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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Vernon_DukeVernon Duke - Wikipedia

    Vernon Duke (10 October [O.S. 27 September] 1903 – 16 January 1969) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter who also wrote under his birth name, Vladimir Dukelsky.

  2. Duke Vernon, Russian-born American composer noted for his sophisticated melodies for films, Broadway musicals, and revues. Among his most popular songs are ‘April in Paris’ from the revue Walk a Little Faster (1932) and ‘I Can’t Get Started’ from Ziegfeld Follies of 1936.

  3. Vladimir Dukelsky was a much-respected Russian composer of classical music as well as a poet of some distinction. He became Vernon Duke, one of the most successful American songwriters sophisticated popular songs. He was born Vladimir Alexandrovich Dukelsky in Russia on October 10, 1903.

  4. Mar 11, 2023 · VERNON DUKE: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1940-41) First Movement: Allegro molto ELMIRA DARVAROVA, violin, SCOTT DUNN, conductor, ORF Vienna Radio Orch...

  5. Jan 24, 1999 · Vernon Duke, the Broadway songwriter, also found success after he returned to New York in 1929, but in sporadic bursts. Even his biggest Broadway hits were inconclusively received at first.

  6. www.imdb.com › name › nm0241216Vernon Duke - IMDb

    Vernon Duke. Soundtrack: Chinatown. Composer, songwriter ("April in Paris", "Autumn in New York", "I Can't Get Started"), author and pianist, educated at the Kiev Conservatory (which he entered at age thirteen) and a music student of Reinhold Gliere and Marian Dombrovsky.

  7. After serving in the Coast Guard in WWII he returned to Broadway and collaborated with Ogden Nash on Two’s Company, starring Bette Davis. During all this time Duke, a prolific writer, continued to compose concertos, symphonies and ballets, wrote his memoir in 1960, and in 1962 published his first book of poetry.

  8. www.wikiwand.com › en › Vernon_DukeVernon Duke - Wikiwand

    Vernon Duke ( 10 October [ O.S. 27 September] 1903 – 16 January 1969) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter who also wrote under his birth name, Vladimir Dukelsky.

  9. Jun 2, 2020 · Phillip Sear plays a subtle jazz-tinged barcarolle from 1942 by the Russian /American composer and songwriter Vernon Duke (1903-69).-----...

  10. Vernon Duke was an American composer/songwriter who also wrote under his birth name, Vladimir Dukelsky. He is best known for "Taking a Chance on Love," with lyrics by Ted Fetter and John Latouche (1940), "I Can't Get Started," with lyrics by Ira Gershwin (1936), "April in Paris," with lyrics by E. Y. ("Yip") Harburg (1932), and "What Is There ...