Helmy Kresa

Helmy Kresa, (born in Meissen, Germany on November 7, 1904,ASCAP Biographical Dictionary (1948) died 1991, Long Island, New York) was a songwriter and the principal arranger and orchestrator for Irving Berlin.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/23/obituaries/helmy-kresa-songwriter-86.html|title=Helmy Kresa, Songwriter, 86|work=The New York Times |date=23 August 1991|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}

In 1931, Kresa wrote "That's My Desire", which Frankie Laine, Louis Armstrong and a host of others recorded. He also composed the instrumental music for Martin Scorsese's film Raging Bull.

Kresa's was the first published arrangement of "All of Me", written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons. He also acted as the arranger for Berlin for some stage musicals, including Call Me Madam (1952), Miss Liberty (1950) and Annie Get Your Gun (1949).

In 1953, Kresa, Sammy Gallop, and Michael Grace collaborated on the following songs:

Midnight in New YorkT rea, lelmy.MIDNIGHT IN NEW, YORK; w Sammy Gallopm Michael Grace &'Helmy Kresa ©Gabriel Records 7May53 EU315329IILibrary of CongressCopyright Office

Teeny, Weeny Martini{{Cite web |title=WebVoyage Record View 1 |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=60&ti=51,60&Search_Arg=Grace%20Michael&Search_Code=NALL&CNT=25&PID=bSRWjQQ8JAxnpYnOyidRagwmC56E&SEQ=20230824014027&SID=1 |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=cocatalog.loc.gov}}

Cradled in the Arms of Love{{Cite web |title=WebVoyage Record View 1 |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=58&ti=51,58&Search_Arg=Grace%20Michael&Search_Code=NALL&CNT=25&PID=pkBVq__1Gfs9Wa8hkXhcL11zN0Wg&SEQ=20230824014156&SID=1 |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=cocatalog.loc.gov}}

In 1926, Kresa began working for Berlin, where he transcribed what Berlin was playing into musical manuscript form as Berlin could neither read nor write music, eventually becoming the general professional manager of the Irving Berlin Music Company.{{cite web|url=http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/white_christmas.htm|title=White Christmas|publisher=}}

He died of pneumonia in Southampton Hospital, Southampton, Long Island, New York.

His son is Kent Kresa.