Norman Gimbel
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Norman Gimbel was an American lyricist renowned for writing English-language lyrics to numerous popular songs and film themes, including classics like "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "The Girl from Ipanema."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norman Gimbel canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
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| instanceOf |
American lyricist
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human ⓘ lyricist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Song
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Grammy Award for Song of the Year ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor |
It Goes Like It Goes
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Killing Me Softly with His Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Norman Gimbel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications of a stroke ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Antonio Carlos Jobim
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Charles Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ João Gilberto NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Legrand NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-11-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-12-19 ⓘ |
| genre |
film music
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popular music ⓘ television music ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Songwriters Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Norman Gimbel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Canadian Sunset (lyrics)
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I Got a Name NERFINISHED ⓘ I Will Wait for You (English lyrics) NERFINISHED ⓘ It Goes Like It Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ Killing Me Softly with His Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Meditation (English lyrics) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ready to Take a Chance Again NERFINISHED ⓘ So Nice (Summer Samba) (English lyrics) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sway (English lyrics) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Girl from Ipanema (English lyrics) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Happy Days Theme NERFINISHED ⓘ The Laverne & Shirley Theme (Making Our Dreams Come True) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lyricist
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songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Montecito, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteLyricsFor |
I Got a Name
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I Will Wait for You (English version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Killing Me Softly with His Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Meditation (English version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ready to Take a Chance Again NERFINISHED ⓘ So Nice (Summer Samba) (English version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sway (English version) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Girl from Ipanema (English version) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Happy Days Theme NERFINISHED ⓘ The Laverne & Shirley Theme (Making Our Dreams Come True) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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