Ray Evans

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American lyricist human lyricist songwriter

Ray Evans was an American lyricist best known for writing classic popular songs and film music, often in collaboration with composer Jay Livingston.

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Label Occurrences
Ray Evans canonical 6

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American lyricist ⓘ
human ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Buttons and Bows"

Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Mona Lisa"

Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"
collaborator Jay Livingston ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
employer Paramount Pictures ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans ⓘ
fieldOfWork film music ⓘ
popular music ⓘ
songwriting ⓘ
genre film music ⓘ
popular music ⓘ
hasCreativePartner Jay Livingston ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
notableAchievement co-wrote multiple Christmas standards ⓘ
co-wrote several classic Hollywood film songs ⓘ
co-wrote theme songs for American television series ⓘ
notableAward Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ
notableSongWrittenFor Bing Crosby ⓘ
Dean Martin ⓘ
Doris Day ⓘ
Nat King Cole ⓘ
notableWork Almost in Your Arms ⓘ
Bonanza theme song ⓘ
Buttons and Bows ⓘ
Dear Heart ⓘ
Golden Earrings ⓘ
Mister Ed theme ⓘ
surface form: Mister Ed theme song

Mona Lisa ⓘ
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) ⓘ
Silver Bells ⓘ
Stuff Like That There ⓘ
Tammy ⓘ
The Third Man Theme ⓘ
surface form: The 3rd Man Theme (lyrics version)

The Cat and the Canary (song) ⓘ
To Each His Own ⓘ
Whatever Will Be, Will Be ⓘ
occupation lyricist ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
partnership Livingston and Evans ⓘ
workLocation Hollywood ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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Silver Bells → lyricist → Ray Evans ⓘ
Jay Livingston → collaboratedWith → Ray Evans ⓘ
Jay Livingston → notablePartner → Ray Evans ⓘ
The Lemon Drop Kid → hasSongWrittenBy → Ray Evans ⓘ
Bonanza → themeMusicComposer → Ray Evans ⓘ
The Paleface → songLyricist → Ray Evans ⓘ