Hoagy Carmichael
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Born November 22, 1899·Died December 27, 1981 (at 82)·Bloomington, Indiana, USA·Male
Biography
Hoagy Carmichael was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. He is best known for composing the music for "Stardust", "Georgia on My Mind", "The Nearness of You", and "Heart and Soul", four of the most-recorded American songs of all time.
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American composer and author Alec Wilder wrote of Carmichael in American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900–1950 that he was the "most talented, inventive, sophisticated and jazz-oriented" of the hundreds of writers composing pop songs in the first half of the 20th century.
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the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
36 credits across 36 titlesActing
18 creditsSound
9 creditsAs self
9 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
