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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_Wright_(musical_writer)Robert Wright (musical writer) - Wikipedia

    Songwriter, lyricist. Robert Craig Wright (September 25, 1914 – July 27, 2005) was an American composer-lyricist for Hollywood and the musical theatre, best known for the Broadway musical and musical film Kismet, for which he and his professional and romantic partner George Forrest adapted themes by Alexander Borodin and added lyrics.

    • Robert Craig Wright
    • July 27, 2005 (aged 90), Miami, Florida, U.S.

  2. www.wikiwand.com › en › Robert_Wright_(musical_writer)Robert Wright (musical writer) - Wikiwand

    Robert Craig Wright was an American composer-lyricist for Hollywood and the musical theatre, best known for the Broadway musical and musical film Kismet, for which he and his professional and romantic partner George Forrest adapted themes by Alexander Borodin and added lyrics. Kismet was one of several Wright and Forrest creations that was commissioned by impresario Edwin Lester for the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. Song of Norway, Gypsy Lady, Magdalena, and their adaptation of The Great ...

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  4. www.nytimes.com › 2005/08/02 › theaterRobert Wright, 90, Dies; Wrote Broadway Musicals - The New ...

    Aug 2, 2005 · Aug. 2, 2005. Robert Wright, a composer and lyricist who, with his professional partner, George Forrest, made Broadway audiences swoon to the unlikely strains of Edvard Grieg and Alexander Borodin ...

  5. www.latimes.com › news › la-me-wright30jul30-storyRobert Wright, 90; Composer, Lyricist for Musicals and Films

    Times Staff Writer. Robert Wright, a Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist whose songwriting collaboration with George “Chet” Forrest included the hit Broadway musicals “Song of Norway ...

  6. www.theguardian.com › news › 2005Robert Wright | Musicals | The Guardian

    Robert Wright, who has died aged 90, was a composer and lyricist noted for musical adaptation. Together with his collaborator, George Forrest, he fashioned new musicals from the works of classical ...

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  8. www.playbill.com › article › robert-wright-composerRobert Wright, Composer-Lyricist of Kismet, Grand ... - Playbill

    Composer-lyricist Robert Wright who, with writing partner George Forrest, penned lyrics and wrote music for Kismet, Grand Hotel, Song of Norway and other musicals, died at his Miami home of ...

  9. www.mtishows.com › people › robert-wrightRobert Wright | Music Theatre International

    Robert Wright born September 25, 1914 - (Daytona Beach) - died Wednesday August 2, 2005 (Miami) and George Chet Forrest born July 31, 1915 (Brooklyn) - died Oct. 10, 1999 (Miami) wrote together in the longest continual partnership in the history of musical theatre. They got their start in Hollywood and were equally comfortable writing for the ...