyrics by Paul Stryker)
  • Bloom, K. American song, 2nd ed.:v. 1, p. 939 (Bob Merrill used the pseudonym Paul Stryker)