The Man that Got Away
The Man That Got Away The Man That Got Away "The Man that Got Away" is a popular song, published in 1953 and was written for the 1954 version of the film "A Star Is Born." The music was written by Harold Arlen, and the lyrics by Ira Gershwin. In 1955, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2004, Judy Garland's performance of the song was selected by the American Film Institute as the eleventh greatest song in American cinema history. Arlen had originally collaborated with Johnny Mercer, who wrote lyrics that began "I've seen Sequoia, it's really very pretty,
The Man That Got Away in both widescreen Technicolor and in CinemaScope as well. As a result of the fabulous color renditions and faithful representations of the sweeping views, Jack L. Warner and Producer Sid Luft agreed to scrap nearly two weeks of footage to date and began the film again in CinemaScope. The original takes are added as a special feature on the currently available DVD. Garland later sang this song as a regular part of her concert repertoire for the rest of her career as well as on the "Sammy Davis Jr. Show" in 1966. The Man That Got Away "The Man that