Prolific songwriter ("Heartaches", "Allegheny Moon"), composer, author and drummer. He came to the USA in 1908 and was educated at Franklyn High School in Seattle, Washington. He led his own band in Seattle, then came to New York in 1928 where he was a drummer in night club orchestras. Journeying to England in 1934...See full bio »
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Episode #7.8
(2012)
(writer: "Papa Loves Mambo")
2011Kinect Disneyland Adventures
(Video Game)
(writer: "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" 1949, "A Very Merry Un-birthday The Un-birthday Song" 1951)
2010Disney Sing It: Family Hits
(Video Game)
(writer: "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes", "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo The Magic Song", "So This Is Love", "Cue 2: The Work Song")
1939Murder in the Night
(writer: "Turn on the Lovelight" - uncredited, "If It Wasn't for an Early Bird" - uncredited)
1938Listen, Darling
(music: "On the Bumpy Road to Love" 1938 / lyrics: "On the Bumpy Road to Love" 1938)
1938This'll Make You Whistle
(writer: "I'm in a Dancing Mood", "There Isn't Any Limit to My Love", "Without Rhythm", "You've Got the Wrong Rhumba", "I'm Never Too Busy for You", "Cocktail Time", "Keep Your Eye on the Sky", "I Don't Give a Continental", "I Make a Motion", "My Red Letter Day", "Crazy with Love")
1938Hold My Hand
(writer: "Turn On The Love Light")
1938Three on a Weekend
(writer: "When You Gotta Sing, You Gotta Sing" - uncredited, "Gangway" - uncredited, "Lord And Lady Whoozis" - uncredited)
1937The Girl Was Young
(writer: "No One Can Like the Drummer Man" / as Hoffman)
1937Rhythm Racketeer
(writer: "RHYTHM RACKETEER", "SEVEN DIFFERENT SWEETIES A WEEK", "YOU STRUCK THE RIGHT NOTE" / as Hoffman)
1935First a Girl
(writer: "Little Silkworm", "It's Written All Over Your Face", "I Can Wiggle My Ears", "Say The Word And It's Yours", "Every thing's In Rhythm With My Heart", "Half and Half", "Londonola" / as A.Hoffman)
1935Squibs
(writer: "Squibs", "One Way Street", "Did You Ever Have a Feeling You're Flying?")
1935Heat Wave
(writer: "If Your Father Only Knew" - uncredited, "San Felipe" - uncredited)
1935All-Star Vaudeville
(short)
(writer: "Why Don't You Practice What You Preach" - uncredited)
1935She Shall Have Music
(writer: "The Band That Jack Built", "Moanin' Minnie", "Sailing Along on a Carpet of Clouds", "Nothin' on Earth", "Don't Ask Me Any Questions", " Do The Runaround", "May All Your Troubles Be Little Ones", "My First Thrill")
1935Hyde Park Corner
(writer: "Did You Get That Out of a Book?", "You Don't Know the Half of It")
1935A Fire Has Been Arranged
(writer: "It Doesn't Cost A Thing To Smile", "The Latest Members Of The Fire Brigade")
(1937) Samuel Lerner, Al Goodhart, Guy Bolton, Thompson, Douglas Furber and his musical, "Going Greek," was performed at the Gaiety Theatre in London, England with Leslie Henson, Louise Browne, Roy Royston, Mary Lawson, Gavin Gordon, Fred Emney, Richard Hearne, and Debroy Somers and his band in the cast.
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