Jule Styne Anglo-American composer Date of Birth: 31.12.1905 Country: USA

1. Biography of Jule Stein
2. Early Career and Hollywood
3. Legacy and Recognition

Biography of Jule Stein

Jule Stein was an Anglo-American composer who achieved fame for his work on a number of Broadway shows, including both well-known productions and often revived ones. He was born on December 31, 1905, in London, England to Julius Kerwin Stein, a Jewish immigrant from Ukraine. At the age of 8, Jule and his family moved to Chicago, where he began taking piano lessons. The young prodigy performed in Chicago, St. Louis, and with the Detroit Symphonies before he turned 10. He enrolled in the Chicago Musical College, where he wrote a song for a teenager named Mike Todd, who would later become a successful film producer. Remarkably, this was the first of over 1500 official songs Stein composed during his long career.

Early Career and Hollywood

Stein formed his own dance group and made his breakthrough in Hollywood, performing alongside Frank Sinatra and beginning his collaboration with lyricist Sammy Cahn. Together with Cahn, Stein wrote numerous songs for films, including "It's Been a Long, Long Time," "Five Minutes More," and "Three Coins in the Fountain," the latter of which won an Academy Award.

Jule Stein contributed to the music of Richard Quine's 1955 drama "My Sister Eileen," with 10 of his songs being nominated for an Oscar. Most of these songs were co-written with Cahn, including "It Seems I Heard That Song Before," "I Fall in Love Too Easily," "It's Magic," and "I'll Walk Alone." In 1947, Stein made his Broadway debut as a composer for the musical "High Button Shoes" alongside Cahn, and went on to write the music for many Broadway shows over several decades. Some of his most famous works include "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "Peter Pan," "Bells Are Ringing," "Gypsy," "Do Re Mi," and "Funny Girl." He also composed the music for the musical "Sugar," based on the film "Some Like It Hot," with entirely new music, as well as the Tony-winning musical "Hallelujah, Baby!"

Legacy and Recognition

In addition to his collaborations with Leo Robin, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Bob Merrill, and Stephen Sondheim, Stein wrote original music for the Freedomland U.S.A. amusement park in The Bronx, New York City, which opened on June 19, 1960. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972 and the Theater Hall of Fame in 1981. Stein received a special Drama Desk Award and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1990. Jule Stein passed away on September 20, 1994, at the age of 88.