births
May 17, 1921
Bob Merrill, American composer and screenwriter (died 1998)
Bob Merrill
Henry Robert Merrill Levan was an American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter. Merrill was one of the most successful songwriters of the 1950s on the US and UK single charts. His musicals for the Broadway stage include Carnival! and Funny Girl (lyrics).