"Moonlight Becomes You"
"Moonlight Becomes You"
- Description
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This sheet music is for the song “Moonlight Becomes You,” with words by Johnny Burke and music by Jimmy Van Heusen. It was published by Paramount Music Corporation in New York, New York in 1942.
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"Moonlight Becomes You" was featured in the 1942 Paramount Pictures comedy film Road to Morocco, directed by David Butler and starred Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. The cover features images of the three stars.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- publishing date
- 1942
- depicted (sitter)
- Crosby, Bing
- Hope, Bob
- Lamour, Dorothy
- publisher
- Famous Music Corporation
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- ID Number
- 1985.0392.10
- catalog number
- 1985.0392.10
- accession number
- 1985.0392
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Movies
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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