Bachelor Father (sitcom, starring John Forsythe)

     (CBS Primetime, 1957-59;
      NBC Primetime, 1959-61;
      ABC Primetime, 1961-62)

     [In 1970 the BBC in England produced a series 
      with the same name...but it was a different show]


Theme 1 (CBS, 1957 - 1958): "Bachelor Father Serenade"

     Composers: Dave Kahn (ASCAP), and
                Melvyn Lenard Gordon (ASCAP)
               [pseudonym of publisher David Marvin Gordon]

     1978 Publisher: Gordon Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP)
     
     1998 Publisher: Gordon Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP),
                     of Canoga Park, CA

     Copyright date:

     Recordings: 


Theme 2 (CBS, 1958 - 1959): "Bachelor Father M & E"

     Composers: Jeff Alexander (ASCAP), and
                Larry Orenstein (ASCAP)

     1978 Publisher: Northern Music Company (ASCAP)
     
     1998 Publisher: MCA/Northern Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP), of
                     Los Angeles, CA

     Copyright Date:
     Renewal   Date:

     Recordings: 


Theme 3 (NBC, 1959 - 1960): "Bachelor Father Theme"

     Composers: John Towner Williams (ASCAP/BMI)
               [formerly known as Johnny Williams]

     1978 Publisher: Northern Music Company (ASCAP)
     
     1998 Publisher: MCA/Northern Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP), of
                     Los Angeles, CA

     Copyright Date: Oct. 19, 1959; EU 604 200.
     Renewal   Date:

     Recordings: 


Open Theme 4 (NBC & ABC, 1960 - 1962): "Bentley's Theme (from Bachelor Father)"

     Composer: Conrad Salinger (ASCAP) 

     Original Publisher: M C A Music Publishing (BMI),
                         a division of M C A, Inc., of
                         Los Angeles, CA
                         
     1998 Publishers: M C A Music Publishing (BMI),
                      a division of M C A, Inc., of
                      Los Angeles, CA

     Copyright date: August 29, 1960; Eu 637 722.
     Renewal date: December 23, 1988; RE-413-354.
     Recordings:


Close Theme 5 (NBC & ABC, 1960 - 1962): "Play-Off & End Credits"

    [Presumably this Play-Off & End Credits music was also derived 
     from "Bentley's Theme" used for the Opening, as described above.]

     Composer: Conrad Salinger (ASCAP)

     Original Publisher: M C A Music Publishing (BMI),
                         a division of M C A, Inc., of
                         Los Angeles, CA
                         
     1998 Publishers: M C A Music Publishing (BMI),
                      a division of M C A, Inc., of
                      Los Angeles, CA
     Copyright date:
     Recordings:



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