Marshall Barer
About
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Music (Feature Film)
Writer (Special)
Music (Special)
Special Thanks (Special)
Life Events
1946
Illustrated the Esquire Jazz Book of 1946
1951
Began collaborating with Dean Fuller
1956
With Fuller, wrote several songs for the Broadway revue "New Faces of 1956"
1957
Contributed three songs and a sketch to the Ziegfeld Follies starring Beatrice Little
1959
Was lyricist and book writer for "Once Upon a Mattress" along with Dean Fuller and Jay Thompson
1966
Wrote five songs for the off-Broadway revue "The Mad Show" along with Mary Rodgers, the composer of "Once Upon A Mattress"
1966
Was lyricist for the less successful Broadway production "Pousse-Cafe" featuring music by Duke Ellington
1971
Moved to Los Angeles and opened an art gallery
1992
Wrote along with David Colin Ross "Beyond Compare", a song for Henry Jaglom's film "Venice/Venice"; also appeared in the film with Ross
1996
"Once Upon A Mattress" was revived on Broadway starring Sarah Jessica Parker
1996
Teamed up with Michael Feinstein, writing the theme song for the television production of Ivana Trump's novel "For Love Alone" (CBS)
1998
His lesser known musical "Happy Lot" was performed by Betty Garrett and Michael Feinstein at Theatre West in Hollywood
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