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name: "Gene de Paul"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gene-de-paul"
roles: ["Songs"]
born: "17 June 1919"
died: "27 February 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T02:51:24.286890+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gene de Paul

Songs. Born 17 June 1919 in New York City, New York, U.S.. Died 27 February 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Songs
- **Born:** 17 June 1919, New York City, New York, U.S.
- **Died:** 27 February 1988
- **Active:** 1951–1954
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 writing, 1 crew
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2083691

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Seven Brides for Seven Brothers*](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md) (76)

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## Biography

Gene de Paul was an American composer, songwriter and pianist. Born in New York City, he studied piano privately and worked as a pianist in dance orchestras and as an arranger before serving in the US Army during the Second World War. He joined ASCAP in 1941.

De Paul wrote songs for several Hollywood films, often in collaboration with lyricists Johnny Mercer and Don Raye. His credits include the songs for *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), *Alice in Wonderland* (1951) and *The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad* (1949). He received an Academy Award nomination for the song “Pig Foot Pete” from *Hellzapoppin'* (1941). On Broadway he composed the score for *Li'l Abner* (1956). He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, songhall.org, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Wrote (1)

- *Alice in Wonderland* (1951), Fi1m 71, Lyricist, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland.md)

### Crew (1) — the average rests on these

- *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), Fi1m 76, Music, Original Music Composer, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Disney's Halloween Treat* (1982), Music
- *Li'l Abner* (1959), as Songs
- *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), as Songs · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md)
- *Alice in Wonderland* (1951), Lyricist, Songs — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland.md)
- *The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad* (1949), as Songs
- *That Midnight Kiss* (1949), as Songs
- *A Song Is Born* (1948), Lyricist
- *A Date with Judy* (1948), as Songs
- *Hellzapoppin'* (1941), as Songs

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