"I'll Walk Alone": Museum Object and Cultural History
"I'll Walk Alone": publishing date: 1964. publisher: Mayfair Music Corp.. Object Name: sheet music.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “I’ll Walk Alone,” with lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Julie Styne. It was published by Mayfair Music Corp. in New York, New York in 1964.
"I'll Walk Alone" was featured in the 20th Century Fox biographical film With a Song in My Heart, directed by Walter Land and starred Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne, Thelma Ritter, and Robert Wagner. The song was originally written for the 1944 musical film Follow the Boys, and sung by Dinah Shore.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1964
- publisher: Mayfair Music Corp.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 11 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 21.59 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1986.0021.10
- accession number: 1986.0021
- catalog number: 1986.0021.10
- Credit Line: Gift of Ruth Mildred Hunter
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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