Bachelor Father (sitcom, starring John Forsythe)

     (CBS Primetime, 1957-59;
      NBC Primetime, 1959-61;
      ABC Primetime, 1961-62)

     [In 1970 the BBC in England produced a series 
      with the same name...but it was a different show]

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Theme 1: "Bachelor Father Serenade"

     Composers: Dave Kahn (ASCAP), and
                Melvyn Lenard Gordon (ASCAP)
               [pseud. of publisher David M. Gordon]

     1978 Publisher: Gordon Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP)
     1998 Publisher: Gordon Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP),
                     of Canoga Park, CA

     Copyright date:

     Recordings: 

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Open Theme 2: "Bentley's Theme (from Bachelor Father)"

     Composer: Conrad Salinger (ASCAP) 
            
     Original Publisher: M C A Music Publishing (BMI),
                         a division of M C A, Inc., of
                         Los Angeles, CA
     1998 Publishers: M C A Music Publishing (BMI),
                      a division of M C A, Inc., of
                      Los Angeles, CA

     Copyright date: August 29, 1960; Eu 637 722.
     Renewal date: December 23, 1988; RE-413-354.
     Recordings:

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Close Theme 2: "Play-Off & End Credits"

     Composer: Conrad Salinger (ASCAP)
 
     Original Publisher: M C A Music Publishing (BMI),
                         a division of M C A, Inc., of
                         Los Angeles, CA
     1998 Publishers: M C A Music Publishing (BMI),
                      a division of M C A, Inc., of
                      Los Angeles, CA
     Copyright date:
     Recordings:

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Theme 3: "Bachelor Father Theme"

     Composers: John T. Williams (ASCAP/BMI)

     1978 Publisher: Northern Music Company (ASCAP)
     1998 Publisher: MCA/Northern Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP), of
                     Los Angeles, CA

     Copyright Date:
     Renewal   Date:

     Recordings: 

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Theme 4: "Bachelor Father M & E"

     Composers: Jeff Alexander (ASCAP), and
                Larry Orenstein (ASCAP)

     1978 Publisher: Northern Music Company (ASCAP)
     1998 Publisher: MCA/Northern Music Company, Inc. (ASCAP), of
                     Los Angeles, CA

     Copyright Date:
     Renewal   Date:

     Recordings: 

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