Ted Grouya, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetTed Grouya
Hollywood composer
Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1910
Date of Death: 14-Apr-2000
Profession: composer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Ted Grouya
- Ted Grouya (31 July 1910 – 14 April 2000) born Theodor Grouya in Bucharest, Romania, was a composer who studied composition with Nadia Boulanger.
- He wrote the jazz standard "Flamingo" (1940), first recorded by Herb Jeffries and Duke Ellington, and later recorded by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass for their album S.R.O.
- (1966). Grouya also wrote the music for the film version of Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) 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.
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