Read You Fascinate Me So: The Life and Times of Cy Coleman Online
Authors: Andy Propst
Tags: #biography, #music
Chapter One
1
Michael Elkin, “Cy Coleman’s Musical Invite: ‘Hey! Look Me Over,’”
Jewish Exponent
, August 9, 1985, 50.
2
Robert Kaufman, interview by the author, October 23, 2013.
3
Ibid.
4
Cy Coleman, ASCAP Foundation Living Archive Project interview, September 17, 2002.
5
Terrie Curran, interview by the author, October 26, 2012.
Chapter Two
1
Alan and Marilyn Bergman, interview by the author, May 7, 2013.
2
Michael Elkin, “Cy Coleman’s Musical Invite: ‘Hey! Look Me Over,’”
Jewish Exponent
, August 9, 1985, 50.
3
Cy Coleman, interview on
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
, October 25, 1990.
4
Mark Barron, “Doings on Broadway,”
Leader-Republican
(Gloversville and Johnstown, NY), May 3, 1951, 5.
5
Cy Coleman, interview by David Kenney,
Everything Old Is New Again
, WBAI-FM, New York, NY, October 10, 2004.
6
“Clear Music Use with Us, 2 Pubs Say,”
Billboard
, May 11, 1946, 17.
7
“Suddenly Seymour—The Life of Cy Coleman,”
TotalTheater.com
, posted March 2004, accessed January 9, 2014,
http://www.totaltheater.com/?q=node/323
.
8
Ibid.
9
Steve Schwartz, “Classical Net Review - Classical Broadway,”
Classical.net
, posted 2003, accessed June 22, 2014,
http://www.classical.net/music/recs/reviews/b/bcd01038a.php
.
Chapter Three
1
Cy Coleman, “Remembering Adele,”
Piano & Keyboard
, November/December 1995, 24.
2
Ibid.
3
Ibid., 26.
4
Ibid.
5
Leonard Green, interview by the author, October 8, 2013.
6
Leonard Green, interview by the author, January 13, 2014.
7
“Goings On About Town,”
New Yorker
, September 11, 1946, 4. “Goings On About Town,”
New Yorker
, September 18, 1946, 4.
8
Cy Coleman, interview on
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
, April 4, 1982.
9
Ibid.
10
Balliett,
American Singers
, 201.
11
“New Acts,”
Variety
, May 4, 1949, 47.
12
Cy Coleman, interview on
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
, April 4, 1982.
13
Ibid.
14
Ruth Allan, interview by the author, August 12, 2013.
15
“Goings On About Town,”
New Yorker
, September 3, 1949, 4.
16
“Goings On About Town,”
New Yorker
, July 9, 1949, 3.
17
Sheridan Morley, “Cy Coleman: Three or Four at a Time,”
Times
(London), October 5, 1977, 13.
18
Leonard Lyons, “The Lyons Den,”
Democrat and Leader
(Davenport, IA), August 21, 1949, 18.
19
Cy Coleman, interview on
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
, April 4, 1982.
20
Douglas Watt, “Tables for Two: Step Lively,”
New Yorker
, November 19, 1949, 150.
21
Ibid.
Chapter Four
1
“Night Club Reviews,”
Variety
, January 18, 1950, 46.
2
“Night Club Reviews,”
Variety
, April 19, 1950, 54.
3
“TV’s Daytime Dilemma: Service Shows, Entertainment or Combo,”
Variety
, March 8, 1950, 36.
4
Sam Chase, “Kathi Norris Brings Sunlight into WNBT Return to Day TV,”
Billboard
, May 13, 1950, 9.
5
John Lester, “‘Operation Petticoat’ Launched over Video,”
Long Island Star-Journal
, May 3, 1950, 30.
6
Cy Coleman, interview by David Kenney,
Everything Old Is New Again
, WBAI-FM, New York, NY, October 10, 2004.
7
Stuart Troup, “The Times of a Drummer,”
Newsday
, August 5, 1983, B29.
8
Mundell Lowe, interview by the author, December 1, 2012.
9
“Concert Artist Finds Himself Playing Toy Piano for TV,”
North Tonawanda Evening News
(NY), September 6, 1951, 5.
10
Ibid.
11
Rob Kendt, “Time for the Solo, Composer Cy Coleman Scores ‘Jazz’ at Taper,”
Los Angeles Downtown News
, December 1, 2003, 21.
Chapter Five
1
Louis Calta, “‘Stalag 17’ Opens Today at 48th St.,”
New York Times
, May 8, 1951, 38.
2
Ibid.
3
Dorothy Kilgallen,
Lowell Sun
(MA), January 17, 1952, 26.
4
Dorothy Kilgallen,
Lowell Sun
(MA), January 29, 1952, 12.
5
Betsy von Furstenberg, interview by the author, March 29, 2013.
6
Ibid.
7
Ibid.
8
Ibid.
Chapter Six
1
Mundell Lowe, interview by the author, December 1, 2012.
2
Bill Crow, interview by the author, February 12, 2013.
3
Ibid.
4
Ray Mosca, interview by the author, October 15, 2013.
5
Mundell Lowe, interview by the author, December 1, 2012.
6
A. W., “‘Meet Danny Wilson,’ Starring Frank Sinatra, Is Feature at Paramount Theatre,”
New York Times
, March 27, 1952, 34.
7
Friedwald,
Sinatra!
, 198.
8
“Greenwich Village Gets Its Follies,”
New York Times
, July 16, 1919, 14.
9
Belafonte with Shnayerson,
My Song
, 112.
10
Ken Urmston, interview by the author, June 4, 2013.
11
Ibid.
12
Cyrus Durgin, “‘Anderson’s Almanac,’ New Revue at Shubert,”
Boston Globe
, November 6, 1953, 17.
13
Ken Urmston, interview by the author, June 4, 2013.
Chapter Seven
1
Haskins,
Mabel Mercer
, 82.
2
Cy Coleman, interview by David Kenney,
Everything Old Is New Again
, WBAI-FM, New York, NY, October 10, 2004.
3
D. W., “Musical Events—Popular Recordings,”
New Yorker
, February 27, 1954, 103.
4
Leonard Lyons, “Attractive Model Questioned,”
Evening Standard
(Uniontown, PA), May 13, 1954, 21.
5
Irv Roth, “Cy Coleman,” Since 1917 blog, October 3, 2007, accessed July 25, 2013,
http://irvroth.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/cy-coleman/
.
6
“Goings On About Town,”
New Yorker
, December 11, 1954, 6.
7
Douglas Watt, “Tables for Two: Men of Jazz,”
New Yorker
, June 11, 1955, 79.
8
Cy Coleman, interview on
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
, April 4, 1982.
9
“Top 30 Songs on TV,”
Variety
, February 15, 1956, 59.
10
Mel Heimer, “My New York,”
Titusville Herald
(PA), February 17, 1956, 11.
11
Julie Newmar, interview by the author, March 18, 2013.
12
“Tallu $29,800 (6), May Fold, Philly; ‘Teahouse’ $45,623,”
Variety
, May 9, 1956, 59.
13
Cy Coleman, interview on
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
, April 4, 1982.
14
“Goings On About Town,”
New Yorker
, December 1, 1956, 8. “Goings On About Town,”
New Yorker
, March 9, 1957, 8.
15
Ray Mosca, interview by the author, October 15, 2013.
Chapter Eight
1
Whorf,
American Popular Song Lyricists
, 135.
2
Cy Coleman, interview on
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
, April 4, 1982.
3
Ibid.
4
Ray Mosca, interview by the author, October 15, 2013.
5
Cy Coleman, interview on
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
, April 4, 1982.
6
Whorf,
American Popular Song Lyricists
.
7
Friedwald,
Sinatra!
, 250.
8
Walter Winchell,
Syracuse Herald-Journal
(NY), July 3, 1957, 23.
Chapter Nine
1
Charles Cochrane, interview by the author, August 17, 2013.
2
Dorothy Kilgallen, “Voice of Broadway,”
Anderson Daily Bulletin
(Greenville, PA), September 25, 1958, 4.
3
Jonathan Schwartz, “Just Around the Corner,”
New York Magazine
, December 19–26, 1988, page 117.
4
William Glover, “Five Shows at a Time: Composer Coleman’s Hot as a Stove,”
Independent Press-Telegram
(Long Beach, CA), September 18, 1977, B-10.
5
“Art Ford to Do a Weekly TV Program on the Village,”
Village Voice
, July 17, 1957, 3.
6
Barbara Carroll, interview by the author, September 9, 2013.
7
Dorothy Kilgallen, “Jottings in Pencil,”
Schenectady Gazette
(NY), November 14, 1958, 22. Walter Winchell, “Walter Winchell’s Notes on Broadway,”
Charleston Daily Mail
(WV), June 15, 1959, 8.
8
Barbara Carroll, interview by the author, September 9, 2013.
9
“30 Records for Christmas,”
Vogue Incorporating Vanity Fair
, December 1959, 186.
10
Cy Coleman, ASCAP Foundation Living Archive Project interview, September 17, 2002.
11
Carolyn Leigh to Bud Morris, March 7, 1960, Carolyn Leigh archive, New York Public Library.
12
Ibid.
13
Mel Heimer, “My New York,”
Journal-Tribune
(Marysville, OH), February 16, 1960, 7.
Chapter Ten
1
Hedda Hopper, “Columnist Pensive on Golden Globes,”
Los Angeles Times
, March 11, 1960, 25.
2
John Crosby, “Lucy Gives Advice to the Hayes,”
Lowell Sun
(MA), March 28, 1960, 17.
3
N. Richard Nash, “Notes on the Eve of Rehearsal,”
Wildcat
souvenir program, 4.
4
Richard Gelman, “Theatre Arts Gallery: Lucille Ball,”
Theatre Arts
, December 1960, 19.
5
Bill Becker, “Return to Films for Lucille Ball,”
New York Times
, June 17, 1960, 16.
6
Michael Elkin, “An American Musical Drought? A Broadway Turned Purely British? Here’s a Cy of Relief,”
Jewish Exponent
, August 28, 1987, 11X.
7
Viagas,
The Alchemy of Theatre
, 28.
8
Ibid.
9
Ibid.
10
Brady,
Lucille
, 264.
11
Clifford David, interview by the author, May 22, 2013.
12
Valerie Harper, interview by the author, April 10, 2013.
13
Ward Morehouse, “Demure Lucy to Debut in ‘Wildcat,’”
Long Island Star-Journal
, September 7, 1960, 18.
14
“Lucy Takes Singing Lessons for Musical Comedy Debut,”
Times Recorder
(Zanesville, OH), September 25, 1960, section 2B.
15
Brady,
Lucille
, 265.
16
Ball,
Love, Lucy
, 220.
17
Clifford David, interview by the author, May 22, 2013.
18
Harper,
I, Rhoda
, 49.
19
June Bundy, “Morris for Pre-Opening Exposure,”
Billboard
, November 21, 1960, 6.
20
Ball,
Love, Lucy
, 220.
21
Sanders and Gilbert,
Desilu
, 244.
22
Kanfer,
Ball of Fire
, 225.
23
“Humor in Theatre Is Discussed At Meeting of the Drama Desk,”
New York Times
, January 10, 1961, 28.
24
Brady,
Lucille
, 265.
25
“‘Wildcat’ Is Closed While Lucy’s Sick,”
Newsday
, February 7, 1961, 3C.
26
Dorothy Kilgallen, “The Voice of Broadway,”
Coshocton Tribune
(OH), February 14, 1961, 4.
27
“Asides and Ad-Libs,”
Variety
, April 5, 1961, 72.
28
“‘Wildcat’ Closing to Rest Miss Ball,”
Cedar Rapids Gazette
(MI), May 30, 1961, 22.
Chapter Eleven
1
Ray Mosca, interview by the author, October 15, 2013.
2
Cy Coleman, interview on
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
, October 25, 1990.
3
Cy Coleman, ASCAP Foundation Living Archive Project interview, September 17, 2002.
4
Cy Coleman, interview on
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
, October 25, 1990.
5
Bennett with Friedwald,
The Good Life
, 172.
6
“Television Reviews,”
Variety
, November 4, 1959, 42.
7
“Reviews and Ratings of New Albums,”
Billboard
, September 5, 1960, 32.
8
Drell,
20th Century Chicago
, 133.
9
Sylvia Miles, interview by the author, July 31, 2013.
10
Hotchner,
Everyone Comes to Elaine’s
, 43.
11
Earl Wilson, “Chess(ty) Sylvia Miles Fibbed,”
Delaware County Daily Times
(PA), March 5, 1970, 39.