Ted Grouya

Ted Grouya born Teodor Gruia in Bucharest, Romania, was a Romanian-American composer who studied composition with Nadia Boulanger. He wrote the jazz standard "Flamingo", first recorded by Herb Jeffries and Duke Ellington. He also co-wrote the song "I Heard You Cried Last Night."
Grouya also wrote the music for the film version of Our [Hearts Were Young and Gay] and other films. In 1949 he married American actress Mary Meade.
A one time resident of Palm Springs, California, Grouya had a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs [Walk of Stars] dedicated to him in 1995.