Editing Moose Charlap

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{{Infobox person
| name               = Moose Charlap
| birth_name         = Morris Isaac Charlip
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1928|12|19}}
| birth_place        = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1974|7|8|1928|12|19}}
| death_place        = [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| known_for          = ''[[Peter Pan (1954 musical)|Peter Pan]]'' (1954)
| spouse             = [[Sandy Stewart (singer)|Sandy Stewart]]
| relatives          = [[Bill Charlap]] (son)
| other_names        = Moose Charlap
}}
'''Morris Isaac''' "'''Moose'''" '''Charlap''' ({{Ne|Charlip}}; December 19, 1928 – July 8, 1974) was an American [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[composer]] best known for ''[[Peter Pan (1954 musical)|Peter Pan]]'' (1954), for which [[Carolyn Leigh]] wrote the lyrics.<ref>[[google:"Moose+Charlap"&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0 v2B593NAhVK8IMKHQn2CW8QsAQIJQ&biw=1278&bih=1342#imgrc=CYrSL1WJIkWtaM:|Photograph of Morris "Moose" Charlap]]</ref> The idea for the show came from [[Jerome Robbins]], who planned to have a few songs by Charlap and Leigh.<ref>[http://www.gettyimages.com/pictures/composer-moose-charlap-and-lyricist-carolyn-leigh-during-a-news-photo-512975289 Photograph of Moose Charlap and Carolyn Leigh at work on ''Peter Pan'']</ref> It evolved into a full musical, with additional songs by [[Jule Styne]] and [[Betty Comden]] and [[Adolph Green]]. The original run of ''Peter Pan'' on Broadway starred [[Mary Martin]] as [[Peter Pan]] and [[Cyril Ritchard]] as [[Captain Hook]].

==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.

==Family==
Born '''Morris Isaac Charlip''' to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family in [[Philadelphia]],<ref name="TampaFed">{{Cite web |title=Jews in the News: Mike Nichols, Yael Grobglas and Dominic Fumusa {{!}} Tampa JCCs and Federation |url=https://www.jewishtampa.com/jews-in-the-news/jews-in-the-news-mike-nichols-dominic-fumusa-and |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=www.jewishtampa.com |language=en-US}}</ref> he married singer [[Sandy Stewart (singer)|Sandy Stewart]], whose biggest hit was "[[My Coloring Book]]" in 1962.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19630303&id=d0IqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7E4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3714,1194395&hl=en Crosby, Joan {''TV Graphic''}. "She Sang Too Well" (''The Pittsburgh Press TV Graphic'', March 3, 1963, Page 3)]</ref> Jazz pianist [[Bill Charlap]] is their son. They also had a daughter, Katherine. He and his first wife, Elizabeth, were the parents of a daughter, Anne, and son, Tom, a bass player.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/31/nyregion/the-comeback-of-sandy-stewart.html Klein, Alvin. "The Comeback of Sandy Stewart" (''The New York Times'', July 31, 1994)]</ref>

Charlap, who lived with his wife and children on [[Manhattan|Manhattan's]] [[East Side (Manhattan)|East Side]], died at [[Lenox Hill Hospital]] in 1974 at the age of 45.<ref>[http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1974/07/10/79582219.html?action=click&contentCollection=Archives&module=LedeAsset&region=ArchiveBody&pgtype=article&pageNumber=40 "Morris I. Charlap, Composer, 45, Dies" (''The New York Times'', July 10, 1974, p.40)]</ref>

==Musicals==
* ''[[Peter Pan (1954 musical)|Peter Pan]]'' (1954, revivals in 1979, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999)
* ''[[Whoop-Up]]'' (1958)
* ''[[The Conquering Hero]]'' (1961)
* ''Through the Looking Glass'' (1966) – television musical<ref>[https://masterworksbroadway.com/music/alice-looking-glass-1966-television-soundtrack/ ''Alice Through the Looking Glass'' at ''Masterworks Broadway'']</ref>
* ''[[Kelly (musical)|Kelly]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Jerome Robbins' Broadway]]'' (musical revue; 1989), featured as [[songwriter]] for "Peter Pan"
* ''Clown Around'' (1972)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0152943|Moose Charlap}}
* {{IBDB name|11511|Mark Charlap}}
* {{Playbill person|mark-charlap-vault-0000017556|Mark Charlap}}

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