Using her special talent, coupled with perseverance, Ann (Rosenblatt) Ronell became recognized as a pioneer for all women seeking careers in the music industry as song writers, lyricists, composers, arrangers, and musical directors for films. After graduating from Radcliffe and making the acquaintance of George Gershwin, Ann chose to follow the path of music, initially choosing song writing as her career. Her successful writing of the song, “Willow Weep for Me,” helped to open doors and to launch her very successful career in the music industry. She collaborated with Irving Berlin on projects and was soon hired by the Walt Disney Studios where she helped to prepare music for several Disney productions. Over the course of her career, she participated in preparing the soundtracks for many Hollywood films. For the majority of her career, Ann focused on all aspects of film music; however, she also wrote music and lyrics for Broadway productions, and she also composed an operetta and translated and adapted opera and operetta libretti. After she returned to New York from California, she served on the boards of several musical and theatrical organizations, and she was inducted into the National Academy of Music’s Song Writer’s Hall of Fame.
Ann passed away in 1993 at the age of 88.