Edward Pola


Edward Pola was an American actor, radio/television producer, and songwriter. He is credited with co-writing Andy Williams' 1963 hit "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year."

Biography

Pola was born Sidney Edward Pollacsek in New York City, the son of Ida and Alexander Pollacsek, who were Hungarian Jews.
In the 1920s, Pola began to write songs. He scored one of England's first sound films, Harmony Heaven. Toward the end of the decade, he moved to the United States. He produced the radio comedy The Alan Young Show, as well as dramatic radio programs. He continued as a producer, moving to television in the 1950s.
His most famous songs include:
  • "I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell"
  • "I Love the Way You Say 'Good Night'"
  • "I Said My Pajamas "
  • "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
  • "Quicksilver"
  • "Till The Lights Of London Shine Again"
In the 1980s, Pola taught Creative Writing to elementary school students at Smiley Elementary School in Redlands, California.
Pola died in Jackson County, Oregon at 88.