Background
Adamson, the son of Harold Adamson and Marion "Minnie" Campbell Adamson, was born and raised in Greenville, New Jersey.
Adamson, the son of Harold Adamson and Marion "Minnie" Campbell Adamson, was born and raised in Greenville, New Jersey.
Harvard University; University of Kansas.
Adamson suffered from polio as a child which limited the use of his right hand. Initially, Adamson was interested in acting but he began writing songs and poetry as a teenager. He went on to studying acting at the University of Kansas and Harvard.
Ultimately he entered into a songwriting contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933.
During his stint with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer he wrote many popular and successful songs, including the theme song for the hit sitcom "I Love Lucy".
He was nominated for five Academy Awards for lyrics to several original movie scores. He retired from songwriting in the early 1960s.
He was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. An Affair to Remember
Around the World
Comin" In on a Wing and a Prayer
Daybreak
Everything I Have Is Yours (with Burton Lane)
Ferry-Boat Serenade (with East Di Lazzaro)
I Couldn"t Sleep a Wink Last Night nominated for an Oscar for Best Song, also featured in the 1943 film Higher and Higher, sung by Frank Sinatra
I Love Lucy (And She Loves Maine)
lieutenant"s a Wonderful World
I"ve Come to California, theme song for the 1957-1959 National Broadcasting Company television series The Californians, set in San Francisco during the gold rush of the 1850s
A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening from the 1943 film Higher and Higher, sung by Frank Sinatra
Manhattan Serenade
My Resistance Is Low
The Little Manitoba Who Wasn"t There
There"s Something in the Air
Time on My Hands (with Mack Gordon and Vincent Youmans)
We"re Having A Baby (My Baby and Maine) 1941.
Music by Vernon Duke.
Sung by Desi Arnaz. When Loves Goes Wrong with Howard Hoagland Carmichael for Gentleman Prefer Blondes 1953 film. Where Are You?. Music by Jimmy McHugh.