Jimmy Van Heusen | |
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![]() Van Heusen playing the piano | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Edward Chester Babcock |
Born | Syracuse, New York, U.S. | January 26, 1913
Died | February 6, 1990 Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. | (aged 77)
Genres | Popular music |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, pianist |
Years active | Mid 1930s–late 1970s |
James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990[1]) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television, and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song.[2] Many of his compositions later went on to become jazz standards.