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Walter Marks (composer) Walter Marks (born January 15, 1934, in New York) is an American songwriter, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is probably best known for his song "I've Gotta Be Me", recorded by Sammy Davis Jr, Tony Bennett, Michael Jackson and many others.
Walter Marks: Novelist, Playwright, and Songwriter. I was born in the Bronx and raised in Manhattan. I attended the High School of Music and Art, got my BA in English at Amherst, and then did graduate work in musical composition at Columbia University.
Walter Marks was born on 15 January 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a composer and writer, known for Nobody (2021), Man on the Moon (1999) and Freddy Got Fingered (2001).
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Walter Marks has written 5 shows including Bajour (Composer/Lyricist), Go Fly a Kite (Composer), Golden Rainbow (Composer/Lyricist), Broadway Follies (Composer), Body Shop...
Walter Marks is a prolific composer/lyricist. Broadway: BAJOUR (1964), GOLDEN RAINBOW (1968), and BROADWAY FOLLIES (1981). He contributed songs and arranged music for Broadway’s PETERPAT (1969). Marks often composes for television and film.
Sep 25, 2023 · Exclusive: Composer Walter Marks Steps in for an Ill Max Von Essen in York Theatre's GOLDEN RAINBOW Director Stuart Ross restaged the entire show to accommodate the 89-year-old leading man....
Oct 4, 2023 · When it was suggested to composer Walter Marks that he revisit the show, he found it had so much material created specifically for the Lawrences that it was no longer revivable. Instead he has written a new version of the original book by the late Ernest Kinoy (his collaborator on the Broadway musical "Bajour") as well as five new songs.
