Jane Erb wrote:

>Koechlin was a notable eccentric who, although a married man, harbored a
>passion for various movie stars.  He wrote many songs as well as a movie
>scenario for the actress Lillian Harvey and himself.  The long-suffering
>Mme Koechlin was pressed into service to take the movie scenario to Ms
>Harvey who, understandably, was unimpressed.  Hurt that his devotion was
>spurned, Koechlin rededicated all the songs to Ginger Rogers.

He also wrote a Seven Stars Symphony each of whose movements is concerned
with a movie star.  It has been recorded but the details elude me.  So, I
have to say, did the music.

Richard Pennycuick
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