Editing Moose Charlap (section)

==Career==
Charlap was also the composer for the 1969 television movie musical ''Hans Brinker,'' which had lyrics by [[Alvin Cooperman]] and starred [[Eleanor Parker]] (her singing voice was her own), [[Richard Basehart]], [[John Gregson]], [[Robin Askwith]], [[Roberta Tovey]], Sheila Whitmill, and [[Cyril Ritchard]]. It was based on the novel by [[Mary Mapes Dodge]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19691122&id=p85KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mukMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4585,5181894&hl=en "Moose Charlap Writes 9 'Hans Brinker' Songs" (''Schenectady Gazette TV Section'', November 22, 1969, p.14)]</ref> Charlap also wrote the song "First Impression" with lyrics by [[Carolyn Leigh]]. The song was dropped from the original 1954 production of ''Peter Pan'' but was recorded by [[Eydie Gorme]] in 1956. Other songs Charlap wrote that were not included in musicals include "English Muffins and Irish Stew," "Mademoiselle," "Great Day in the Morning," "My Favorite Song," and "Young Ideas."  [[Ella Fitzgerald]] recorded his "My Favorite Song" for [[Decca Records]] with an orchestra directed by [[Leroy Kirkland]].  Charlap was also a recording artist and had a single, "Good Old Fashioned Lovin'/It Was My Father's Habit," released on [[ABC Records|ABC]] in 1956.