Vital Statistics:
Born November 16, 1921, Providence, Rhode Island
   

Current whereabouts:
Passed away May 20, 2007, suffered from Alzheimer's and complications from a stroke.

   

Trivia:
Ben Weisman was one of Elvis Presley's chief songwriters throughout the 1960s. He co-composed over fifty songs for Elvis' movies and stage performances that proceeded to go gold or platinum, including First in Line, Got a Lot of Living to Do, Follow That Dream, and Wooden Heart. Weisman also wrote songs recorded by Barbra Streisand, the Beatles, Johnny Mathis and many others.

   

Filmography:
Crossroads at Laredo: The Lost Film of Edward D. Wood Jr.,1995
L'Amour, 1972
Change of Habit, 1969
Hot Rods to Hell, 1967

Kid Galahad, 1962
King Creole, 1958
Jailhouse Rock, 1957
Rock, Rock, Rock, 1956

   
     
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