Bill Giant
Bill Giant | |
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| Born | March 2, 1930 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 26, 1987 (aged 57) |
| Other names | Bill "Harvey" Zimmerman, Billy Merman |
| Occupations | Songwriter, real estate agent |
Bill Giant (March 2, 1930 – November 26, 1987) was an American songwriter whose work included over 40 songs for Elvis Presley.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Giant grew up in New York City and was known as Bill "Harvey" Zimmerman. He was part of the popular songwriting team Giant, Baum and Kaye, writing songs with Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye. The majority of their work was used in Presley movies, although their most popular recording was "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" which reached No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No.1 on the U.K. singles chart in 1963.[1] They were also credited with writing the American version of Osamu Tezuka's anime "Kimba the White Lion" (1965). Giant became a realtor in Middlesex County, New Jersey in his later years. His other memorable name was Billy Merman. He died in 1987, at the age of 57.
Other works
[edit | edit source]His other works include songs in the following films:
- Roustabout
- Viva Las Vegas (The title track was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.)
- Fun in Acapulco
- Girls! Girls! Girls!
- It Happened at the World's Fair
- Kissin' Cousins
- Girl Happy
- Harum Scarum
- Frankie and Johnny[2]
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style
- Spinout
- Easy Come, Easy Go
- Double Trouble
- Live a Little, Love a Little
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Bill Giant at IMDb
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