February 26, 2003
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Songwriter Tom Glazer, 88, died Friday, February 21, 2003. From his New York Times obituary:
“Tom Glazer occasionally speculated about meeting St. Peter at the Pearly Gates and being asked what he accomplished in music.”
Glazer:
From the official Department of Defense
Korean War Commemoration website:
Title
Composer
America the Beautiful
W: Katherine Lee Baker,
M: Samuel A. Ward
The Battle Hymn
of the Republic
W: Julia Ward Howe,
M: Traditional
The Marine’s Hymn
W: Anonymous,
M: Jacques Offenbach
My Country ‘Tis of Thee
W: Samuel Francis Smith
M: Traditional
Old Soldiers Never Die
Tom Glazer
Sound Off
Willie Lee Duckworth
Stars and Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa
Washington Post March
John Philip Sousa
West Point Suite
Darius Milhand
You’re a Grand Old Flag
George M. Cohan
Also from the New York Times:
“In 1957 he composed songs and background music for ‘A Face in the Crowd,’ a film directed by Elia Kazan.”
“His brother, who spelled his name Sidney Glazier, died in December. He produced the 1968 movie version of ‘The Producers.’”
St. Peter:
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