Tender Is the Night (1962)

Ceremony Year: 1963Category: Best Original SongReleased: 1962

Nominated Talent & Credits

Sammy Fain— Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster

Paul Francis Webster— Music by Bronislau Kaper; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster

Synopsis / Overview

1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick. A young American actress named Rosemary Hoyt arrives and is drawn into their circle, becoming romantically involved with the older, married Dick and disrupting the fragile balance of the group. The thought of Dick possibly being attracted to another sends Nicole on an emotional downward spiral that threatens to consume them all.

Historical Academy Record

MUSIC (Song) — 35th Academy Awards (1963)

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