Ralph Rainger
Ralph Rainger · Arts & Literature
Composer of 'Thanks for the Memory' (Academy Award 1938)
1901, New York City, United States — 1942, near Palm Springs, California, United States
United States
Ralph Rainger is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Composer of 'Thanks for the Memory' (Academy Award 1938)
Rainger was a Hollywood songwriter who, with lyricist Leo Robin, composed 'Thanks for the Memory', which won the 1938 Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Bob Hope's signature tune. He was born Ralph Reichenthal into a Jewish family in New York and died in an air crash in 1942.
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Composer of 'Thanks for the Memory' (Academy Award 1938)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Original Song
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