Julie Mandel

American composer, lyricist, pianist and singer. Born 1923 in New York, her family moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles when she was twelve. She studied music composition at UCLA and Los Angeles City College. She was under contract to Frank Loesser's publishing Frank Music and recieved seven ASCAP awards for her choral music. One of her pop songs was recorded by Nat King Cole "Back In My Arms". Elthea Turner was one of her music teachers in high school.