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As a writer of fiction and screen stories, Sally Benson, co-author of "Memphis Bound," has become a name to reckon with. Her piece was bought by the New Yorker, and she has been a steady contributor to that magazine ever since. Her brilliant short stories, which made her an O. Henry prize winner, are permanently collected in five books, "People Are Fascinating," "Emily," "Junior Miss," "Meet Me In St. Louis" and "Women and Children First." With Thornton Wilder, she wrote the screen play, "Shadow of a Doubt," for Alfred Hitchcock; the dialogue for the film; "Anna and the King of Siam," and the musical picture version of "Huckleberry Finn." She is also prominently identified with the films, "Meet Me In St. Louis," "National Velvet" and "Experiment Perilous."
Clay Warnick has been active on Broadway as a composer and orchestrator since 1939, when he arranged and revised the score for "The Ziegfeld Follies." Among the productions in which his name has figured are "Walk With Music," for which he arranged the music and served as conductor; "Early To Bed," last season's revival of "A Connecticut Yankee" and "Artists and Models," for which he arranged all Jane Froman's numbers so that the star, who was injured in a Lisbon plane crash, could appear without any visible awkwardness. His first complete composing assignment was for "Dream With Music," starring Vera Zorina. At fifteen, Warnick was a student at Colgate University, and founded its band, the Colgate Vikings. His first professional job was as a combination pianist, saxaphonist and clarinetist in a New York night club. A post with Famous Music Corporation followed, then came the Schaeffer Beer Show. "Voices on Parade," over WOR, and the orchestration and vocal staging for "Treasure Island" at the World's Fair.
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Albert Barker, co-author of the book, literally grew up in the famous Bush Temple Theatre in Chicago, home of the Midwest's super-stock company, where did everything from acting child parts to hawking chocolate coated peppermints. For a time, he collaborated with his father on short stories and movie scenarios, and then saw his first on Broadway play produced-"Buckaroo," with Nydia Westman in the leading part. Others were "Man on Stilts," presented by Arthur Hopkins; "Dirty Hands" and "American Holiday." He took to writing for the radio, and is considered one of the ablest craftsmen in his field, putting so much comedy and drama into his children's adventure stories that they are favorites with adults as well. He has a new comedy, "Tailspin," under option for fall production.
As one of the outstanding ochestrators of musical comedy tune, Don Walker helped materially in turning many a Broadway production into a hit, since brilliant orchestration today is a vital factor in the success of any musical. He has also been intermittently at work on his own compositions since the days he wrote the melodies for the Mask and Wig shows at the University of Pennsylvania. His first professional assignment was to arrange the music for Waring's Pennsylvanians, his next to do the same for Al Goodman's orchestra. "Panama Hattie" was his first Broadway show and immediately there was a great demand for his services. "Best Foot Forward," "By Jupiter," "Beat the Band," "Early To Bed," "Up in Central Park" and "Carousel" are some of the large-scale musicals which testify to his unique talent.
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