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Gerry Goffin(1939-2014)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Gerry Goffin
Gerry Goffin was born on 11 February 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Vanilla Sky (2001), True Romance (1993) and Ford v Ferrari (2019). He was previously married to Michele Conaway, Linda Zimmerman, Ellen May Minasian, Barbara Beth Behling and Carole King. He died on 19 June 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 11, 1939
DiedJune 19, 2014(75)
BornFebruary 11, 1939
DiedJune 19, 2014(75)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky (2001)
Vanilla Sky
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)")
  • 2001
Brad Pitt, Patricia Arquette, Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, and Christopher Walken in True Romance (1993)
True Romance
7.9
  • Soundtrack("Will You Love Me Tomorrow")
  • 1993
Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Ford v Ferrari
8.1
  • Soundtrack("Don't Bring Me Down")
  • 2019
Tom Arnold, Kristen Bell, Kristin Chenoweth, Bradley Cooper, and Dax Shepard in Hit and Run (2012)
Hit and Run
6.1
  • Soundtrack("He Is the Boy", "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You")
  • 2012

Credits

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Composer

  • Phil Collins in Phil Collins: Going Back (2010)
    Phil Collins: Going Back
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2010
  • Diana Ross: Goin' Back (2001)
    Diana Ross: Goin' Back
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2001
  • Billy Joel: Hey Girl (1997)
    Billy Joel: Hey Girl
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1997
  • Mary J. Blige: (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1995
  • Dusty Springfield: I Want to Stay Here
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1990
  • Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne: Take Good Care of You and Me
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1989
  • Natalie Cole: Miss You Like Crazy (1989)
    Natalie Cole: Miss You Like Crazy
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1989
  • Kylie Minogue in Kylie Minogue: The Loco-Motion (1988)
    Kylie Minogue: The Loco-Motion
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1988
  • Glenn Medeiros: Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You (1987)
    Glenn Medeiros: Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
    • Composer (music by)
    • Music Video
    • 1987
  • Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: Saving All My Love for You (1985)
    Whitney Houston: Saving All My Love for You
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1985
  • David Johansen: Animals Medley (We Gotta Get Out of This Place/Don't Bring Me Down/It's My Life)
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1982
  • Diana Ross: Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Version 2 (1975)
    Diana Ross: Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Version 2
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1975
  • Diana Ross: Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) (1975)
    Diana Ross: Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1975
  • Rod Stewart: Oh No Not My Baby
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1973

Music Department

  • Thomas and the Magic Railroad: 20th Anniversary Celebration (2020)
    Thomas and the Magic Railroad: 20th Anniversary Celebration
    • Songwriter: "Locomotion"
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda, Edward Glen, Mara Wilson, and John Bellis in Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
    Thomas and the Magic Railroad
    • song written by: "Locomotion"
    • 2000
  • Crazy Love (1987)
    Crazy Love
    • song
    • 1987
  • Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork in The Monkees (1966)
    The Monkees
    • song writer: "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
    • song writer: "Star Collector"
    • song producer: "Sometime in the Morning" ...
    • TV Series
    • 1966–1967

Soundtrack

  • Daisy Jones & The Six (2023)
    Daisy Jones & The Six
    • writer: "Goin' Back"
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Naomi Ackie in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
    Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
    • writer: "Saving All My Love", "Far Enough"
    • 2022
  • Peter Capaldi and Jessica Raine in The Devil's Hour (2022)
    The Devil's Hour
    • writer: "One Fine Day" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson in Meet Cute (2022)
    Meet Cute
    • writer: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
    • 2022
  • Karen Robinson and Michelle Monaghan in Echoes (2022)
    Echoes
    • writer: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (uncredited)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem (2021)
    Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem
    • writer: "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love"
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
    Hacks
    • writer: "Natural Woman"
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Esme Young, Joe Lycett, and Patrick Grant in The Great British Sewing Bee (2013)
    The Great British Sewing Bee
    • writer: "The Loco-Motion" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Laura Dern, Bill Burr, Debi Derryberry, Justin Long, and Haley Reinhart in F Is for Family (2015)
    F Is for Family
    • writer: "I'm Into Something Good"
    • writer: "A Natural Man" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2021
  • Morning Express with Robin Meade (2005)
    Morning Express with Robin Meade
    • writer: "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Jennifer Hudson in Respect (2021)
    Respect
    • writer: "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman"
    • 2021
  • Joey King, Joel Courtney, and Jacob Elordi in The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)
    The Kissing Booth 3
    • writer: "Let's Turkey Trot"
    • 2021
  • Nicole Kidman, Bobby Cannavale, Regina Hall, Asher Keddie, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Tiffany Boone, Grace Van Patten, Samara Weaving, Manny Jacinto, and Melvin Gregg in Nine Perfect Strangers (2021)
    Nine Perfect Strangers
    • writer: "I've Got to Use My Imagination" (uncredited)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning
    • writer: "You Make Me Feel Like (A Natural Woman""))
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Scott Ryan in Mr Inbetween (2018)
    Mr Inbetween
    • writer: "Is This What I Get For Loving You?" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2021

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 11, 1939
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 19, 2014
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Michele Conaway1995 - June 19, 2014 (his death)
  • Other works
    Songwriter: Wrote (w/Carole King) "I Can't Stay Mad at You", a hit for Skeeter Davis.

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  • Trivia
    Father of Louise Goffin and Sherry Goffin Kondor Kondor (with Carole King) and Dawn Reavis (with Jeanie Reavis) and Jesse Goffin (with Barbara Beth Behling) and Lauren Wesley Goffin (with Ellen May Minasian).

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