American musician, author and film actor. Tripp was the creator of the 1945 Tubby the Tuba, a piece of classical music for children that has become his best-known work.
Born February 20, 1911 in New York City, New York, USA.
Died August 29, 2002 New York City, NY, USA.
Married to co-host of his kid's TV series “Birthday House” Ruth Enders.
Tripp created & hosted numerous children's TV shows, including many songs, often writing the lyrics while Ray Carter wrote the music.
Tripp produced & hosted children’s show “On the Carousel,” also for CBS 1954-59, earning an Emmy, later starring in the birthday-themed “Birthday House” for NBC 1963-67. More children's TV programs & music followed. He wrote & published about 600 songs & wrote more than 30 albums for children, including “Story of Celeste,” “Pee Wee the Piccolo” & “Good Night, Dear Lord,” recorded by Johnny Mathis. He also wrote children’s books, including “The Strawman Who Smiled by Mistake” in 1967 & “The Little Red Flower” in 1968. He wrote the script & lyrics for the 1966 feature film “The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t”.
He charted as a songwriter with Ray Carter in 1964 with Nice and Easy by Charlie Rich; The song hit #131 on the U.S. charts. Tripp wrote the lyrics for Tubby the Tuba while George Kleinsinger wrote the music.