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Picnic. " Theme from Picnic " is a popular song, originated in the 1955 movie Picnic, starring Kim Novak and William Holden, which was based on the play of the same name. The song is often referred to simply as "Picnic." The song was published in 1956 and the music was written by George Duning. Recordings of the song that feature lyrics also ...
March 8, 1956 [1] Label. Decca 29888. Songwriter (s) Moonglow: Will Hudson, Irving Mills and Eddie DeLange. Theme from Picnic: George Duning. " Moonglow and Theme from Picnic " is a 1956 -released medley of both "Moonglow" (1933) and " Theme from Picnic " (1955), by Morris Stoloff. It is from the film Picnic, starring William Holden and Kim Novak .
In the 1950s a medley of the song and George Duning's "Theme from Picnic ", orchestrated by Johnny Warrington (1911–1978), became quite popular, especially in an instrumental recording by Morris Stoloff, conductor of the film version by the Columbia Pictures Orchestra. Duning wrote the film's theme to counterpoint "Moonglow".
Music. The film's "Theme from Picnic", composed by George Duning and Steve Allen (although Allen's lyrics were not used in the film), was released in three versions: "Moonglow and Theme from 'Picnic'" by Morris Stoloff and the Columbia Pictures Orchestra reached #1 on the Billboard Top 100 and remained on the chart for 27 weeks.
Santa Monica, California. Occupation (s) Composer, arranger, conductor. Instrument (s) Saxophone. Labels. Coral Records. George Cates (October 19, 1911 – May 10, 2002) [1] was an American music arranger, conductor, songwriter and record executive known for his work with Lawrence Welk and his orchestra.
Teddy Bears' Picnic. " The Teddy Bears' Picnic " is a song consisting of a melody written in 1907 by American composer John Walter Bratton, and lyrics added in 1932 by Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy. It remains popular in Ireland and the United Kingdom as a children's song, having been recorded by numerous artists over the decades.
The show's theme song was "Teddy Bears' Picnic" as sung by Ann Stephens. Cincinnati's Don Kortekamp, who was an editor at WSAI, teamed up with Arthur to become the scriptwriter of Big Jon and Sparkie. Arthur originally created the character of Sparkie as a young scamp who would interrupt him while he was on the air.
Picnic. (play) Picnic is a 1953 play by William Inge. The play premiered at the Music Box Theatre, Broadway, on 19 February 1953 in a Theatre Guild production, directed by Joshua Logan, which ran for 477 performances. The original cast featured Ralph Meeker, Eileen Heckart, Arthur O'Connell, Janice Rule, Reta Shaw, Kim Stanley and Paul Newman.