Violinist, composer and band leader. Formed his own band in 1935, after twelve years with Paul Whiteman's Orchestra. His octet performed on the West Coast, cutting records, making radio broadcasts and being featured on screen, supporting top entertainers, like Jimmy Durante, Jack Benny, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby...
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1959Some Like It Hot
(music: "Park Avenue Fantasy Stairway to the Stars" 1935 - uncredited, "I'm Thru with Love" 1931 - uncredited, "Some Like It Hot" 1958 - uncredited)
1937The Hit Parade
(writer: "Love is Good for Anything That Ails You")
1935To Beat the Band
(music: "Eeney-Meeney-Miney-Mo", "If You Were Mine", "Santa Claus Came in the Spring", "I Saw Her at Eight O'Clock", "Meet Miss America")
Violinist, composer and band leader. Formed his own band in 1935, after twelve years with Paul Whiteman's Orchestra. His octet performed on the West Coast, cutting records, making radio broadcasts and being featured on screen, supporting top entertainers, like Jimmy Durante, Jack Benny, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby...
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