(CBS Primetime, 1959 - 1963)
[This series was based upon a 1953 movie called "The Affairs
of Dobie Gillis" scored by Jeff Alexander; the supporting
cast included Tuesday Weld and William Schallert;
The series about a pair of high school buddies and their
familyl and friends featured a handsome girl-crazy dreamer
(Hickman) and his goofy "beatnik sidekick" buddy played by
Bob Denver in the role of "Maynard Krebs"; later Denver
migrated the character into the role of "Gilligan" on the
sitcom "Gilligan's Island"]
[title on sheet music;
aka: "Dobie" in BMI
aka: "Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (in ASCAP);
Verified as the THEME in TV Guide article "Looking
For A Lost Chord?" April 28, 1962, pp. 12-13;]
Composers: music by Lionel Newman (ASCAP/BMI) and
lyrics by Max Shulman (ASCAP)
Original Publisher: Weiss & Barry, Inc. (BMI)
of New York, NY
1998 Publishers: EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP),
c/o EMI Music Publishing
of New York, NY; and
Weiss and Barry Copyrights, Inc. (BMI)
c/o Pickwick Communications, Inc.
of Valley Stream, NY
Copyright Date: 1959, on photocopy of sheet music.
Copyright: May 1, 1959; EU 575 295.
Recording:
LP: "Television's Greatest Hits"
TVT-1100 (1985)
CD Reissue: "Television's Greatest Hits" [Vol. 1]
TVT 1100 CD (1986)
[title on manuscript at UCLA Archive of American Popular Song]
[aka: "Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (in ASCAP)]
Composers: music by Earle Hagen (ASCAP/BMI)
[professional name of Earle Harry Hagen], with
lyrics by Max Shulman (ASCAP)
Original Publishers: [unknown]
1998 Publishers: EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP),
c/o EMI Music Publishing
of New York, NY; and
PRS (Performing Rights Society) (BMI),
of London, England
Copyright Date: [none on manuscript]
Renewal Date:
Recording: