Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Learning To Rock


Joan Gardner
Learning To Rock
(Gardner, Mitchell & Halpern)

Hollywood Recording Guild 1024
1956



 
Joan Gardner (1928-1992)


Joan Gardner was an American voice specialist. Screenwriter, songwriter, actress, author and composer, educated at Los Angeles Community College. She began working in films in 1946, worked in television for seven years, and later joined the UPA studios. Joining ASCAP in 1964, her chief musical collaborators included Adelaide Halpern (her mother), and her popular-song compositions included "Learnin' to Rock", "Spelling Rock 'n Roll", "Good Ship Rock 'n Roll", "Toy Piano Boogie", and "Holly Time".

She wrote the screenplay of "The Beach Girls and the Monster" (1965) produced by her husband Ed Janis, and "A Man For Hanging" (telefilm, 1972)

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