Born in London, England. Composer and songwriter whose songs were first used in American films in 1933 ("Underneath Our Harlem Moon" in the Vitaphone short RUFUS JONES FOR PRESIDENT, with Ethel Waters and a new young singer-dancer named Sammy Davis Jr.) Although he worked with such songwriters as Paul Francis Webster and Mort Greene, Revel's main songwriting collaborator was Mack Gordon. Together they produced such memorable tunes as "Afraid to Dream", "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?", "Good Night My Love", "Head Over Heels in Love", "It Never Rains (But What It Pours)", "Love Thy Neighbor", "Never in a Million Years", "Paris in the Spring", "Thanks for Everything", and "Wake Up and Live." From 1933 to 1943, Revel composed scores for films such as SITTING PRETTY (1933), THE GAY DIVORCEE (1934), TWO FOR TONIGHT (1935), PALM SPRINGS, POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL and STOWAWAY (all 1936), HEAD OVER HEELS (1937), HOLD THAT CO-ED (1938), DANCE HALL (1941), THE MAYOR OF 44TH STREET (1942), and HIT THE ICE (1943).  Nominated for Music Best Song 1942: THE MAYOR OF 44TH STREET "There's a Breeze on Lake Louise" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1944: MINSTREL MAN "Remember Me to Carolina" - Music 2 nominations