Stanley Styne

America author and lyricist, son of Jule Styne. Born: October 24, 1930 in Illinois, USA. Died: April 23 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA . Musical collaborations included George Duning, Robert Allen (3), Neal Hefti, Donald Kahn, Frederick Karger and his father. Some of the most popular songs he wrote were: "Faithfully", "Wild About That Girl", "Blue Bells", "Beautiful Friendship", "The Silent Treatment", "My Memory Book", "What Gives? What Goes?", "Stay There, Stay There", "This Is Kim", "Our Man in Havana", "Ma Petite", "Cute", "Gidget Goes Hawaiian", ":Theme from Two-Twenty-Two" and "Cry For Happy". He charted as a songwrtier five times between 1956-1973; his top charted song came in 1973, "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)" by Glen Campbell (co-written by Neal Hefti). The song was #45 overall as well as #26 adult contemporary, and #48 country.