Herb Magidson

Herb Magidson, the first Academy Award winner for Best Song in a Motion Picture for “The Continental”, was born in Braddock, Pennsylvania on January 7, 1906.

Collaborating with songwriters like Con Conrad, Allie Wrubel, Ben Oadland, Carl Sigman, Michael Cleary, Jule Styne, Sam Stept and Sammy Fain, Magidson produced a catalog of hits. Other than “The Continental”, he wrote “How Long Has This Been Going On?”, “Music, Maestro, Please”, “Gone With the Wind”, “Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later than You Thing)”, “I’ll Buy That Dream”, “The Masquerade Is Over”, “Something I Dreamed Last Night”, “Midnight in Paris”, “I’ll Dance at Your Wedding”, “Roses in December”, “I’m Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight”, “Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There”, “Black-Eyed Susan Brown”, “I Can’t Love You Any More”, “Good Night Angel”, “H’lo, Baby”, “Singin’ in the Bathtub”, “Conchita Lopez”, “Hummin’ to Myself”, “A Pink Cocktail for a Blue Lady”, “Violins from Nowhere”, “Linger in My Arms a Little Longer, Baby” and “My Impression of You”.