associated_acts death_date years_active birth_place birth_date genre article_title name occupation
ralph blane , judy garland 11 march 2011 1941 -- 2011 birmingham , alabama , u.s. 11 august 1914 musical theater hugh martin
 hugh martin composer , vocal coach , playwright
hugh martin

hugh martin -lrb- august 11 , 1914 -- march 11 , 2011 -rrb- was an american musical theater and film composer , arranger , vocal coach , and playwright .
he was best known for his score for the 1944 mgm musical `` meet me in st. louis '' , in which judy garland sang three martin songs , `` the boy next door , '' `` the trolley song , '' and `` have yourself a merry little christmas . ''
the last of these has become a christmas season standard in the united states and around the english-speaking world .
martin became a close friend of garland and was her accompanist at many of her concert performances in the 1950s , including her appearances at the palace theater .
