Abel Meeropol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Meeropol

Abel Meeropol (February 10, 1903 – October 29, 1986)[1] was an American writer, teacher[2] and song-writer, whose works were published under his pseudonym, Lewis Allan. His best-known song is "Strange Fruit" (1937), especially as recorded by Billie Holiday.

Biography[edit] Meeropol was born in The Bronx, New York City.[3]

Meeropol wrote the anti-lynching poem "Strange Fruit" (1936), which was first published as "Bitter Fruit" in a Teachers Union publication. He later set it to music. The song's best-known recordings and performances were by Billie Holiday and Josh White.[4] Billie Holiday claimed in Lady Sings the Blues that she co-wrote the music to the song with Meeropol and Sonny White, but Meeropol was the sole writer of both the lyrics and melody.

Meeropol wrote countless poems and songs, including the Frank Sinatra and Josh White hit "The House I Live In."[5] He also wrote the libretto of Robert Kurka's opera The Good Soldier Schweik (1957), which was premiered in 1958 by the New York City Opera.

Meeropol published his work under the pseudonym of "Lewis Allan" in memory of the names of his two stillborn children. Later, he and his wife Anne adopted Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's two sons, Michael and Robert, who were orphaned after their parents' executions. Michael and Robert took the Meeropol surname.

According to son Robert Meeropol, the songs "Strange Fruit" and "The House I Live In," along with the Peggy Lee hit "Apples, Peaches and Cherries," provided most of the royalty income of the family. "Apples, Peaches and Cherries" was translated into French by Sacha Distel (French singer and sometime boyfriend of Brigitte Bardot) and has been especially popular. It became the number one hit in France under the title "Scoubidou." The song in France still earns royalties for Michael and Robert Meeropol. Abel Meeropol filed a copyright infringement lawsuit over Distel's plagiarism, as at first he claimed the song as his. After the case was settled, Meeropol started receiving the royalties.[6]

Meeropol died on October 29, 1986, at the Jewish Nursing Home in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.[3]

The Strange Story Of The Man Behind 'Strange Fruit' NPR/KQED, September 5, 2012.

אייבּל מאירופול

' (Abel Meeropol;‏ 10 בפברואר 1903 – 30 באוקטובר 1986), הידוע יותר בשם העט לואיס אלן (Lewis Allan), היה סופר, מורה ופזמונאי יהודי אמריקאי. אביהם המאמץ של בניהם של יוליוס ואתל רוזנברג.

ביוגרפיה מאירופול נולד ברובע הברונקס שבניו יורק.

מאירופול כתב והלחין כמה שירים שהפכו ללהיטים, בהם:

"הבית שאני גר בו" (The House that I Live In), שהוקלט על ידי פרנק סינטרה. "תפוחים, אפרסקים ודובדבנים" (Apples, Peaches and Cherries), שהוקלט על ידי פגי לי וגם על ידי הזמר הצרפתי סשה דיסטל. הלברית של האופרה "החייל האמיץ שווייק" מאת המלחין האמריקאי רוברט קורקה. ב-1937 פרסם את שיר המחאה "פרי מוזר" (Strange Fruit), שהיה לאחד השירים הפוליטיים החשובים של המאה ה-20.

מאירופול התחיל להשתמש בשם הבדוי לואיס אלן כדי להנציח את שני בניו שמתו טרם לידתם.

לאחר הוצאתם להורג של יוליוס ואתל רוזנברג (1953), אימץ מאירופול את שני בניהם, מייקל ורוברט, והם אימצו את שם משפחתו.

מאירופול נפטר ב-30 אוקטובר 1986 בבית אבות במסצ'וסטס.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Meeropol

Abel Meeropol (February 10, 1903 – October 29, 1986)[1] was an American writer, teacher[2] and song-writer, whose works were published under his pseudonym, Lewis Allan. His best-known song is "Strange Fruit" (1937), especially as recorded by Billie Holiday.

Biography[edit] Meeropol was born in The Bronx, New York City.[3]

Meeropol wrote the anti-lynching poem "Strange Fruit" (1936), which was first published as "Bitter Fruit" in a Teachers Union publication. He later set it to music. The song's best-known recordings and performances were by Billie Holiday and Josh White.[4] Billie Holiday claimed in Lady Sings the Blues that she co-wrote the music to the song with Meeropol and Sonny White, but Meeropol was the sole writer of both the lyrics and melody.

Meeropol wrote countless poems and songs, including the Frank Sinatra and Josh White hit "The House I Live In."[5] He also wrote the libretto of Robert Kurka's opera The Good Soldier Schweik (1957), which was premiered in 1958 by the New York City Opera.

Meeropol published his work under the pseudonym of "Lewis Allan" in memory of the names of his two stillborn children. Later, he and his wife Anne adopted Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's two sons, Michael and Robert, who were orphaned after their parents' executions. Michael and Robert took the Meeropol surname.

According to son Robert Meeropol, the songs "Strange Fruit" and "The House I Live In," along with the Peggy Lee hit "Apples, Peaches and Cherries," provided most of the royalty income of the family. "Apples, Peaches and Cherries" was translated into French by Sacha Distel (French singer and sometime boyfriend of Brigitte Bardot) and has been especially popular. It became the number one hit in France under the title "Scoubidou." The song in France still earns royalties for Michael and Robert Meeropol. Abel Meeropol filed a copyright infringement lawsuit over Distel's plagiarism, as at first he claimed the song as his. After the case was settled, Meeropol started receiving the royalties.[6]

Meeropol died on October 29, 1986, at the Jewish Nursing Home in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.[3]

The Strange Story Of The Man Behind 'Strange Fruit' NPR/KQED, September 5, 2012.