Stan Cornyn
Encyclopedia
Stan Cornyn is the author of Exploding: The Highs, Hits, Hype, Heroes, and Hustlers of the Warner Music Group (ISBN 978-0380978526). He also has written three privately-published family genealogy books (all in the Library of Congress).
in 1958. He left the Warner Music Group
in 1990 to live an office-free life. During his Warner years, he'd advanced to Executive VP of Warner Bros. Records
; then to Senior VP of the Warner Music Group
; and finally Founder and CEO of Warner New Media within Time-Warner. He is widely remembered for his years heading up Warner-Reprise's Creative Services department, writing innovative ads and other marketing approaches.
He was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Album Notes
in 1966 for Frank Sinatra
's Strangers in the Night
and again in 1967 for Sinatra at the Sands
. He was nominated in all for five Grammy Awards.
The literary qualities of his liner notes are discussed in A Storied Singer: Frank Sinatra as Literary Conceit in a chapter entitled "The Composition of Celebrity: Sinatra as Text in the Liner Notes of Stan Cornyn."
He co-authored the screenplay for Warner Bros.
' 1970 film The Phynx
.
In 1991 he was asked to lead the short-lived computer games division of Media Vision
, Inc., and was named executive vice-president and co-head of Media Vision Multimedia Publishing, heading its Westlake Village offices.
, Pomona College
, attended Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
, and received a Masters in Theatre from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1962.
Stan Cornyn currently resides in Carpinteria, California with longtime companion Meg Barbour, where Cornyn continues to write.
, previously the chair of both the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature and the Russian Area Program at Yale University
; and John Cornyn II, father to U.S. Senator John Cornyn III (R. TX).
Career
Cornyn began working for Warner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
in 1958. He left the Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
in 1990 to live an office-free life. During his Warner years, he'd advanced to Executive VP of Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
; then to Senior VP of the Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
; and finally Founder and CEO of Warner New Media within Time-Warner. He is widely remembered for his years heading up Warner-Reprise's Creative Services department, writing innovative ads and other marketing approaches.
He was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Album Notes
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes
The Grammy Award for Best Album Notes has been presented since 1964. From 1973 to 1976, a separate award was presented for Best Album Notes - Classical. Those awards are listed under those years below. The award recognizes albums with excellent liner notes...
in 1966 for Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
's Strangers in the Night
Strangers in the Night
"Strangers in the Night" is a popular song composed by Bert Kaempfert with English lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. It was originally created under the title Beddy Bye as part of the instrumental score for the movie A Man Could Get Killed...
and again in 1967 for Sinatra at the Sands
Sinatra at the Sands
Sinatra at the Sands is a 1966 live album by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra, conducted and arranged by Quincy Jones, recorded live at the Copa Room of the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas....
. He was nominated in all for five Grammy Awards.
The literary qualities of his liner notes are discussed in A Storied Singer: Frank Sinatra as Literary Conceit in a chapter entitled "The Composition of Celebrity: Sinatra as Text in the Liner Notes of Stan Cornyn."
He co-authored the screenplay for Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
' 1970 film The Phynx
The Phynx
The Phynx is a 1970 comedy film directed by Lee H. Katzin about a rock and roll band named The Phynx and their mission in foreign affairs. The group is sent to the country of Albania to locate hostages.-Cast:*The Phynx... Themselves...
.
In 1991 he was asked to lead the short-lived computer games division of Media Vision
Media Vision
Media Vision was an American electronics manufacturer of primarily computer sound cards and CD-ROM kits, operating from 1990 to approximately 1995 in Fremont, California...
, Inc., and was named executive vice-president and co-head of Media Vision Multimedia Publishing, heading its Westlake Village offices.
Education
Cornyn is a graduate of Monrovia High SchoolMonrovia High School
Monrovia High School is a public high school located in Monrovia, California, a northeastern suburb of Los Angeles. Monrovia High School is the only 9-12 comprehensive high school in the Monrovia Unified School District...
, Pomona College
Pomona College
Pomona College is a private, residential, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. Founded in 1887 in Pomona, California by a group of Congregationalists, the college moved to Claremont in 1889 to the site of a hotel, retaining its name. The school enrolls 1,548 students.The founding member...
, attended Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1847, is one of the oldest graduate schools in the United States. It conferred the first Ph.D...
, and received a Masters in Theatre from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1962.
Immediate Family
Cornyn was twice married. First, in 1965, to the late Gail MacCrystall, by whom he fathered son Christopher Cornyn; then again, in 1971, to Theadora Davitt, by whom he has son Tom Cornyn.Stan Cornyn currently resides in Carpinteria, California with longtime companion Meg Barbour, where Cornyn continues to write.
Extended Family
Stan is nephew to William CornynWilliam Cornyn
William Stewart Cornyn was a linguist who graduated from and was employed at Yale, where he served as a professor of Slavic and South East Asian Linguistics and chair of both the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, and the Russian Area Program.His research focused on the description of...
, previously the chair of both the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature and the Russian Area Program at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
; and John Cornyn II, father to U.S. Senator John Cornyn III (R. TX).
External links
- Brad Bigelow, "King of Liner Notes," Space Age Pop.
- Interview with Cornyn on dabelly.com.