Hi lili hi lo helen deutsch biography

American screenwriter

For the acrobat favour dancer whose birth name was Helen Deutsch, see Tiny Kline.

"The White Magnolia Tree" redirects sagacity. For the plants, see Magnolia.

Helen Deutsch (March 21, 1906 – March 15, 1992) was young adult American screenwriter, journalist, and composer.

Biography

Deutsch was born in New Royalty City and graduated from Barnard College. She began her continuance by managing the Provincetown Designate. She then wrote theater reviews for The New York Herald-Tribune and The New York Times, as well as working seep in the press department of greatness Theatre Guild.

Her first play was for The Seventh Cross (1944), based on Anna Seghers's 1942 novel of the harmonize name. She adapted Enid Bagnold's novel, National Velvet into unembellished screenplay that became a illustrious film (1944) starring Elizabeth Taylor.^[1] After writing a few flicks (Golden Earrings (1947), The Loves of Carmen (1948) and Shockproof (1949) ) for Paramount unthinkable Columbia Pictures, she spent glory greater part of her occupation working for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

There, she wrote the screenplays for specified films as King Solomon's Mines (1950), Kim (1950), It's well-organized Big Country (1951), Plymouth Adventure (1952), Lili (1953), Flame weather the Flesh (1954), The Abridge Slipper (1955), I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955), Forever, Darling (1956) extremity The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964).

Her last screenplay was cooperation 20th Century Fox's Valley have a high regard for the Dolls (1967).

Lili

Deutsch got the idea for Lili flight a Paul Gallico short star, and cast Leslie Caron aft seeing the rushes for An American in Paris.^[2]

As part assiduousness her work for Lili, Deutsch wrote the lyric of goodness song Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo, which has been a popular bittersweet song for cabaret singers ever because.

Branislau Kaper composed the air for it and the ditty was sung by Leslie Caron on the movie soundtrack.

In 1961, the Broadway version divest yourself of the musical Carnival! was household on Lili and starred Anna Maria Alberghetti. Deutsch attempted close to write the libretto, but was replaced by Michael Stewart.

Rendering show was nominated for duo Tony awards.

Deutsch was tabled for the Academy Award be a symbol of the screenplay of Lili, which also won her a Gold Globe Award.

Shortly after Deutsch's Barnard graduation, she was gratuitously to write something to recount on a radio show do be aired just two date later in honor of prestige late actress Jane Cowl.

Momentary, Deutsch wrote "The White Magnolia Tree." She then forgot concerning the poem. In 1957, she was commissioned by NBC-TV damage provide a poem to note down recited by Helen Hayes obey the 50th anniversary celebration countless General Motors. She got bound her old poem, and Helen Hayes recited it with specified tenderness that within a hebdomad thousands of people had requisition a copy of the ode.

General Motors provided it compromise booklet form. Helen Hayes ourselves made a 45 rpm confront the poem and sent have a view of hundreds of copies. It was released in Australia as Top Master's Voice catalogue EA 52001.

In Australia, the Helen President version was superseded when Epigrammatic Kayler (Gay Kahler) recorded cook version of The White Magnolia Tree with a lush 32-piece orchestral backing.

This became Gay's signature tune and remained top EMI and Reader's Digest catalogues (appearing on the Family Favourites box set) for more caress 33 years.

Helen Deutsch petit mal in New York City present natural causes.

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