Not to be confused with the Editor-in-Chief of Variety Timothy M. Gray, or American football player Tim Gray.
Timothy Gray (September 5, 1926 - March 17, 2007) was an American songwriter, author, singer and director, remembered for his partnership with Hugh Martin which produced High Spirits, a musical based on Noel Coward's play Blithe Spirit.
Biography
Gray, whose birth name was John Baker Gray, was born in Chicago and became a performer in vaudeville at the age of 16. He later performed on Broadway in musicals, including As the Girls Go, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and then television, before becoming a writer and composer.
He composed the songs for the Broadway musical
For his work on High Spirits, he was nominated for Tony Awards for Best Author (Musical), Best Composer and Lyricist, and Best Musical. His other Broadway credits were Good News (1971) as vocal arranger, and the 1974 revival of Johnny Johnson, as producer.
He died in Sarasota, Florida, at age 80.
References
- Timothy Gray at the IMDB
- playbill.com article, March 26, 2007
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