James Shelton was an American Broadway actor, composer, and writer. He is best known for being the songwriter of "

Lilac Wine "Lilac Wine" is a song written by James Shelton (lyrics and music) in 1950. It was introduced by Hope Foye in the short-lived theater musical revue, ''Dance Me a Song''. The song has since been recorded by many artists. Lyrics The lyrics form a ...

" (1950), which has been covered by numerous artists.

Musicals and revues

*''New Faces of 1934'', produced by

Leonard Sillman Leonard Sillman (May 9, 1908 - January 23, 1982) was an American Broadway producer. Born in Detroit, Michigan on May 9, 1908, he was the brother of June Carroll, the brother-in-law of Sidney Carroll and the uncle of Steve Reich and Jonathan Carroll. ...

. Music by James Shelton with

Henry Fonda Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor. He had a career that spanned five decades on Broadway and in Hollywood. He cultivated an everyman screen image in several films considered to be classics. Born and rai ...

, March 15, 1934 – July 1934 *''Who's Who'', March 1, 1938 – March 1938 *''

The Straw Hat Revue ''The Straw Hat Revue'' is a musical comedy revue with sketches mostly by Max Liebman and Samuel Locke, and music and lyrics by Sylvia Fine and James Shelton. It was produced on Broadway in 1939. Production ''The Straw Hat Revue'' started life a ...

'', September 29, 1939 – December 2, 1939 *''Dance Me a Song'', January 20, 1950 – February 18, 1950 * ''Mrs Patterson'', December 1, 1954 – February 26, 1955 *''Almost Crazy'', music by James Shelton, June 20, 1955 – July 2, 1955Gerald Bordman - American Musical Theater: A Chronicle - 2001 Page 650 019513074X "A brightly mounted but vacuous revue, Almost Crazy (20 June 1955, Longacre), opened the season. Much of its material was by the persistent, if uninspired, James Shelton, while a fine comedienne, Portia Nelson, contributed several numbers .."

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