Allie Wrubel

Elias Paul "Allie" Wrubel was an American composer, songwriter, and musician, who was notable for co-writing the -winning song, "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" with Ray Gilbert for the film, Song of the South. He also contributed to the package films: Make Mine Music and Melody Time.
Wrubel was born to a Jewish family in Middletown, Connecticut and attended Wesleyan University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1926. Later, he enrolled at Columbia University for graduate music studies before working in dance bands. During his college years, he roomed with close friend and actor James Cagney. Wrubel also began playing with a variety of bands in Greenwich Village with instruments, like the saxophone and clarinet.
In 1934, he moved to Hollywood to work for as a contract songwriter. He wrote songs for films, such as the titular song to , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . The lyricists with whom he collaborated included Abner Silver, Herb Magidson, Charles Newman, Mort Dixon, and Ned Washington.
Wrubel was inducted into the in 1970. His best-known songs included "Breakin' My Back Putting Up A Front For You", "Cleanin' My Rifle (Dreamin' Of You)", "Gone with the Wind", "Rancho Pillow", "Happiness Ahead", "In Caliente", "The Lady in Red", "Let It Be Me", "I'll Buy That Dream" (another Oscar nominated song), "Flirtation Walk", The First Time I Saw You", "Mine Alone", "Music Maestro Please", and "The Masquerade Is Over".
He died in 1973 at Twentynine Palms, California.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1946	Make Mine Music 	Composer: "Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet"
1946	Song of the South	Composer: "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah""Everybody's Got a Laughing Place" - uncredited
1948	Melody Time 	Composer: "Little Toot"
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