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Charles Harris(1865-1930)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Songwriter ("After The Ball", "Hello Central, Give Me Heaven", "Break the News to Mother"), composer, author and publisher who began his career as a songwriter and banjo player for vaudeville acts. He became a music publisher in Chicago, Illinois and also wrote silent film scripts and plays. Joining ASCAP in 1914 as a charter member, his other popular-song compositions include "I'm Trying So Hard to Forget You", "There'll Come a Time", "Better than Gold", "Just Behind the Times", "I've Just Come to Say Goodbye", "Mid the Green Fields of Virginia", "For Old Time's Sake", "I've a Longing in My Heart for You, Louise", "Always in the Way", "Would You Care?", "The Best Things in Life", "Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares", "Songs of Yesterday", and several more.
BornMay 1, 1865
DiedDecember 22, 1930(65)
BornMay 1, 1865
DiedDecember 22, 1930(65)
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Known for

Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Driving Miss Daisy
7.3
  • Soundtrack(as Charles K. Harris, "After The Ball" (1892))
  • 1989
After the Ball (1924)
After the Ball
  • Writer
  • 1924
The Tie That Binds
  • Writer(as Charles K. Harris)
  • 1923
Ingrid Bergman, Edvin Adolphson, Aino Taube, and Eric Rohman in Only One Night (1939)
Only One Night
6.5
  • Soundtrack("After the Ball", "After the Ball" (1892), "After the Ball")
  • 1939

Credits

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  • Ralph Ince and Jola Mendez in Chicago After Midnight (1928)
    Chicago After Midnight
    • story
    • 1928
  • Silken Shackles (1926)
    Silken Shackles
    • play
    • 1926
  • Richard Tucker in The Bridge of Sighs (1925)
    The Bridge of Sighs
    6.4
    • story
    • 1925
  • After the Ball (1924)
    After the Ball
    • adapted from the song by
    • story
    • 1924
  • The Tie That Binds
    • song: inspired by
    • story (as Charles K. Harris)
    • 1923
  • Slim Shoulders (1922)
    Slim Shoulders
    • story (as Charles K. Harris)
    • 1922
  • Ashamed of Parents (1921)
    Ashamed of Parents
    • scenario
    • story "What Children Will Do" (as Charles K. Harris)
    • 1921
  • The Barker (1917)
    The Barker
    • story
    • 1917
  • Should a Baby Die? (1916)
    Should a Baby Die?
    • scenario (as Charles K. Harris)
    • 1916
  • Hearts of Men (1915)
    Hearts of Men
    Short
    • play "School Bells" (as Charles K. Harris)
    • 1915
  • Always in the Way (1915)
    Always in the Way
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • When It Strikes Home (1915)
    When It Strikes Home
    • story (as Charles K. Harris)
    • 1915
  • Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon in After the Ball (1914)
    After the Ball
    6.5
    • story and scenario
    • 1914
  • After the Ball (1899)
    After the Ball
    4.9
    Short
    • song, 'After the Ball' (as Charles K. Harris)
    • 1899

Actor



  • The Raven (1915)
    The Raven
    5.4
    • Mr. Pelham (as Charles K. Harris)
    • 1915
  • When It Strikes Home (1915)
    When It Strikes Home
    • The Author (as Charles K. Harris)
    • 1915

Soundtrack



  • Help Me I'm Dying (2019)
    Help Me I'm Dying
    6.9
    TV Special
    • lyrics: "After the Ball"
    • music: "After the Ball" (as Charles K. Harris)
    • 2019
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "After the Ball" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris, and Georgina Reilly in Murdoch Mysteries (2008)
    Murdoch Mysteries
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "After the Ball"
    • writer: "After the Ball" (1891) (uncredited)
    • 2008–2017
  • Summer in February (2013)
    Summer in February
    5.6
    • writer: "After the Ball" (as Charles K. Harris)
    • 2013
  • Citadel (2012)
    Citadel
    5.5
    • writer: "After the Ball" (as Charles K. Harris)
    • 2012
  • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Boardwalk Empire
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "After the Ball" (as Charles K. Harris, uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Jekyll & Canada
    Video
    • writer: "Fairy Moon"
    • 2009
  • Julianne Moore, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Alan Arkin, Robin Wright, Monica Bellucci, Maria Bello, and Blake Lively in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
    The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
    6.3
    • writer: "After the Ball" (as Charles K. Harris)
    • 2009
  • Everlasting Moments (2008)
    Everlasting Moments
    7.5
    • music: "After the Ball"
    • 2008
  • Rosemary Clooney in Rosemary Clooney: Singing at Her Best (2004)
    Rosemary Clooney: Singing at Her Best
    Music Video
    • writer: "After the Ball"
    • 2004
  • Carnivàle (2003)
    Carnivàle
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "After the Ball" (as Charles K. Harris, uncredited)
    • 2003
  • Ren & Stimpy 'Adult Party Cartoon' (2003)
    Ren & Stimpy 'Adult Party Cartoon'
    5.3
    TV Series
    • music: "After the Ball" (uncredited)
    • 2003
  • Wind at My Back (1996)
    Wind at My Back
    7.8
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "After the Ball"
    • music: "After the Ball" (uncredited)
    • 2000
  • Avonlea (1990)
    Avonlea
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "After the Ball" (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
    7.3
    • writer: "After the Ball"
    • 1995

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Charles K. Harris
  • Born
    • May 1, 1865
    • Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 22, 1930
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Cora LehrbergNovember 12, 1893 - December 22, 1930 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote music / lyrics for "After the Ball" in "Show Boat", produced on Broadway. Musical drama (revival). Music by Jerome Kern. Lyrics by / book adapted by / directed by Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyrics for "Bill" by P.G. Wodehouse. Music / lyrics for "Goodbye, My Lady Love" by Joseph E. Howard. Based on "Show Boat" by Edna Ferber. Musical Directors: Oscar Bradley and Sammy Lee. Casino Theatre: 19 May 1932-22 Oct 1932 (180 performances). Cast: Bessie Allison, Bertha Fitzhugh Baker, Rachel Beech, J. Mardo Brown, A. Alan Campbell (as "Windy"), Billie Campbell, Mamie Cartier, Willy Lou Chalfant, Laura Clairon, Catherine Clark, Walter Costello, Jack Daley, Charles Davis, Henry Davis, Dorothy Denese, Leon Diggs, Evelyn Eaton, William Ehlers, Charles Ellis, Caja Eric, Robert Faricy, Estelle Floyd (as "Ethel"), Dell Fradenburg, John Fredrik, Tess Gardella, Ray Giles, Blanche Glenn, Thomas Gunn, Marion Hairston, Edgar Hall, Annie Hart, William Haskins, Mae Haygood, Mari Hellgren, Eunice Holmes, Maurine Holmes, Rhogenia Jamison, J. Louis Johnson, Charlotte Junius, Tana Kamp, V. Anne Kaye, Dennis King (as "Gaylord Ravenal"), Angeline Lawson, James Lillard, Henrietta Lovelace, Herbert Lyle, Francis X. Mahoney (as "Rubberface Smith"), Pat Mann, Rose Mariella, Richard McAllister, Dolly McCormick, James McKay, John Mobley, Helen Morgan (as "Julie"), Ethel Moses, Lucia Moses, Edna May Oliver (as "Parthy Ann Hawks"; final Broadway role), Joseph Olney, Ann Lee Patterson, Pauline Pennell, Inez Persand, Lancelot Pinard, Eva Puck (as "Ellie"), Hattie King Reavis, Wilburn Riviere, Paul Robeson (as "Joe"), Elsie Rossi, Jennie Salmons, Earle Sanborn, Mildred Schwenke, Phil Sheridan, Maude Simmons, Charles Spencer, James Swift, Wen. Talbert, Lucille Taylor, Norma Terris (as "Magnolia"), Wynn Terry, Tillie Thomas, Archie Thomson, Lee Timmans, Gladstone Waldrip, Gertrude Walker [final Broadway role], Billie Wallace, Elida Webb, Sammy White (as "Frank Schultz"), Charles Willis, Charles Winninger (as "Capt. Andy"). Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. NOTES: (1) Mr. Ziegfeld would die during production on 22 Jul 1932 at age 65. (2) Filmed as Show Boat (1929), Show Boat (1936), Show Boat (1951).
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    His most famous musical composition is the song "After The Ball", written in 1892. The song was a flop at first, but became a huge hit when it was interpolated into the 1891 play, "A Trip To Chinatown", which was still running at the time. It has remained popular to this day as an example of the kind of popular music played in the 1890s. It was interpolated by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II into their classic 1927 musical, "Show Boat", to be sung at a climactic, poignant part in the story, and is always used in stage productions of the show. It was also used in the 1936 and 1951 film versions, but not in the 1929 part-talkie version.

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