Jule Styne Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1972, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
• In 1990, he received a Kennedy Center Honors for his contributions to American art
• Was classically trained in piano at the Chicago College of Music
• Considered to be a musical prodigy, he performed for symphonies in Chicago, St․ Louis and Detroit by the time he was ten years old
• Quote: "I've led an exciting and hopefully a productive life․ I've worked with some marvelous people, even a few creative giants, in both films and on stage․ ․․․ Any composer who could write for both a Sinatra and a Streisand in one lifetime is lucky․"
• Frequently collaborated with songwriters Sammy Cahn, Betty Comden and Adolph Green
• Wrote the hit tune "Sunday" in 1926 in order to impress a girl