Jule Styne

What strikes me about Jule Styne is staying power. Anyone can write a hit; very few write melodies that the public keeps singing decades after the composer is gone. Gypsy, Funny Girl, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes are not period curiosities but living theater, constantly revived and refilmed. I admire that the awards almost feel secondary to the real achievement: an instinct for the hummable line. As an English-born talent who conquered Broadway, he embodies the immigrant artist remaking American song. He spent nearly nine decades chasing melody, and the durability of that catalog is the truest measure of his gift.

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Name (English)

Jule Styne

Name (Japanese)

ジューリー・スタイン

Reading

じゅーりー・すたいん

Born

December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

composer / songwriter / film score composer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Snake

Awards & achievements

• Kennedy Center Honors
• 1993 Johnny Mercer Award
• 1955 Academy Award for Best Original Song
• 1968 Tony Award for Best Original Score

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.julestyne.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jule%20Styne
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q587741

Tags

• composer
• songwriter
• film score composer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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