Gray, whose birth name was
John Baker Gray, was born in Chicago and became a performer in
vaudeville at the age of 16. He later performed on
Broadway in
musicals, including
As the Girls Go, and
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and then television, before becoming a writer and composer. Timothy Gray also wrote the score of the London show
Love From Judy and collaborated on
High Spirits with
Hugh Martin. Songs that he composed included "Forever and a Day", "Go and Get Your Old Banjo", "Was She Prettier Than I?", "Home Sweet Heaven", "
You'd Better Love Me" and "If I Gave You". For his work on
High Spirits, he was nominated for
Tony Awards for Best Author (Musical), Best Composer and Lyricist, and Best Musical. His other Broadway credits were
Good News (1971) as vocal arranger, and the 1974 revival of
Johnny Johnson, as producer. Gray died in
Sarasota, Florida, aged 80, in 2007. ==References==