Arthur Hamilton, who has died aged 98, was the songwriter behind the plaintive standards Cry Me a River and I Can Sing a Rainbow; he also shared an Oscar nomination with the composer Riz Ortolani for ...
A hit for Julie London in 1955, it was later recorded by — among many others — Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand and Michael Bublé, who praised it for its “darkness.” By Richard Sandomir Arthur ...
Oscar-nominated songwriter Arthur Hamilton, best known for classics like “Cry Me a River,” has passed away. His death was announced by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers on ...