Ray Evans

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born: 04/Feb/1915 (Salamanca, New York, USA)
died: 15/Feb/2007 (Los Angeles, California, USA)

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Raymond Bernard "Ray" Evans was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and songwriting duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films. Evans wrote the lyrics and Livingston the music for the songs.

Livingston and Evans won Academy Awards in 1948 for the song "Buttons and Bows", written for the movie "The Paleface"; in 1950 for the song "Mona Lisa", written for the movie Captain Carey, U.S.A.; and in 1956 for the song "Que Sera Sera", written for the movie "The Man Who Knew Too Much. Livingston and Evans also wrote popular TV themes for shows including "Bonanza" and "Mr. Ed".

In 1958, the songwriting team was nominated for a Tony Award for the musical "Oh, Captain!". Evans also collaborated separately with Henry Mancini, Max Steiner, and Victor Young.

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