Sylvia Fine and Films
Sylvia Fine’s career in the film industry hit its stride in 1949 when she wrote a majority of the songs for Warner Brothers’ film The Inspector General (1949) starring Danny Kaye. Prior to this, she had written or reworked songs for Kaye’s Samuel Goldwyn pictures, but never to this extent. For The Inspector General, she was able to employ two different styles of songs: ballads (“Happy Times”) and theatrical numbers (“Soliloquy for Three Heads” and “Medicine Show Number”).
Sylvia Fine’s career in the film industry hit its stride in 1949 when she wrote a majority of the songs for Warner Brothers’ film <em>The Inspector General</em> (1949) starring Danny Kaye. Prior to this, she had written or reworked songs for Kaye’s Samuel Goldwyn pictures, but never to this extent. For <em>The Inspector General</em>, she was able to employ two different styles of songs: ballads (“Happy Times”) and theatrical numbers (“Soliloquy for Three Heads” and “Medicine Show Number”).