Lee Pockriss

Lee Pockriss is an American songwriter who has written many well-known popular songs and several scores for films and Broadway shows.

With Paul Vance he co-wrote "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", recorded in 1960 by Brian Hyland; the Grammy-nominated "Catch a Falling Star", recorded in 1957 by Perry Como; and the 1969 hit, "Tracy", recorded by The Cuff Links.

He also wrote Anita Bryant's "My Little Corner Of The World" (which received a 1975 Country Music Award), Shelley Fabares' "Johnny Angel", and the Clint Holmes song "Playground In My Mind."

With lyricist Anne Croswell he wrote the songs for the Broadway musical "Tovarich" starring Vivien Leigh, which received a Grammy nomination for Original Cast Album. Pockriss and Croswell have also collaborated on the frequently produced "Ernest in Love" (based on "The Importance of Being Earnest") and "Bodo". Pockriss also wrote the music for the musicals "Wonderful Olly", "Dolley Madison", and "Divorce Of Course".

Pockriss wrote seven original songs for MGM's full length animated film "The Phantom Tollbooth", scored the film "The Subject Was Roses" and wrote the title songs for "One, Two, Three" and the Western classic, "Stagecoach".

References

* [http://wc02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ajfyxqlgldhe~T1 All Music Guide] biography of Lee Pockriss
* [http://www.mrltheatre.u-net.com/lee_pockriss.htm Michael Rose Limited] list of Pockriss songs
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0687900/ IMDB] entry for Lee Pockriss