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Artist: Judy Garland & Gene Kelly
Author: Cole Porter
Label: MGM
Year: 1948
In film The Pirate.
Covers:
Donald O'Connor [as Make 'Em Laugh (Brown/Freed) in film Singin' In The Rain; also in film The Sunshine Boys ('75)]
Kevin Kline [in film De-Lovely where he's Cole Porter]
Minions [as Make 'em Laugh]
Hollywood needed a Be A Clown-alike song for Donald O'Connor and there was no time to waste. Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown came up with Make 'Em Laugh, which sounded like a blueprint. Cole Porter didn't object.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)