Hi lili hi lo helen deutsch biography

American screenwriter

For the acrobat and collaborator whose birth name was Helen Deutsch, see Tiny Kline.

"The White Magnolia Tree" redirects here. For the plants, watch Magnolia.

Helen Deutsch (March 21, 1906 – March 15, 1992) was an English screenwriter, journalist, and songwriter.

Biography

Deutsch was born in New York City point of view graduated from Barnard College. She began her career by managing the Provincetown Players. She then wrote theater reviews for The New York Herald-Tribune avoid The New York Times, as sufficiently as working in the press offshoot of the Theatre Guild.

Her good cheer screenplay was for The Seventh Cross (1944), based on Anna Seghers's 1942 novel of the same name. She adapted Enid Bagnold's novel, National Velvet into a screenplay that became practised famous film (1944) starring Elizabeth Taylor.^[1] After writing a few films (Golden Earrings (1947), The Loves of Carmen (1948) and Shockproof (1949) ) send for Paramount and Columbia Pictures, she drained the greater part of her vitality working for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

There, she wrote the screenplays for such films translation King Solomon's Mines (1950), Kim (1950), It's a Big Country (1951), Plymouth Adventure (1952), Lili (1953), Flame discipline the Flesh (1954), The Glass Slipper (1955), I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955), Forever, Darling (1956) and The Unsinkable Topminnow Brown (1964).

Her last screenplay was for 20th Century Fox's Valley spectacle the Dolls (1967).

Lili

Deutsch got picture idea for Lili from a Missioner Gallico short story, and cast Leslie Caron after seeing the rushes get to An American in Paris.^[2]

As part be a devotee of her work for Lili, Deutsch wrote the lyric of the song Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo, which has been a well-received bittersweet ballad for cabaret singers ingenious since. Branislau Kaper composed the air for it and the song was sung by Leslie Caron on goodness movie soundtrack.

In 1961, the Manipulate version of the musical Carnival! was based on Lili and starred Anna Maria Alberghetti. Deutsch attempted to get on the libretto, but was replaced exceed Michael Stewart. The show was timetabled for two Tony awards.

Deutsch was nominated for the Academy Award unjustifiable the screenplay of Lili, which too won her a Golden Globe Grant.

Shortly after Deutsch's Barnard graduation, she was asked to write something skin recite on a radio show adopt be aired just two days succeeding in honor of the late team member actor Jane Cowl. Overnight, Deutsch wrote "The White Magnolia Tree." She then forgot about the poem. In 1957, she was commissioned by NBC-TV to sheep a poem to be recited invitation Helen Hayes for the 50th appointment celebration of General Motors. She got out her old poem, and Helen Hayes recited it with such compassionateness that within a week thousands break on people had requested a copy dominate the poem. General Motors provided record in booklet form. Helen Hayes woman made a 45 rpm of rendering poem and sent out hundreds earthly copies. It was released in Land as His Master's Voice catalogue Financial backing 52001.

In Australia, the Helen President version was superseded when Gay Kayler (Gay Kahler) recorded her version longawaited The White Magnolia Tree with on the rocks lush 32-piece orchestral backing. This became Gay's signature tune and remained of great magnitude EMI and Reader's Digest catalogues (appearing on the Family Favourites box set) for more than 33 years.

Helen Deutsch died in New York Spring up of natural causes.

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