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Cliff Friend (1893–1974)
Composer, songwriter ("The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"), author and pianist, educated at the Cincinnati College and Conservatory. He was a test pilot at Wright Field. After three years as accompanist to Harry Richman in vaudeville, he was featured in English music halls, and later throughout the world. He wrote the Broadway stage scores for "Piggy"...
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Born:in Cincinnati, Ohio, USADied:(age 80) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
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Soundtrack (262 credits)
2011-2014
The Looney Tunes Show
(TV Series) (writer - 52 episodes)
- SuperRabbit
(2014)
... (writer: "Merry Go Round Broke Down")
- Best Friends Redux
(2013)
... (writer: "Merry Go Round Broke Down")
- Mr. Weiner
(2013)
... (writer: "Merry Go Round Broke Down")
- Here Comes the Pig
(2013)
... (writer: "Merry Go Round Broke Down")
- Gossamer Is Awesomer
(2013)
... (writer: "Merry Go Round Broke Down")
2013
Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy
(TV Movie documentary) (writer: "Lovesick Blues" - uncredited)
2012
Boardwalk Empire
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Spaghetti and Coffee
(2012)
... (writer: "Lovesick Blues" (1922))
2009-2010
Nostalgia Critic
(TV Series) (music - 2 episodes)
- It
(2010)
... (music: "The Merry Go Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
- Warriors of Virtue
(2009)
... (music: "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
2009
The Angry Video Game Nerd
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle
(2009)
... (music: "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
2008
Cathouse: The Musical
(TV Movie documentary) (writer: "Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You")
2007
The Brothers Warner
(TV Movie documentary) (writer: "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
2005
Independent Lens
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton
(2005)
... (writer: "Old Man Time" - as C. Friend)
2002
Curb Your Enthusiasm
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- The Nanny from Hell
(2002)
... (music: "The Merry Go Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
1997
American Masters
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Vaudeville
(1997)
... (writer: "Hello Bluebird" - uncredited)
1990-1991
Tiny Toon Adventures
(TV Series) (music - 4 episodes)
- Here's Hamton
(1991)
... (music: "The Merry Go Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
- How Sweetie It Is
(1991)
... (music: "The Merry Go Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
- Who Bopped Bugs Bunny?
(1990)
... (music: "The Merry Go Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
- Strange Tales of Weird Science
(1990)
... (music: "The Merry Go Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
1982
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
(music: "The Merry Go Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
1981
Pennies from Heaven
(writer: "Yes, Yes!" (1931), "Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You" (1937))
1978
Pennies from Heaven
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Easy Come, Easy Go
(1978)
... (writer: "Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You" - uncredited)
- The Sweetest Thing
(1978)
... (writer: "Yes, Yes (My Baby Said Yes, Yes)" - uncredited)
1967
The Dean Martin Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.25
(1967)
... (writer: "Then I'll Be Happy" - uncredited)
1966
Swingin' Country
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 6 September 1966
(1966)
... (writer: "Old Man Time")
1963
The Jimmy Dean Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 7 November 1963
(1963)
... (writer: "Then I'll Be Happy" - uncredited)
1960-1962
Hawaiian Eye
(TV Series) (music - 3 episodes)
- Little Miss Rich Witch
(1962)
... (music: "Trade Winds" - uncredited)
- Girl on a String
(1960)
... (music: "Don't Sweetheart Me" - uncredited)
- With This Ring
(1960)
... (music: "Don't Sweetheart Me" - uncredited)
1960
The Crowded Sky
(writer: "You Can't Stop Me from Dreaming", "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
1956
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.9
(1956)
... (writer: "When My Dream Boat Comes Home")
1950
Boobs in the Woods
(Short) (writer: "Freddy the Freshman", "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
1949
So Much for So Little
(Documentary short) (writer: "Time Waits for No One", "Freddy the Freshman" - uncredited)
1947
Birth of a Notion
(Short) (writer: "When My Dream Boat Comes Home", "Concert in the Park" - uncredited)
1946
Hollywood Canine Canteen
(Short) (music: "Trade Winds" - uncredited) / (writer: "When My Dream Boat Comes Home" - uncredited)
1945
Odor-Able Kitty
(Short) (music: "Trade Winds" - uncredited) / (writer: "Time Waits for No One" - uncredited)
1944
Plane Daffy
(Short) (music: "Don't Sweetheart Me" - uncredited) / (writer: "We Did It Before and We Can Do It Again" - uncredited)
1944
Going Home
(Short) (writer: "Time Waits for No One", "We Did It Before and We Can Do It Again" - uncredited)
1944
Swooner Crooner
(Short) (music: "Trade Winds" - uncredited) / (writer: "When My Dream Boat Comes Home" - uncredited)
1943
The Fifth-Column Mouse
(Short) (music: "We Did It Before (and We Can Do It Again)" - uncredited) / (writer: "All in Favor Say 'Aye'" - uncredited)
1943
To Duck... or Not to Duck
(Short) (writer: "We Did It Before and We Can Do It Again", "Concert in the Park" - uncredited)
1943
Tortoise Wins by a Hare
(Short) (writer: "We Did It Before (and We Can Do It Again)" - uncredited)
1942
A Tale of Two Kitties
(Short) (music: "We Did It Before (and We Can Do It Again)" - uncredited)
1942
Daffy's Southern Exposure
(Short) (music: "We Did It Before (and We Can Do It Again)" - uncredited)
1942
Crazy Cruise
(Short) (music: "Trade Winds" - uncredited) / (writer: "We Did It Before and We Can Do It Again" - uncredited)
1941
Aviation Vacation
(Short) (music: "Trade Winds" - uncredited) / (writer: "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
1941
Out of the Fog
(music: "Trade Winds" - uncredited) / (writer: "Concert in the Park", "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
1940
Little Blabbermouse
(Short) (writer: "Concert in the Park", "All in Favor Say 'Aye'" - uncredited)
1939
Wise Quacks
(Short) (writer: "Concert in the Park", "You Don't Know How Much You Can Suffer" - uncredited)
1939
Blue Barron and His Orchestra
(Short) (writer: "Who Do You Think I Saw Last Night?", "Moonlight in Waikiki" - uncredited)
1938
The Penguin Parade
(Short) (writer: "When My Dream Boat Comes Home", "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
1938
A Slight Case of Murder
(writer: "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" (1937), "You Can't Stop Me from Dreaming" (1937) - uncredited)
1937
Porky's Garden
(Short) (writer: "Freddy the Freshman", "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
1937
Get Rich Quick Porky
(Short) (writer: "When My Dream Boat Comes Home", "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
1937
Sweet Sioux
(Short) (writer: "Freddy the Freshman", "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" - uncredited)
1935
George White's 1935 Scandals
(lyrics: "It's Time to Say Goodnight" (1935), "I Got Shoes, You Got Shoesies" (1935), "Oh, I Didn't Know" (1935), "Hunkadola" (1935) - uncredited) / (music: "You Belong to Me" (1935) - uncredited)
1934
Down to Their Last Yacht
(music: "There's Nothing Else to Do in Ma-La-Ka-Mo-Ka-Lu" (1934) - uncredited)
1931
Palmy Days
(lyrics: "Yes, Yes (My Baby Said Yes, Yes)" (1931) - uncredited) / (music: "Yes, Yes (My Baby Said Yes, Yes)" (1931) - uncredited)
1928
Dolly Connolly & Percy Wenrich
(Short) (writer: "I Told Them About You", " (I'm Tellin' the Birds - Tellin' the Bees) How I Love You" - uncredited)
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Earl Carroll's Vanities (1931). Musical revue. Music by Burton Lane. Book by Ralph Spence and Eddie Welch. Lyrics by Harold Adamson. Musical Director: Ray Cavanaugh. Music orchestrated by Domenico Savino. Additional music by Cliff Friend, Raymond Klages, Jack Meskill, Vincent Rose, Maurice Ravel and Hyman Grossman. Featuring ... See more »
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