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Allen Boretz (1900–1985), was an American songwriter, playwright and screenwriter. The great success of his and John Murray's Broadway hit Room Service (1937) led to offers from Hollywood, and he wrote and co-wrote screenplays from the late 1930s through the 1940s.
Allen Boretz. Songwriter ("Whistling in the Dark", "Love is Like That"), writer, author and producer, educated at City College of New York and New York University. He joined ASCAP in 1941, and his chief musical collaborators included Walter Samuels, Ned Lehac and Dana Suesse.
- Writer, Soundtrack
- August 31, 1900
- Allen Boretz
- May 21, 1986
Allen Boretz. Writer: Copacabana. Songwriter ("Whistling in the Dark", "Love is Like That"), writer, author and producer, educated at City College of New York and New York University. He joined ASCAP in 1941, and his chief musical collaborators included Walter Samuels, Ned Lehac and Dana Suesse.
- August 31, 1900
- May 21, 1986
Room Service is a farce written by Allen Boretz and John Murray. It was originally produced by George Abbott and debuted at the Cort Theatre in New York City on May 19, 1937. Its initial production ran for 500 performances, closing on July 16, 1938.
CharacterActorLeo DavisSasha SmirnoffTimothy HogarthJack ByrneJoseph GribbleClifford Dunstan*May 23, 1986 · Allen Boretz, a playwright, Hollywood screenwriter and co-author of the play ''Room Service,'' died of cancer Wednesday at the Branford (Conn.) Hospice. He was 85 years old and lived in...
Jun 8, 2023 · Allen Boretz was an American songwriter, playwright and screenwriter. The great success of his and John Murray's Broadway hit Room Service (1937) led to offers from Hollywood, and he wrote and co-wrote screenplays from the late 1930s through the 1940s.
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