Norman Gimbel
Norman Gimbel · Arts & Literature
Song lyricist
1927, Brooklyn, New York, USA — 2018, Montecito, California, USA
United States
Norman Gimbel is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Song lyricist
Norman Gimbel was an American lyricist and songwriter who wrote or co-wrote enduring standards including the English lyrics to 'The Girl from Ipanema', 'Killing Me Softly with His Song', and 'Canadian Sunset', and won the Academy Award for the song 'It Goes Like It Goes'. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn.
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Song lyricist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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