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Date of Birth

6 May 1878, Liban, Russia

Date of Death

18 November 1954, Hollywood, California, USA (heart attack)

Mini Biography

Prolific actor, songwriter ("Heart of My Heart"), composer, author, director and producer. He came to the USA in 1891, and was a vaudeville comedian. He composed the Broadway stage score and libretto for "Little Miss Charity", and directed "You're in Love" and "Oh, What a Girl". He wrote the librettos for "Honey Girl" and "Paradise Alley", and the plays "Coat Tails", "The Blushing Bride" and "Relations" (acting in the latter). In Hollywood, he operated his own acting school for 17 years, and was a contract film writer. Joining ASCAP in 1940, his chief musical collaborators included Rudolf Friml, Otto Harbach, and Albert Von Tilzer. His popular-song compositions include "Say Sis, Give Us a Kiss", "My Old Man is Baseball Mad", "Ring a Ding Dong", "On Hawaiian Shores", "Take a Look at Me Now", "You're in Love", "I'm Only Dreaming", and "Just One Good Time".

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