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Johnnie Temple
1905
Born Omaha, Nebraska
1914
Graduated Temple Israel School
Started dance school
1910
Performed on local variety show for WNAL
1921
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
1927
Graduated Radcliffe and moved to New York City
Becomes rehearsal pianist for Whoopie and The New Moon
1928
1930
Famous Music publishes Baby's Birthday Party and Guy Lombardo records it
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.
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
1935
Composed her first ballet opera, The Magic of Spring and marries Lestor Cowan abourd the Santa Elena
Works with Kurt Weill on movie Blockade, writes english lyrics for movie Algiers and adapts opera Martha into English
1937
1939
Adapts Strauss' The Gypsy Baron to English.
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
Composes music for movie Commandos Strike at Dawn
1942
1944
Music directs/ composes score for movie Tomorrow the World!
Collaborates on Oh Susannah!
1947
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
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.
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
1956
Writes Too Big a Price as theme for Adlai E. Stevenson's presidential campaign
Suffers an accident that leaves her confined to a wheelchair
1979
1990
Husband, Lestor Cowan dies
Ann Ronell dies.
1993
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