Walter Marks

Walter Marks is probably best known for his song “I’ve Gotta be Me”, recorded by Sammy Davis, Tony Bennett, Michael Jackson and many others. He has also written songs recorded by Barbra Streisand, The Temptations, Della Reese, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, and other artists.\n \nHe wrote the songs for the Broadway musicals “Bajour” and “Golden Rainbow”, the book, music and lyrics for the off-Broadway musical “Body Shop”, the screenplay and songs for the motion picture “The Wild Party” (Merchant-Ivory Films - directed by James Ivory). He also wrote the off-Broadway comedy-mystery  “The Butler Did It”.\nOn television, he won an Emmy award for his music on the PBS Series “Getting On”, and wrote songs for the ABC series “That’s Life”, and the NBC Hallmark Hall of Fame production of “Pinocchio”.\n His musical “Langston in Harlem” was produced in NYC at Urban Stages in April ’10. The show won 4 Audelco/Vivian Robinson Awards for Excellence in Black Theater, including best musical. The show is now headed for Broadway.\nHis other current theatre projects are — “Dig Lenny Bruce” a musical about the controversial comedian,  and “Jack Johnson at Hubert’s Dime Museum and Flea Circus”, a show about the first black heavyweight champion of the world. Also “My Shining Hour” featuring the songs of Johnny Mercer.\nWalter Marks’ first novel ­— “Dangerous Behavior”, a psychological thriller, was published in hardcover by Carroll \u0026amp; Graf. The book was purchased by Scott Rudin/Disney Pictures. Now on Amazon.com. His second book is a crime/thriller introducing Detective Jericho — \