Ben Weisman Net Worth

Ben Weisman Net Worth is
$19 Million

Ben Weisman Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018


Date Of BirthNovember 16, 1921
Died2007-05-20
Place Of BirthProvidence, Rhode Island, USA
ProfessionSoundtrack, Composer
EducationJuilliard School
NationalityAmerican
MoviesChange of Habit, Hot Rods to Hell, L'Amour
Star SignScorpio
#Quote
1I approached writing for Elvis differently than I did for any other artist. The songs had to have a combination of blues, country, rock and pop...With each new Elvis movie, more of my songs were being recorded...I was becoming the only songwriter to have so many songs recorded by him.
#Fact
1He was sent a script for the movie "Jailhouse Rock" and asked to write a song for it. He didn't even meet Presley until the following year.
2He was a music director in the US Army Air Corps during WWII.
3Weisman, whom Elvis Presley dubbed "the mad professor," wrote or co-wrote a string of gold- and platinum-selling songs for Presley, including "Follow That Dream" and "Fame and Fortune." His songs include "Wooden Heart" for the movie "G.I. Blues," "Rock-a-Hula Baby" for "Blue Hawaii" and "Crawfish" for "King Creole.".
4He began writing for Presley in 1956 at the request of his music publisher, Jean Aberbach. He was 85 when he died.
5He also wrote for other pop stars, including Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Bobby Vee and the Beatles.
6Born in Providence, R.I., Weisman was raised in Brooklyn. He studied classical piano as a teenager and at the Juilliard School of Music.

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Krueger: The Slasher from Elm Street2014Short writer: "It Feels So Right"
Timeshift2012TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away2012writer: "Got A Lot o' Livin' to Do"
Hawaii Five-02012TV Series writer - 1 episode
Limitless2011/Iwriter: "Lonely Blue Boy"
Elvis: Love Me Tender - The Love Songs2009Video documentary writer: "As Long As I Have You"
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances2007Video writer: "Wooden Heart", "Rock-a-Hula Baby"
Big Love2007TV Series writer - 1 episode
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten2007Documentary writer: "Crawfish"
Kupetzky2006TV Series writer - 1 episode
Elvis: The Last 24 Hours2005TV Movie writer: "Fame and Fortune"
The Five People You Meet in Heaven2004TV Movie writer: "Pocketful of Rainbows" - as B. Weisman
Elvis Has Left the Building2004writer: "Follow That Dream"
7th Heaven2002TV Series writer - 1 episode
Punch-Drunk Love2002writer: "Danny Lonely Blue Boy"
The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-19692002Video documentary writer: "Follow That Dream"
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970)2000TV Movie documentary writer: "Rock-a-Hula Baby"
Dark City1998writer: "The Night Has 1000 Eyes"
Fully Booked1997TV Series writer - 1 episode
Jerry Maguire1996writer: "Pocketful of Rainbows"
Stars in Their Eyes1996TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Flirting with Disaster1996writer: "Lend Me Your Comb"
Crossroads of Laredo1995Short lyrics: "Crossroads of Laredo"
Se7en1995writer: "In the Beginning"
Blue in the Face1995performer: "Beyond The Realm" - as Mad Professor
Jersey Girl1992performer: "YOUR LOVE" / writer: "YOUR LOVE"
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock & Roll1991Video documentary writer: "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" - as Benjamin Weisman
The Outsiders1983writer: "Lend Me Your Comb" - as Benjamin Weisman
This Is Elvis1981writer: "As Long As I Have You", "Rock-A-Hula Baby" - uncredited
Good Old Days Part II1978TV Special writer: "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes"
Death on the Nile1978writer: "Frankie and Johnny" - uncredited
The Story of Elvis Presley1977Documentary writer: "Fame and Fortune"
Sammy and Company1975TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Benny Hill Show1974TV Series writer - 1 episode
So Evil, My Sister1974music: "Where Did I Go Wrong?"
L'Amour1973lyrics: "Theme from L'Amour" / music: "Theme from L'Amour"
Change of Habit1969music: "Change of Habit", "Let Us Pray"
The Trouble with Girls1969writer: "Signs of the Zodiac" - uncredited
Stay Away, Joe1968writer: "Stay Away, Joe", "All I Needed Was the Rain" uncredited
Peggio per me... meglio per te1967writer: "Wooden Heart" - as Neisman
Clambake1967writer: "Clambake", "How Can You Lose What You Never Had"
Double Trouble1967writer: "There's So Much World To See", "It Won't Be Long" - uncredited
Easy Come, Easy Go1967writer: "Easy Come, Easy Go"
Spinout1966writer: "I'll Be Back" - uncredited
Hold On!1966writer: "Make Me Happy", "The George and Dragon", "Got A Feeling", "We Want You, Herman", "Wild Love", "Gotta Get Away"
Paradise, Hawaiian Style1966writer: "A Dog's Life"
Frankie and Johnny1966writer: "Chesay", "Frankie and Johnny", "Hard Luck" - uncredited
When the Boys Meet the Girls1965"Mail Call"
Hollywood a Go Go1965TV Series writer - 1 episode
Tickle Me1965writer: "It Feels So Right", "Slowly But Surely"
Shindig!1965TV Series writer - 4 episodes
Girl Happy1965writer: "Do The Clam", "Cross My Heart and Hope to Die" - uncredited
Roustabout1964writer: "It's Carnival Time"
Fun in Acapulco1963writer: "Fun In Acapulco"
It Happened at the World's Fair1963writer: "Beyond the Bend", "Happy Ending" - uncredited
Just for Fun1963writer: "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes"
Kid Galahad1962writer: "This Is Living", "Riding the Rainbow", "I Got Lucky"
Follow That Dream1962as Bernie Weisman, "Follow That Dream"
Blue Hawaii1961writer: "Almost Always True", "Rock-a-Hula Baby", "Moonlight Swim"
Wild in the Country1961writer: "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell", "In My Way" - uncredited
G.I. Blues1960writer: "Wooden Heart", "Pocketful Of Rainbows"
Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley1960TV Special writer: "Fame and Fortune"
King Creole1958writer: "Crawfish", "Don't Ask Me Why", "As Long As I Have You"
Jailhouse Rock1957writer: "Don't Leave Me Now" - uncredited
Loving You1957writer: "Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do"

Composer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Crossroads of Laredo1995Short
L'Amour1973

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Change of Habit1969orchestrator

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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