Brown, Nacio Herb
(1896–1964)> COMPOSER
Nacio Herb Brown Composer Deming, New Mexico, February 22, 1896; San Francisco, California, September 28, 1964. He is best remembered for the title song of one of the greatest movie musicals of all time, Singin’ in the Rain (1952), sung by the film’s three stars, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds , and Gene Kelly . Brown started his career as piano accompanist to vaudeville singer Alice Doll, and toured with her for a year on the Orpheum circuit. Wanting to be part of the Hollywood scene, he…