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Ahlert, Fred E. |
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conductor four years with Horace Heidt; with motion picture studio one year as arranger. Composer of special music for radio and picture performances, and radio musical conductor. Now musical conductor, A.B.C., radio and television. In 1949 received Radio-Television Life Magazine Distinguished Achievement Award as outstanding musical conductor on air. Songs: "The House Is Haunted"; "Say It"; "With Thee I Swing", "Galveston Gal"; "Poor Robinson Crusoe"; "Pin Marin"; "Quicksand"; "Mr. President." Home: 608 N. Walden Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Adler, Richard, author; b. New York, N.Y., Aug. 3, 1921. ASCAP 1950. Educ: Columbia Grammar School; Univ. of N. Carolina, A.B., 1943. World War II, U.S. Navy, 1943-46, Lt. J.G.; served twenty-three months in Pacific. Produced play with Canada Lee, On Whitman Avenue. Public relations for theatrical company, also for Veterans Memorial Stage. Wrote all the songs for Danton Walker s Broadway Scrapbook, and other radio and television shows. Now in advertising. Songs: "Veloa", "The Rosalinda Waltz"; "When You Danced By"; "My Baby Missed the Train"; "TeasinV Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Ager, Milton, composer; b. Chicago, III, Oct. 6,1893. ASCAP 1919. Educ.: Chicago public schools; self-taught in music. Began career as piano-player in movie-vaudeville theaters 1910. On professional staff of music publishers and accompanist for vaudeville artists. In 1915-17 arranger for Waterson, Berlin and Snyder; Geo. M. Cohan 1918. First song hit, "Everything is Peaches Down in Georgia." World War I private U.S. Army Morale Dept. Scores for musical comedies: Wliat's in a Name; Murray Andersons Almanac; Greenwich Village Follies; Rain or Shine. In 1922 organized pub- |
lishing firm, Ager, Yellen and Born-stein. One of first called to Hollywood with advent of sound films; scores for motion pictures: Honky Tonk; King of Jazz; They Learned About Women; Chasing Rainbows. Songs: "Happy Days Are Here Again"; "I Wonder What's Become of Sally"; "Ain't She Sweet"; "Crazy Words, Crazy Tune"; "I'm Nobody's Baby"; "A Young Man's Fancy"; "Auf Weidersehn, My Dear"; "Lovin Sam"; "Louisville Lou", "Mama Goes Where Papa Goes", "You Can't Pull the Wool Over My Eyes"; "Roll Out of Bed With a Smile"; "Song of the Dawn"; "Happy Feet"; "Ten Pins in the Sky"; "If I Didn't Care", "Only A Moment Ago"; "The Show Must Go On"; "Tzatzkele." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Ahlert, Fred E., composer; b. New York, N.Y., Sept. 19, 1892. ASCAP 1920. Director of ASCAP since 1933 and continuously active in its various committees, President of ASCAP 1948-50, during which period the first network television licensing agreement was successfully negotiated with the telecasters. Educ.. public schools; Townsend Harris High School, College of City of New York; Fordham Univ. Law School. Began music as avocation after graduation from public school, eventually became well-grounded in the theory of music. After Fordham Law School, he made music his life work. Began as arranger for vocal and orchestral groups, ci eating first embellished glee club scores for Fred Waring. First song published in 1914, but did not write extensively until some years later. Composed the score, including original songs, of the first talking picture for Marion Davies entitled Marianne, also the score of the first talking picture for Buster Keaton entitled Free and Easy, from which came the title song. Some of his songs incl: 'Til Get By (As Long as I Have You)"; "Mean to Me"; "My Mammy's Arms"; "In Shadowland*, |
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