This Is The Life / The Fisher Family / Patterns For Living
(religious anthology)
(Syndicated, 1952 as "This Is The Life";
Syndicated, 1953 as "The Fisher Family";
Syndicated, 1961 as "This Is The Life: Patterns For Living";
NBC Sunday Mornings, 1983 as "This Is The Life")
[The Roland Reed unit at Hal Roach Studios which had produced
"My Little Margie" and other low-budget series was contracted
by the Luthern Church - Missouri Synod (known as the LCMS)
to produce a religious dramatic anthology series called
"This Is The Life" for national syndication;
Its title -- ending with the words "The Life" -- may have
been a conscious (or unconscious) play on words with the
popular radio biography seres "This Is Your Life" had just
made its network television debut in 1952;
Even Alexander Laszlo, who had composed music for "This Is
Your Life" was hired in the early days to provide some cues
used behind episodes of this series;
The various topical subjects of the stories were daring for
the times, and always involved the intervention of a Lutheran
minister for guidance in resolving the situation at the end;
Dramatic Anthology content had been produced within several
TV series sponsored by various churches including portions of
"Lamp Unto My Feet" (1948 - 1979) sponsored by the Catholic
Church; and "This Is The Answer" (1956 - 1960) sponsored by
the Southern Baptist church;
One spinoff of this series was made in the 1950s called
"The Fisher Family" consisting of reruns of early episodes;
Years later, the Lutheran Church produced another series
called "This Is The Life: Patterns For Living";
And in 1983, the concept was revived again for NBC-TV
Sunday morning broadcasts]
Theme 1: "This Is The Life (M & E)"
Composer: Alberto Columbo (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: [listed without publisher in the 1978
ASCAP Index of Performed Compositions]
2001 Publisher: [listed without publisher in the 2001
ASCAP ACE database]
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Theme 2: "This Is The Life (Main Title)"
Composer: Joseph Nussbaum (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: [listed without publisher in the 1978
ASCAP Index of Performed Compositions]
2001 Publisher: [listed without publisher in the 2001
ASCAP ACE database]
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Theme 3: "This Is The Life (End Title)"
Composers: Alberto Columbo (ASCAP) and
Joseph Nussbaum (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: [listed without publisher in the 1978
ASCAP Index of Performed Compositions]
2001 Publisher: [listed without publisher in the 2001
ASCAP ACE database]
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Theme 4: "This Is The Life (Main and End)"
[music credit in the Internet Movie Database]
Composer: Paul Dunlap (ASCAP)
[professional name of William Paul Dunlap]
1978 Publisher: Amphion Music (ASCAP)
2001 Publisher: Amphion Music (ASCAP)
of Palm Springs, CA
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Theme 5 (1955): "This Is The Life"
Composers: Leonard Whitcup (ASCAP),
Chester ("Chet") Gierlach (ASCAP) and
Johnny Olsen (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: [not found in the 1978 Index of
performed compositions]
2001 Publisher: [not found in ASCAP or BMI
databases]
Copyright Date: Sep. 8, 1955; Eu 409 406.
Renewal Date: Jan. 10, 1983; RE-162-574.
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Theme 6: "This Is The Life (Signature)"
Composer: Harry Forbes (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: STK Music Co. (ASCAP)
2001 Publisher: [listed without publisher in the 2001
ASCAP ACE database]
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Theme 7 (1961): "New Life"
[above is title as filed for copyright;
BMI title aka: "This Is The Life: Patterns For Living"]
Composer: Charles ("Charlie") Albertine (BMI)
1978 Publisher: [not found in 1978 ASCAP Index of
Performed Compositions]
2001 Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. (BMI)
c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc.
of New York, NY
Copyright Date: Nov. 13, 1961; Eu 694 811.
Renewal Date: Feb. 10, 1989; RE-426-721.
Recordings:
Theme 8 (1978): "This Is The Life (Opening and
Closing Theme)"
[ASCAP title variations...
aka: "This Is The Life Theme (Sig)(Op & Cl)";
aka: "This Is The Life (Main and End Title)"]
Composers: Allen David ("Al") Allen (ASCAP) and
Garry Schyman (ASCAP)
[the publisher]
2001 Publisher: Markovian Music (ASCAP)
[aka: Algorithms, Inc.]
of Studio City, CA
[filed under "Adaptations from the 27th season
of 'This Is The life'" /
arrangements by Al Allen based
on two Christian hymn tunes]:
Copyright Date: Aug. 21, 1978; PAu-40-662.
[filed under "Original score from the 27th
season of 'This Is The life'" /
music by Al Allen]:
Copyright Date: Aug. 21, 1978; PAu-40-663.
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Theme 9 (1983): "This Is The Life (Sig) (MT &
EC) "
Composer: William G. ("Bill") Loose (ASCAP/BMI)
1978 Publisher: [not found in the 1978 ASCAP Index
of Performed Compositions]
2001 Publisher: [listed without publisher in the 2001
ASCAP ACE database]
2002 Publishers: [for current information regarding
publishing rights for this THEME...
contact ASCAP or BMI.]
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