(NBC Primetime, 1964 - 1968;
NBC Weekends 1968 - 1969)
[this children's adventure centered around the improbable
story of a Florida family and their dolphin friend, named
"Flipper" -- because he had flippers -- it was a kind of
coastal version of "Lassie" set at a Florida marine refuge;
This Ivan Tors production was spun off from a motion picture
he produced, which was distributed by MGM in 1963;
a couple of sequels were attempted including a 1994 movie]
[aka: "Theme from 'Flipper'";
ASCAP Title variations...
aka: "Flipper Theme";
aka: "Flipper TV Theme"]
Composers: music by Henry Vars (ASCAP) and
lyric by By Dunham (ASCAP)
[professional name of William D. Dunham]
1978 Publisher: Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP)
2001 Publisher: EMI-Feist Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP)
c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc.
of New York, NY
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