Songwriter. He was a prolific film musical song lyricist from the mid-1920s till the 70s. His chief collaborator was composer Ralph Rainger, working together for a decade between 1932 until Rainger's untimely death in 1942. They were under contract with Paramount Pictures until 1939 when they switched to 20th Century Fox Films, creating over 50 hit songs. Among the tunes Robin contributed lyrics to were "Thanks for The Memory", which was comedian Bob Hope's theme song; "Love in Bloom" which became comedian Jack Benny's theme song; "Blue Hawaii" and "Please." He and Rainger received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the 1938 hit "Thanks for The Memory." In the 1939 film" Gulliver's Travels," their song "Forever Faithful" was an Academy Award nomination. He also wrote with composers Richard Whiting ("Louise"), Jerome Kern, Arthur Schwartz, Harry Warren, Harold Arlen and Sigmund Romberg. With composer Jule Styne, he produced the songs for the 1953 musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," which included the songs "A Little Girl from Little Rock" and "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" with the latter popularized by Marilyn Monroe from the film version. These songs had been used for the 1949 stage version of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." On the list of the top 100 songs in American cinema of the 20th century, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" was 12th.
Songwriter. He was a prolific film musical song lyricist from the mid-1920s till the 70s. His chief collaborator was composer Ralph Rainger, working together for a decade between 1932 until Rainger's untimely death in 1942. They were under contract with Paramount Pictures until 1939 when they switched to 20th Century Fox Films, creating over 50 hit songs. Among the tunes Robin contributed lyrics to were "Thanks for The Memory", which was comedian Bob Hope's theme song; "Love in Bloom" which became comedian Jack Benny's theme song; "Blue Hawaii" and "Please." He and Rainger received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the 1938 hit "Thanks for The Memory." In the 1939 film" Gulliver's Travels," their song "Forever Faithful" was an Academy Award nomination. He also wrote with composers Richard Whiting ("Louise"), Jerome Kern, Arthur Schwartz, Harry Warren, Harold Arlen and Sigmund Romberg. With composer Jule Styne, he produced the songs for the 1953 musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," which included the songs "A Little Girl from Little Rock" and "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" with the latter popularized by Marilyn Monroe from the film version. These songs had been used for the 1949 stage version of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." On the list of the top 100 songs in American cinema of the 20th century, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" was 12th.
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