Russian-American composer and songwriter (1903–1969)
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Vernon Duke
Duke in 1937
Background information
Birth name
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dukelsky
Born
(1903-10-10)10 October 1903 Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
16 January 1969(1969-01-16) (aged 65) Santa Monica, California, United States
Genres
Broadway musicals, Classical
Occupation(s)
Songwriter, composer
Musical artist
Vernon Duke (10 October [O.S. 27 September] 1903 – 16 January 1969)[1] was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter who also wrote under his birth name, Vladimir Dukelsky. He is best known for "Taking a Chance on Love," with lyrics by Ted Fetter and John Latouche (1940), "I Can't Get Started," with lyrics by Ira Gershwin (1936), "April in Paris," with lyrics by E. Y. ("Yip") Harburg (1932), and "What Is There To Say," for the Ziegfeld Follies of 1934, also with Harburg. He wrote the words and music for "Autumn in New York" (1934) for the revue Thumbs Up! In his book, American Popular Song, The Great Innovators 1900-1950, composer Alec Wilder praises this song, writing, “The verse may be the most ambitious I’ve ever seen." Duke also collaborated with lyricists Johnny Mercer, Ogden Nash, and Sammy Cahn.[2]
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 743. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
^"Vernon Duke Snapshot". Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
VernonDuke (10 October [O.S. 27 September] 1903 – 16 January 1969) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter who also wrote under his birth...
Train (Billy Strayhorn, 1939) Take the Coltrane (Duke Ellington, 1963) Taking a Chance on Love (VernonDuke, John La Touche and Ted Fetter) Talk To Me Tammy...
Adelson Any Time at All 1964 Baker Knight April in Paris 1950, 1957, 1961 VernonDuke, Yip Harburg April Played the Fiddle 1940 Johnny Burke, James Monaco...
"Autumn Leaves" Joseph Kosma Johnny Mercer 1934 "Autumn In New York" VernonDukeVernonDuke 1949 "Baby, It's Cold Outside" Frank Loesser Frank Loesser 1949...
the Swan Jason Robert Brown 2011 Sweet Bye and Bye (Cast Recording) VernonDuke 2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Patrick Doyle 2011 Real Steel Danny...
which featured "silly, sinful, and satirical" songs by Sheldon Harnick, VernonDuke, John La Touche, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart and Marc Blitzstein, among...
relationship with his teacher was written by Gershwin's close friend VernonDuke, also a Schillinger student, in an article for the Musical Quarterly...
by Bing Crosby "Après la Bastille" by Mort Shuman "April in Paris" by VernonDuke and Yip Harburg "April in Paris" by Trickster "Arc de Triomphe" by Teenage...
and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Richard A. Whiting, VernonDuke, Noël Coward and George and Ira Gershwin. Short also championed African-American...
military revues and shows. Caesar was discharged from the service in 1945. VernonDuke, the composer of Autumn in New York, April in Paris, and Taking a Chance...
as just reward for past contributions." Based on the 1940 musical by VernonDuke and John La Touche, Cabin in the Sky tells the story of Petunia (Ethel...
Waller - Performed by Teddy Wilson "I Can't Get Started" - Written by VernonDuke & Ira Gershwin - Performed by Lester Young "Sunday (The Day Before My...
Follies of 1936 is a musical revue with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, music by VernonDuke and sketches by Gershwin and David Freedman. The Ziegfeld Follies were...
poetry by Walter Benton that was narrated by John Dall with music by VernonDuke. In 1951, Atlantic was one of the first independent labels to press records...
E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen "Cabin In The Sky" w. John Latouche m. VernonDuke "The Call Of The Canyon" w.m. Billy Hill "Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind"...
Kuller, Sam Perrin and Arthur Phillips, with music by George Gershwin, VernonDuke, and Ray Golden, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Sid Kuller. The Goldwyn...
War Bonds, and created stage shows for the Coast Guard with composer VernonDuke. Dietz saved copies of every document relating to his career, as well...
Paramount: in Hollywood, Harburg worked with composers Harold Arlen, VernonDuke, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, and Burton Lane, and later wrote the lyrics...
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