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My Take
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.
Overview
Jule Styne ( JOO-lee; born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was an English-American songwriter and composer widely known for a series of Broadway musicals, including several famous frequently-revived shows that also became successful films: Gypsy, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Funny Girl.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / songwriter / film score composer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Kennedy Center Honors
- 1993 Johnny Mercer Award
- 1955 Academy Award for Best Original Song
- 1968 Tony Award for Best Original Score
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Gypsy: A Musical Fable | — | |
| Notable work | One Night Stand | — |
6. Links
Composer — see all → · Songwriter — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.