31:
248:. Dolan started out playing piano for honky-tonk dance bands and musical comedy bands, and in the 1920s began working as a musician, composer, conductor, and musical director in the theater. Some of the Broadway shows to which he contributed were
208:. He scored, arranged, and conducted many musical and dramatic films in the 1940s and 1950s and produced three musicals. At the end of his career, he returned to the stage – where he had begun.
1367:
1347:
336:. They were married on June 24, 1933, and divorced in January 1948. Their son's name is Robert Emmett Dolan II, also known as Bobby Dolan Jr, who appeared in
1327:
1322:
1357:
1352:
1332:
1184:
1362:
1151:
1118:
1317:
1204:
317:
in popular-song compositions. Dolan later worked in television; his work included specials and documentaries. He was a prominent member of
635:
698:
901:
590:
464:
734:
608:
359:
on
September 26, 1972, of a heart attack during his sleep. Funeral services were held there and at Columbia University in
831:
770:
689:
599:
253:
907:
680:
201:
1295:
1070:
716:
581:
554:
509:
428:
383:
752:
500:
229:
90:
536:
1062:
952:
473:
410:
356:
70:
840:
1086:
761:
743:
572:
289:
959:
945:
401:
321:'s music faculty, where he taught orchestration, conducting, and a film score class (based on his book,
217:
51:
30:
973:
1342:
1337:
1054:
867:
653:
644:
392:
233:
813:
938:
491:
318:
1123:
1046:
1038:
662:
419:
374:
241:
205:
288:, and scored about 60 movies. At the end of his Paramount stay, he was promoted to producer for
1200:
1196:
1159:
1078:
822:
563:
518:
328:
Dolan married and divorced twice and had one son in each marriage. His first wife was dancer
314:
966:
1192:
931:
849:
804:
795:
671:
482:
446:
193:
1301:
1266:
707:
545:
237:
924:
885:
876:
858:
527:
1311:
916:
360:
310:
281:
269:
In the 1930s, he began work as a composer, conductor, and music director on radio.
455:
437:
285:
1291:
1094:
725:
617:
333:
329:
277:
123:
344:
245:
152:
1163:
626:
276:
in 1941 and then moved on to
Paramount, where he was music director for 16
347:. They were married on March 17, 1948, and had a son, Casey Martin Dolan.
786:
225:
196:
conductor, composer, and arranger beginning in the 1920s. He moved on to
1226:
306:
221:
197:
340:(1945) as Joseph in a children's Christmas play in the film.
273:
280:
pictures. He also served as composer and arranger for
179:
112:
104:
96:
86:
78:
59:
40:
21:
204:in the early 1940s as a musical director for
8:
192:(August 3, 1908 - September 26, 1972) was a
228:. He received further musical education at
29:
18:
220:, the eldest of 12 children. He studied
1197:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.45949
1107:
1113:
1111:
1152:"ROBERT DOLAN, 64, COMPOSER, IS DEAD"
1119:"ROBERT DOLAN, 64, COMPOSER, IS DEAD"
7:
1368:20th-century American male musicians
1348:Musicians from Hartford, Connecticut
1146:
1144:
1142:
980:"Your Heart Will Tell You So" (song)
224:with his mother and was educated in
236:), later studying extensively with
1328:American musical theatre composers
1323:American male film score composers
1010:"Big Movie Show in the Sky" (song)
309:in 1946, often collaborating with
14:
1358:20th-century classical musicians
1353:Loyola College (Montreal) alumni
1333:Broadway composers and lyricists
666:– music composer, music director
648:– music composer, music director
594:– music composer, music director
540:– music composer, music director
477:– music composer, music director
396:– music composer, music director
168:
139:
1363:20th-century American composers
992:"Song of the Highwayman" (song)
164:
135:
1030:(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
902:Creature from the Black Lagoon
200:in the 1930s and then went to
1:
1318:American film score composers
826:– musical director, conductor
735:Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
272:He became music director for
100:Conductor, composer, arranger
1304:(last accessed May 17, 2006)
1298:(last accessed May 17, 2006)
1271:(Drama), Rainbow Productions
983:"At Last I'm in Love" (song)
771:The Man Who Understood Women
343:His second wife was actress
1265:McCarey, Leo (1946-02-21),
1183:Ferencz, George J. (2001).
1026:All 8 Nominations were for
1013:"A Month of Sundays" (song)
908:Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
681:Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
1384:
1296:Internet Broadway Database
384:Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1250:Dolan, Robert E. (1967).
1016:"Talk to Me, Baby" (song)
986:"Little by Little" (song)
905:– composer (one cue from
28:
1302:MMM Recordings Dolan bio
998:"Out of the Past" (song)
1268:The Bells of St. Mary's
1254:. NY: G. Schirmer, Inc.
1071:The Bells of St. Mary's
555:The Bells of St. Mary's
411:The Major and the Minor
338:The Bells of St. Mary's
71:Los Angeles, California
1185:"Dolan, Robert Emmett"
1007:"Glamour Waltz" (song)
1004:"And So to Bed" (song)
762:The Three Faces of Eve
609:The Trouble with Women
1252:Music in Modern Media
1227:"Robert Emmett Dolan"
636:The Perils of Pauline
402:Once Upon a Honeymoon
323:Music in Modern Media
218:Hartford, Connecticut
52:Hartford, Connecticut
1055:Star Spangled Rhythm
1028:Music Scoring Awards
645:My Favorite Brunette
393:Star Spangled Rhythm
234:Concordia University
167: 1948;
138: 1933;
1127:. 28 September 1972
1001:"I Love You" (song)
989:"Hullabaloo" (song)
492:Here Come the Waves
319:Columbia University
190:Robert Emmett Dolan
45:Robert Emmett Dolan
1189:Grove Music Online
1156:The New York Times
1124:The New York Times
1039:Birth of the Blues
889:– musical director
862:– musical director
835:– musical director
832:Louisiana Purchase
817:– musical director
808:– musical director
799:– musical director
790:– musical director
699:Top o' the Morning
591:Monsieur Beaucaire
501:Bring On the Girls
465:Standing Room Only
375:Birth of the Blues
255:Louisiana Purchase
242:Joseph Schillinger
216:Dolan was born in
63:September 26, 1972
1206:978-1-56159-263-0
1079:Incendiary Blonde
1021:Oscar nominations
974:La Rose De France
841:Texas Li'l Darlin
823:Very Warm for May
564:Incendiary Blonde
187:
186:
105:Years active
16:American composer
1375:
1279:
1278:
1277:
1276:
1262:
1256:
1255:
1247:
1241:
1240:
1238:
1237:
1223:
1217:
1216:
1214:
1213:
1180:
1174:
1173:
1171:
1170:
1148:
1137:
1136:
1134:
1132:
1115:
1063:Lady in the Dark
932:Ziegfeld Follies
871:– musical editor
850:Not for Children
805:Hooray for What!
796:Forbidden Melody
779:Broadway credits
774:– music composer
765:– music composer
738:– music director
729:– music composer
720:– music director
711:– music composer
702:– music director
693:– music composer
690:The Great Gatsby
684:– music composer
675:– music composer
672:My Own True Love
657:– music composer
639:– music composer
630:– music composer
621:– music director
612:– music composer
603:– music composer
600:Welcome Stranger
585:– music composer
576:– music director
567:– music director
558:– music composer
549:– music composer
531:– music director
522:– music composer
513:– music director
504:– music director
495:– music composer
486:– music composer
483:I Love a Soldier
474:Lady in the Dark
468:– music composer
459:– music director
450:– music director
441:– music director
432:– music director
423:– music director
414:– music composer
405:– music composer
387:– music composer
378:– music composer
332:, the sister of
264:Ziegfeld Follies
172:
170:
166:
143:
141:
137:
66:
33:
19:
1383:
1382:
1378:
1377:
1376:
1374:
1373:
1372:
1308:
1307:
1292:Robert E. Dolan
1288:
1283:
1282:
1274:
1272:
1264:
1263:
1259:
1249:
1248:
1244:
1235:
1233:
1225:
1224:
1220:
1211:
1209:
1207:
1182:
1181:
1177:
1168:
1166:
1150:
1149:
1140:
1130:
1128:
1117:
1116:
1109:
1104:
1023:
896:
868:A Loss of Roses
781:
744:White Christmas
708:Sorrowful Jones
546:Murder, He Says
369:
353:
291:White Christmas
238:Mortimer Wilson
214:
212:Life and career
175:
174:
171: 1970)
162:
158:
155:
145:
142: 1948)
133:
129:
126:
87:Alma mater
74:
68:
64:
55:
49:
47:
46:
36:
24:
23:Robert E. Dolan
17:
12:
11:
5:
1381:
1379:
1371:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1310:
1309:
1306:
1305:
1299:
1287:
1286:External links
1284:
1281:
1280:
1257:
1242:
1218:
1205:
1175:
1158:. 1972-09-28.
1138:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1098:
1090:
1082:
1074:
1066:
1058:
1050:
1042:
1022:
1019:
1018:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1005:
1002:
999:
996:
993:
990:
987:
984:
981:
978:
970:
963:
960:Strike Me Pink
956:
949:
946:Follow Through
942:
935:
928:
925:Of Thee I Sing
921:
912:
895:
892:
891:
890:
881:
872:
863:
854:
845:
836:
827:
818:
814:Leave It To Me
809:
800:
791:
780:
777:
776:
775:
766:
757:
748:
739:
730:
721:
712:
703:
694:
685:
676:
667:
658:
649:
640:
631:
622:
613:
604:
595:
586:
582:Cross My Heart
577:
568:
559:
550:
541:
537:Duffy's Tavern
532:
528:Road to Utopia
523:
519:Salty O'Rourke
514:
510:The Stork Club
505:
496:
487:
478:
469:
460:
451:
442:
433:
429:Happy Go Lucky
424:
415:
406:
397:
388:
379:
368:
365:
355:Dolan died in
352:
349:
315:Walter O'Keefe
260:Of Thee I Sing
250:Leave It To Me
230:Loyola College
213:
210:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
160:
156:
151:
150:
149:
148:
131:
127:
122:
121:
120:
119:
116:
114:
110:
109:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
91:Loyola College
88:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
69:
67:(aged 64)
61:
57:
56:
50:
48:August 3, 1908
44:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1380:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1313:
1303:
1300:
1297:
1293:
1290:
1289:
1285:
1270:
1269:
1261:
1258:
1253:
1246:
1243:
1232:
1228:
1222:
1219:
1208:
1202:
1198:
1194:
1190:
1186:
1179:
1176:
1165:
1161:
1157:
1153:
1147:
1145:
1143:
1139:
1126:
1125:
1120:
1114:
1112:
1108:
1101:
1097:
1096:
1091:
1089:
1088:
1083:
1081:
1080:
1075:
1073:
1072:
1067:
1065:
1064:
1059:
1057:
1056:
1051:
1049:
1048:
1043:
1041:
1040:
1035:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1029:
1020:
1015:
1012:
1009:
1006:
1003:
1000:
997:
994:
991:
988:
985:
982:
979:
976:
975:
971:
969:
968:
964:
962:
961:
957:
955:
954:
953:Flying Colors
950:
948:
947:
943:
941:
940:
936:
934:
933:
929:
927:
926:
922:
919:
918:
917:The Girl Rush
913:
910:
909:
904:
903:
898:
897:
894:Other credits
893:
888:
887:
882:
879:
878:
873:
870:
869:
864:
861:
860:
855:
852:
851:
846:
843:
842:
837:
834:
833:
828:
825:
824:
819:
816:
815:
810:
807:
806:
801:
798:
797:
792:
789:
788:
783:
782:
778:
773:
772:
767:
764:
763:
758:
755:
754:
753:Anything Goes
749:
746:
745:
740:
737:
736:
731:
728:
727:
722:
719:
718:
713:
710:
709:
704:
701:
700:
695:
692:
691:
686:
683:
682:
677:
674:
673:
668:
665:
664:
659:
656:
655:
650:
647:
646:
641:
638:
637:
632:
629:
628:
623:
620:
619:
614:
611:
610:
605:
602:
601:
596:
593:
592:
587:
584:
583:
578:
575:
574:
569:
566:
565:
560:
557:
556:
551:
548:
547:
542:
539:
538:
533:
530:
529:
524:
521:
520:
515:
512:
511:
506:
503:
502:
497:
494:
493:
488:
485:
484:
479:
476:
475:
470:
467:
466:
461:
458:
457:
452:
449:
448:
447:Let's Face It
443:
440:
439:
434:
431:
430:
425:
422:
421:
416:
413:
412:
407:
404:
403:
398:
395:
394:
389:
386:
385:
380:
377:
376:
371:
370:
366:
364:
362:
358:
350:
348:
346:
341:
339:
335:
331:
326:
324:
320:
316:
312:
311:Johnny Mercer
308:
303:
301:
300:Anything Goes
297:
296:The Girl Rush
293:
292:
287:
283:
282:Ginger Rogers
279:
275:
270:
267:
265:
261:
257:
256:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
211:
209:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
182:
178:
154:
147:
146:
125:
118:
117:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
97:Occupation(s)
95:
92:
89:
85:
81:
77:
72:
62:
58:
53:
43:
39:
35:Dolan in 1937
32:
27:
20:
1273:, retrieved
1267:
1260:
1251:
1245:
1234:. Retrieved
1230:
1221:
1210:. Retrieved
1188:
1178:
1167:. Retrieved
1155:
1129:. Retrieved
1122:
1093:
1085:
1077:
1069:
1061:
1053:
1045:
1037:
1027:
1025:
1024:
995:"You" (song)
972:
965:
958:
951:
944:
937:
930:
923:
915:
906:
900:
884:
875:
866:
857:
848:
839:
830:
821:
812:
803:
794:
785:
769:
760:
751:
742:
733:
724:
715:
706:
697:
688:
679:
670:
661:
652:
643:
634:
625:
616:
607:
598:
589:
580:
571:
562:
553:
544:
535:
526:
517:
508:
499:
490:
481:
472:
463:
456:Going My Way
454:
445:
436:
427:
418:
409:
400:
391:
382:
373:
354:
342:
337:
327:
322:
304:
299:
298:(1955), and
295:
290:
286:Betty Hutton
271:
268:
263:
259:
254:
249:
215:
189:
188:
65:(1972-09-26)
1343:1972 deaths
1338:1908 births
1095:Road to Rio
1047:Holiday Inn
726:My Son John
717:Let's Dance
618:Road to Rio
420:Holiday Inn
367:Filmography
357:Los Angeles
334:Buddy Ebsen
330:Vilma Ebsen
278:Bing Crosby
124:Vilma Ebsen
79:Nationality
1312:Categories
1275:2022-05-27
1236:2022-05-27
1212:2022-05-27
1169:2022-05-27
1131:9 November
1102:References
1087:Blue Skies
920:– producer
880:– composer
853:– composer
844:– composer
756:– producer
747:– producer
573:Blue Skies
345:Nan Martin
305:He joined
246:Ernst Toch
153:Nan Martin
1164:0362-4331
939:Good News
627:Dear Ruth
302:(1956).
206:Paramount
202:Hollywood
108:1930-1966
911:re-used)
787:May Wine
654:Good Sam
361:New York
294:(1954),
226:Montreal
194:Broadway
180:Children
82:American
1294:at the
977:(Paris)
967:Hot-Cha
173:
161:
157:
144:
132:
128:
113:Spouses
1203:
1162:
663:Saigon
262:, and
244:, and
73:, U.S.
54:, U.S.
1092:1947
1084:1946
1076:1945
1068:1945
1060:1944
1052:1943
1044:1942
1036:1941
914:1955
899:1954
883:1969
874:1964
865:1959
856:1959
847:1951
838:1949
829:1940
820:1939
811:1938
802:1937
793:1936
784:1935
768:1959
759:1957
750:1956
741:1954
732:1952
723:1952
714:1950
705:1949
696:1949
687:1949
678:1948
669:1948
660:1948
651:1948
642:1947
633:1947
624:1947
615:1947
606:1947
597:1947
588:1946
579:1946
570:1946
561:1945
552:1945
543:1945
534:1945
525:1945
516:1945
507:1945
498:1945
489:1944
480:1944
471:1944
462:1944
453:1944
444:1943
438:Dixie
435:1943
426:1943
417:1942
408:1942
399:1942
390:1942
381:1942
372:1941
351:Death
307:ASCAP
232:(now
222:piano
198:radio
163:(
159:
134:(
130:
1231:IMDb
1201:ISBN
1160:ISSN
1133:2021
886:Coco
877:Foxy
859:Juno
313:and
284:and
169:div.
140:div.
60:Died
41:Born
1193:doi
325:).
274:MGM
1314::
1229:.
1199:.
1191:.
1187:.
1154:.
1141:^
1121:.
1110:^
1032::
363:.
266:.
258:,
252:,
240:,
165:m.
136:m.
1239:.
1215:.
1195::
1172:.
1135:.
183:2
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
