William Engvick(1914-2012)

Writer
Soundtrack

William Engvick was born on 1 July 1914 in Oakland, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Frantic (1988), Get Smart (2008) and King Ralph (1991). He died on 4 September 2012 in Oakland, California, USA.

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Known for

Frantic

6.8

Soundtrack("Where is your Heart" (Moulin Rouge))

1988

Get Smart

6.5

Soundtrack("Anna (El Negro Zumbón)")

2008

King Ralph

5.4

Soundtrack("Where is your Heart" (Moulin Rouge))

1991

Omnibus

8.2

TV Series

Writer(segment "Chicken Little")

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Writer

Omnibus
8.2
TV Series
- libretto (segment "Chicken Little")
- 1953

Soundtrack

Get Smart
6.5
- lyrics: "Anna (El Negro Zumbón)"
- 2008
Clockwatchers
6.6
- lyrics: "Where is your Heart" (Moulin Rouge)
- 1997
The Five Heartbeats
7.5
- lyrics: "9:20 Special"
- 1991
King Ralph
5.4
- lyrics: "Where is your Heart" (Moulin Rouge)
- 1991
Staying Together
6.1
- lyrics: "While We're Young"
- 1989
Frantic
6.8
- lyrics: "Where is your Heart" (Moulin Rouge)
- 1988
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
6.4
- lyrics: "Where is your Heart" (Moulin Rouge)
- 1973
Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club
TV Series
- lyrics: "9:20 Special"
- 1969
Up Jumped a Swagman
4.9
- lyrics: "Make It Soon" (Le Loup, la Biche et le Chevalier)
- 1965
The Lawrence Welk Show
6.9
TV Series
- lyrics: "Where is your Heart" (Moulin Rouge)
- 1964
The Jack Benny Program
8.5
TV Series
- lyrics: "While We're Young" (uncredited)
- 1959
Hansel and Gretel
7.6
TV Movie
- lyrics: "The Hansel and Gretel Song", "Market Today", "Men Run the World", "Evening Song", "Morning Song", "Eenie, Meenie, Mynie Moe", "What are Little Girls Made of ?"
- 1958
The Big Record
7.1
TV Series
- lyrics: "I'll Remember Today"
- 1957
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
8.4
TV Series
- lyrics: "While We're Young"
- 1956
Omnibus
8.2
TV Series
- lyrics: "Sleeping Beauty in the Woods"
- 1954

Personal details

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Born
- July 1, 1914
- Oakland, California, USA
Died
- September 4, 2012
- Oakland, California, USA

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Trivia
In 1956, he wrote the English lyrics of the French song "Donnez-moi tout ça" which were written in 1955 by André Hornez with the music of Henri Betti. The title song became "Give Me More" and the song was recorded in New York April 23, 1956 by Don Cherry with Ray Conniff and his Orchestra.