Art Ferrante(1921-2009)

Pianist ("Ferrante & Teicher"), composer and arranger, educated at Juilliard and a student of Carl Friedbert. He taught at Juilliard between 1944 and 1947. He made many records, and toured the United States and Canada in numerous concert performances in addition to his radio and television apeearances. He composed the background score for the film "Undersea Conquest". Joining ASCAP in 1956, his chief musical collaborator was Louis Teicher. His popular-song and instrumental compositions include "You're Too Much", "What More Can I Say?", "American Fantasy", "Dream of Love", "Possessed" and "A Rage to Live" (the title theme for the film).