Robert Colby (July 7, 1922 – March 10, 1987) was an American songwriter, music publisher and theatrical producer.
Among his songs were
"Jilted" and
"Free Again". He composed the music and lyrics for the 1962
Off-Broadway musical ''
Half-past Wednesday'', based on the fairy tale ''
Rumpelstiltskin
"Rumpelstiltskin" ( ; german: Rumpelstilzchen) is a German fairy tale. It was collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of '' Children's and Household Tales''. The story is about a little imp who spins straw into gold in exchange for a ...
''.
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1922 births
1987 deaths
American musical theatre composers
American musical theatre producers
American male songwriters
American music publishers (people)
20th-century American male musicians