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Hugh Martin

Hugh Martin
Birth name Hugh Martin
Born (1914-08-11)August 11, 1914
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Died March 11, 2011(2011-03-11) (aged 96)
Genres Musical theater
Occupation(s) Composer, vocal coach, playwright
Years active 1941–2011
Associated acts Ralph Blane, Judy Garland

Hugh Martin (August 11, 1914 – March 11, 2011) was an American musical theater and film composer, arranger, vocal coach, and playwright. He was best known for his score for the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me In St. Louis, in which Judy Garland sang three Martin songs, "The Boy Next Door," "The Trolley Song," and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." The last of these has become a Christmas season standard in the United States and around the English-speaking world. Martin became a close friend of Garland and was her accompanist at many of her concert performances in the 1950s, including her appearances at the Palace Theater.

Martin was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Ellie Gordon (Robinson) and Hugh Martin, Sr., an architect. He attended Birmingham-Southern College where he studied music.

He was a member of the Beta Beta Chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

Martin wrote the music, and in some cases the lyrics, for five Broadway musicals: Best Foot Forward (1941); Look Ma, I'm Dancin'! (1948); Make a Wish (1951); High Spirits (1964) (music and lyrics, with Timothy Gray); and Meet Me In St. Louis (1989), a stage version of the film with an expanded score by Martin and Ralph Blane. He also composed the songs for the West End musical Love from Judy (1952).


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