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Hy Zaret (born Hyman Harry Zaritsky; August 21, 1907 – July 2, 2007) was an American Tin Pan Alley [1] lyricist and composer who wrote the lyrics of the 1955 hit " Unchained Melody," one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century. [2] Personal life.
Jul 3, 2007 · Mr. Zaret’s son Thomas died in 1984. In addition to his son Robert, who lives in Boston, he is survived by his wife, the former Shirley Goidel, and one grandson.
Jul 2, 2007 · Hy Zaret. Lyricist. Born in Manhattan, Zaret was one of the last of the Tin Pan Alley lyricists, whose best known work was the 1955 hit Unchained Melody. Haret co-wrote the song with composer Alex North for the 1955 prison film Unchained.
- Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
- August 21, 1907
Jul 3, 2007 · Hy Zaret, one of the last of the Tin Pan Alley lyricists, whose most indelible work was the oft-recorded 1955 hit "Unchained Melody" but whose oeuvre ranged from jingles to songs about science...
Jul 3, 2007 · On 28 July 1948, Robert Edward Zaret was born; Mr. Zaret wrote a parody of "Listen to the Green Grass Growing" as the birth announcement. Thomas died 14 June 1984 of a brain tumor; he is survived by his wife and son. Robert is pleased and proud to be reviving his dad's songs.
Jul 3, 2007 · Born Hyman Harry Zaritsky in New York, the 99-year-oldsongwriter died Monday at home in Connecticut. He was about a month shy of his 100th birthday, his son Robert Zaret, said on Tuesday.
In 1934, Mr. Zaritsky changed his last name to Zaret. In the summer of 1939, he and a friend went to visit another friend, who was a counsellor at a sleep-away camp. While there, Mr. Zaret met another counsellor named Shirley Goidel. He said he would marry her. She thought he was crazy and avoided him for several months.
