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Mann Curtis(1911-1984)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Songwriter ("I'm Gonna Live Till I Die", "Let It Be Me", "In a Sentimental Mood", "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time", "The Jones Boy"), and author. He joined ASCAP in 1936, and his chief musical collaborators included Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Vic Mizzy, and Walter Kent. His other popular-song compositions include "Romance Runs in the Family", "I Must Have One More Kiss Kiss Kiss", "Apple Blossoms and Chapel Bells", "A prairie Fairy Tale", "Never a Dream Goes By", "Devil in the Moon", "The Whole World Is Singing My Song", "With a Hey and a Hi and a Ho-Ho-Ho", "Play Me Hearts and Flowers", "Anema e Core", "Fooled", "(I Don't Care) Only Love Me", "The Night Is Blue", "I Ups to Her and She Ups to Me", "I Had a Little Talk With the Lord", "He Took Her for a Sleighride", "Theme from Klondike" and "Loop de Loo",
BornNovember 15, 1911
DiedDecember 6, 1984(73)
BornNovember 15, 1911
DiedDecember 6, 1984(73)
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Madeline Carroll and Callan McAuliffe in Flipped (2010)
Flipped
7.7
  • Soundtrack("Let It Be Me" (Je t'Appartiens))
  • 2010
Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, and Madonna in A League of Their Own (1992)
A League of Their Own
7.4
  • Soundtrack("In a Sentimental Mood")
  • 1992
Ed Harris, Liam Neeson, Common, and Joel Kinnaman in Run All Night (2015)
Run All Night
6.6
  • Soundtrack("Christmas Auld Lang Syne")
  • 2015
Annette Bening, Billy Crudup, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, and Lucas Jade Zumann in 20th Century Women (2016)
20th Century Women
7.3
  • Soundtrack(as Manny Kurtz, "In a Sentimental Mood")
  • 2016

Credits

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Music Department



  • Ralph Taeger in Klondike (1960)
    Klondike
    7.1
    TV Series
    • music furnished by
    • special theme music
    • 1960–1961
  • Postal Union (1937)
    Postal Union
    5.3
    Short
    • lyricist: songs (as Kurtz)
    • 1937
  • Du Barry Did All Right (1937)
    Du Barry Did All Right
    5.9
    Short
    • lyrics: songs (as Manny Kurtz)
    • 1937
  • Hotel a la Swing (1937)
    Hotel a la Swing
    5.8
    Short
    • songs (as Manny Kurtz)
    • 1937
  • The Backyard Broadcast (1936)
    The Backyard Broadcast
    6.0
    Short
    • lyricist: special music (as Manny Kurtz)
    • 1936

Composer



  • Ralph Taeger in Klondike (1960)
    Klondike
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1960–1961

Soundtrack



  • Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in Here (2024)
    Here
    6.3
    • lyrics: "Let It Be Me" (Je t'Appartiens)
    • 2024
  • Fingernails (2023)
    Fingernails
    5.8
    • lyrics: "Let It Be Me" (Je t'Appartiens)
    • 2023
  • Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Martin Short, Zach Galifianakis, Eugene Levy, Molly Shannon, Selena Gomez, and Kumail Nanjiani in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
    Only Murders in the Building
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Pose (2018)
    Pose
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "In a Sentimental Mood"
    • 2021
  • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "I'm Gonna Live Til I Die "
    • 2018
  • Maya Rudolph, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, and Ayo Edebiri in Big Mouth (2017)
    Big Mouth
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "In a Sentimental Mood" (as Manny Kurtz, uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Annette Bening, Billy Crudup, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, and Lucas Jade Zumann in 20th Century Women (2016)
    20th Century Women
    7.3
    • writer: "In a Sentimental Mood" (as Manny Kurtz)
    • 2016
  • Marianne Mendt: That's Entertainmendt
    TV Special
    • writer: "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"
    • 2015
  • Chevalier (2015)
    Chevalier
    6.2
    • lyrics: "Let It Be Me" (Je t'Appartiens)
    • 2015
  • Ed Harris, Liam Neeson, Common, and Joel Kinnaman in Run All Night (2015)
    Run All Night
    6.6
    • writer: "Christmas Auld Lang Syne"
    • 2015
  • Sheridan Smith in Cilla: Making of an Icon (2014)
    Cilla
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • lyrics: "Let It Be Me" (Je t'Appartiens) (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
    Hawaii Five-0
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "I'm Gonna Live Til I Die" (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Criminal Minds (2005)
    Criminal Minds
    8.1
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "In a Sentimental Mood" (as Manny Kurtz)
    • 2013
  • George Harrison in George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
    George Harrison: Living in the Material World
    8.1
    • lyrics: "Let It Be Me" (Je t'Appartiens)
    • 2011
  • Madeline Carroll and Callan McAuliffe in Flipped (2010)
    Flipped
    7.7
    • lyrics: "Let It Be Me" (Je t'Appartiens)
    • 2010

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  • Alternative names
    • Manny Kurtz
  • Born
    • November 15, 1911
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 6, 1984
    • San Francisco, California, USA

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