Marshall Barer


Marshall Barer was a lyricist, librettist, singer, songwriter and director.

Early career

Barer began his career as a lyricist and songwriter in the late 1940s while working as a commercial artist/designer in New York. His most-heard song is the Mighty Mouse theme song.

Career

He had his greatest Broadway success came in 1959 with Once Upon a Mattress, for which he was lyricist and a book writer.
In 1972 he wrote 7 songs for Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers, a low-budget movie starring Holly Woodlawn.

Death

Marshall died aged 75 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at his home, after living many years in Venice, California.

Popular songs

Musicals/stage