Merrill, Bob

Overview

Works:	539 works in 1,274 publications in 5 languages and 9,792 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Children's films Juvenile works Christmas films Animated films Musical films Biographical films Christmas television programs Animated television programs Children's television programs
Roles:	Author, Lyricist, Composer, Librettist, Performer, Author of screenplay, lbr, Other, Singer, Scenarist, Bibliographic antecedent, Interviewee, Translator
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Bob Merrill

Merrill, Bob. [Los Angeles Times, Feb. 19, 1998, B10 ; New York Times, Feb. 19, 1998, D24 ; People, Mar. 9, 1998, 77 ; Time, Mar. 2, 1998, 25 ; Times (of London), Feb. 21, 1998, 25a] by Harris M Lentz( )
Merrill, Bob : composer, author, director, producer by Authors and Publishers American Society of Composers( )

Most widely held works by Bob Merrill

Funny girl : original Broadway cast recording by Jule Styne( Recording )

60 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,410 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Barbra Streisand's big screen performance is captured on this soundtrack CD. Included are performances of People and I'm the Greatest Star

Funny girl by William Wyler( Visual )

21 editions published between 1968 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 1,372 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Follows the early career of Fanny Brice, her rise to stardom with the Ziegfeld Follies, and her stormy romance with Nicky Arnstein

Funny girl by Jule Styne( )

60 editions published between 1960 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 936 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Funny girl : a new musical by Isobel Lennart( Book )

3 editions published in 1964 in English and held by 754 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Based on incidents in the life of Fanny Brice shortly before and after World War I

Mr. Magoo's Christmas carol( Visual )

6 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 545 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The first-ever animated, made for television Christmas feature. The bumbling and lovable Mr Magoo stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in this hilarious musical retelling of Charles Dickens' heartwarming classic, A Christmas carol. Find out if Magoo's Ebenzer Scrooge has a ghost of a chance of learning the true meaning of Christmas as he leads a theatre company through a colourful production of Dickens' timeless tale"--Container

New girl in town; a new musical (based on the play Anna Christie by Bob Merrill( Book )

5 editions published in 1958 in English and held by 518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The original Christmas classics( Visual )

1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 385 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents seven animated Christmas tales, as they originally aired on network television. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer: A misfit reindeer and his friends look for a place that will accept them. Cricket on the hearth: tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful Cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the family, it's Crocket who comes to the rescue and restores peace and happiness. Frosty the snowman: A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat. Frosty returns: The continuing exploits of the famous snowman as he goes up against a more powerful force which threatens all of Christmas. Santa Claus is comin' to town: A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus. The little drummer boy: An orphan drummer boy who hated humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men on route to Bethlehem. Mr. Magoo's Christmas carol: The nearsighted Mr. Magoo doesn't have a ghost of a chance as Ebenezer Scrooge, unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve

Carnival : an original cast recording by Bob Merrill( Recording )

5 editions published between 1961 and 1994 in English and held by 259 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Carnival! by Bob Merrill( Recording )

19 editions published between 1961 and 1989 in 3 languages and held by 239 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

New girl in town : original cast recording by Bob Merrill( )

5 editions published between 1957 and 1994 in English and Undetermined and held by 236 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Take me along : original cast recording by Bob Merrill( Recording )

8 editions published between 1959 and 2009 in English and held by 213 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

New girl in town : original cast recording by Bob Merrill( Recording )

9 editions published between 1957 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Carnival! by Bob Merrill( Book )

9 editions published between 1961 and 1968 in English and Undetermined and held by 180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

National Theatre, David Merrick presents Anna Maria Alberghetti in "Carnival!" with James Mitchell, Pierre Olaf, Jerry Orbach, Henry Lascoe, George Marcy, Will Lee, Paul Sydell, Martin Brothers and Kaye Ballard, music and lyrics by Bob Merrill, book by Michael Stewart, based on material by Helen Deutsch, settings and lighting by Will Steven Armstrong, costumes by Freddy Wittop, musical direction and vocal arrangements by Saul Schechtman, orchestrations by Philip J. Lang, associate choreographer Gene Bayliss, dance arrangements by Peter Howard, puppets created and supervised by Tom TIchenor, designer and director of magic and illusion Roy Benson, coiffures by Michel Kazan, production, directed and choreographed by Gower Champion

Carnival! : vocal selection by Bob Merrill( )

2 editions published between 1961 and 1979 in English and held by 143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The original Christmas classics( Visual )

1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 118 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The little drummer boy: An orphan drummer boy who hated humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men on route to Bethlehem

Henry ... sweet Henry; a musical comedy in 2 acts by Bob Merrill( Book )

2 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Henry Orient, peripatetic rogue and composer of 'new music' is a legend in his own mind and skirt-chaser par excellence. Following Henry's every move are Val and Gil, two smitten teens who unwittingly blow the whistle on Henry and his various amours while chasing him up and down Manhattan."--From publisher's website

The singer's musical theatre anthology. a collection of songs from the musical stage, categorized by voice type, in authentic settings and original keys, edited for "16-bar" audition( )

2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 90 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Each selection is an excerpt from the song that would be particularly useful for an audition, with a piano introduction of 2 measures or less. Some excerpts are from the middle or end of the song

Sugar : original Broadway cast album by Jule Styne( Recording )

1 edition published in 1972 in English and held by 79 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Santa Claus is comin' to town( Visual )

4 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and held by 68 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Santa Claus is comin' to town!: The Burgermeister has outlawed toys from the children of Sombertown. Now, Kris Kringle will get his start as the world's most famous gift giver - Santa Claus - by struggling to bring toys and happiness to children

Lover's gold by Ella Fitzgerald( )

7 editions published in 1949 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 53 WorldCat member libraries worldwide