Joseph J. Lilley

Born 1913-08-16 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Died 1971-01-01

Joseph J. Lilley (August 16, 1913 – January 1, 1971) was an American composer, songwriter and orchestrator. He was Music Director at Paramount Studios from 1941 and was involved in many of the studio's successful musicals in roles varying from vocal arranger to musical director. He worked closely with stars such as Bing Crosby, Martin and Lewis and Elvis Presley. Lilley was nominated at the 32nd Academy Awards for Li'l Abner in Best Musical Score. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph J. Lilley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.