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Kaper, Bronislaw
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Junior Symphony Society. Writer of musical reviews for magazines; also television director. Works: "Christmas in My Heart"; "Autumn Mood"; "Soli­tude"; "Psalm of the Soul"; "En­treaty." Songs: "The Black Cat"; "Pebbles in the Pond"; "Key to My Heart"; "Free"; "Topsy-Turvy Moon." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Kaper, Bronislaw, composer; b. War­saw, Poland, Feb. 5, 1902. ASCAP 1939. Educ: piano, composition, Warsaw Cons, of Music; piano with Mayer-Mahr; composition with Wal­ter Gmeindl, of Berlin. Active in Warsaw, Berlin, Vienna, London and Paris, writing concert music, songs and music for pictures. Scores for motion pictures: Our Vines Have Tender Grapes; Gaslight; Without Love; Mrs. Parkington. Symphonic poem, Bataan; music for Broadway stage play, Polonaise. Songs in U.S.: "You're All I Need"; "San Francisco"; "Cosi-Cosa"; "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"; "Blue Lovebird"; "I Know, I Know, I Know." Home: 435 S. Crescent Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif.
Kapp, David, composer, author, record manufacturer; b. Chicago, 111., Aug. 7, 1904. ASCAP 1944. Educ.: high school. Piano, private tutors; 1944-45, theory, harmony, composition, Columbia Univ. Own music store, with brother, Chicago 1921-31. Sang on radio stations, Chicago 1925-28. After music store, with network, Chicago, as Program Director and Manager Artists Bureau. Started with Decca Records, Inc. 1934. To New York 1935. Now chief of artists rep­ertoire, RCA-Victor. Songs: "Should I Be Sorry?"; "Big Boy Blue"; "Dance with a Dolly"; "For the First Time"; "Just a Prayer Away"; "Open the Door Richard." Home: 16 Inter-laken Dr., Eastchester, N.Y.
Kassel, Art, composer, author, mu­sician, radio and recording artist, band leader; b. Chicago, 111., Jan. 18, 1896. ASCAP 1930. Educ.: Hyde Park High School, Chicago; Chicago Art Inst., three years. In World War I, Army; action in France. Returned to Chicago; organized his first musical group: "The Overseas Four." Pio­neered several commercial radio shows. His band on radio for many years. Plays saxophone, clarinet, sings with Kassel trio. Songs: "Doodle Do Do"; "Hells Bells"; "Around the Corner"; "Silvery Moonlight"; "Sob-bin Blues"; "Don't Let Julia Fool You"; "Are Yeh Spoken Fer?"; "Chant of the Swamp"; "Beautiful One"; "And So Goodnight"; "Just an Old Rag Rug"; "Golden Wedding Day"; "All I Do is Wantcha"; "The Guy Needs a Gal"; "You Ain't Got No Romance"; "You Never Say Yes, You Never Say No"; "Bundle of Blue"; "You Win the 64 Dollars, Baby"; "In 1933" (official Chicago World's Fair song); "The Honey Song"; "I'm Thinking of My Darling"; "I've Got a Locket for My Pocket." Home: 6934 Firmament Ave., Van Nuys, Calif.
Katscher, Robert, composer, author, b. Vienna, Austria, May 20, 1894; d. Hollywood, Calif, Feb. 23, 1942. ASCAP 1939. Educ: Vienna, Doctor of Laws and Doctor of Philosophy, music with Hans Gal, Vienna Cons. In early thirties to U.S. composing music for motion-picture studios, Hollywood. In 1938 after invasion of Austria, on release from concentra­tion camp, to U.S., resuming activities in motion pictures. Works: several operettas produced in Vienna. Songs: "When Day is Done" (original pub­lication Vienna under title Ma­donna"); "Elizabeth"; "Good Eve­ning Friends." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.