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Johnnie Temple

Blue band
tiny dancer

1905

Born Omaha, Nebraska

1914

Graduated Temple Israel School

temple israel

Started dance school

1910

Performed on local variety show for WNAL

1921

woman at vintage radio

1923

Graduated Central High School and went to Wheaton College in MA

Transferred to Radcliffe where she interview George Gershwin for the school paper

1926

Radcliffe symbol

1927

Graduated Radcliffe and moved to New York City

lady liberty

Becomes rehearsal pianist for Whoopie and The New Moon

1928

kay swift rehearsal pianist

1930

Famous Music publishes Baby's Birthday Party and Guy Lombardo records it

woman with dress blowing in breeze

Ann's song Let's Go Out in the Open Air is featured in Shoot the Works! a musical review

1931

1932

Rain of the Roof published by Famous Music and recorded by Paul Whitman, Willow Weap for Me publishd by Irving Berlin.

willow tree

Merry Go Round featured in a Radio City Music Hall production, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf published and toured the midwest with WAMPAS

1934

Radio_city musical hall sign

1935

Composed her first ballet opera, The Magic of Spring and marries Lestor Cowan abourd the Santa Elena

large ship wedding

Works with Kurt Weill on movie Blockade, writes english lyrics for movie Algiers and adapts opera Martha into English

1937

couple kissing in Algiers

1939

Adapts Strauss' The Gypsy Baron to English.

Composer Strauss

An American score for Martha is published by Schirmer

1940

1941

Hired as composer and music director for Magic in the Music, collaborated on The Chocolate Solider and composes Count Me In for Broadway

Magic In Music cover text
tin soldier

Composes music for movie Commandos Strike at Dawn

1942

Commando

1944

Music directs/ composes score for movie Tomorrow the World!

Tomorrow The World!

Collaborates on Oh Susannah!

1947

Story of G. I. Joe

1946

Recieves Academy Award nomination for her song, Linda from the Story of G. I Joe.

Composes music for movie The Story of G. I. Joe.

1945

1948

Works with Kurt Weill on One Touch of Venus

Composer Kurt Weill

Composes score for Love Happy and WIllow Weap for Me is recorded by Stan Kenton

1949

1952

Writes words and music for theme from film The River.

Love Happy Marx Brothers

Sues Disney over credit for her role in composing Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf and writes the words and music for The Great Adventure.

1955

Big Bad Wolf

1956

Writes Too Big a Price as theme for Adlai E. Stevenson's presidential campaign

Adlai Campaign

Suffers an accident that leaves her confined to a wheelchair

1979

1990

Husband, Lestor Cowan dies

Lester Cowan, Ann Ronell's husband

Ann Ronell dies.

1993

Ballet Opera
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1905 Omaha Nebraska telephone book
Schirmer publishing logo
martha the opera
martha the opera
The River movie
The River the movie
The River the Movie
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