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Home: 135 E. 50 St., New York 20,
N.Y.
Bergsma, William Laurence, composer; b. Oakland, Calif., Apr. 1, 1921. ASCAP 1945. Educ: Stanford Univ., 1938-40; Eastman School of Music, 1940-44. Received grant from American Acad, of Arts and Letters, 1945; Guggenheim Fellowship, 1946 and 1951; Town Hall commission 1942, for Symphony for Chamber Orchestra; Beams Prize, 1943, and Soc. for the Publication of American Music Award, 1945, for First String Quartet; Koussevitsky Foundation Commission, 1943 for Second String Quartet; Collegiate Choral commission, 1945, for Black Salt, Black Provender, Commission, 1945, Carl Fischer, for the 25th Anniversary of the League of Composers, The Fortunate Islands. Member of composition faculty of Juilliard School of Music. Works: two ballets, Paul Bunyan and Gold and the Senor Com-mandante; Suites from both; Symphony for Chamber Orchestra; Music on a Quiet Theme; Suite from a Children's Film, First Symphony. Chamber music: Two String Quartets; Suite for Brass Quartet; Three Fantasies for piano, Tangents for piano. Choral: "On the Beach at Night"; "In a Glass of Water Before Retiring"; "Black Salt, Black Provender"; "Let True Love Among Us Be." Home: New York, N.Y. Business Address: Juilliard School of Music, 120 Claremont Ave., New York 27, N.Y.
Berk, Morty, composer; b. Philadelphia, Pa., March 8, 1900. ASCAP 1942. Works: Blue Sapphire, Starlight Serenade (both in concert field, in cooperation with Dr. Herman Par-ris). Songs: "Down Home Blues"; "No One to Love"; "Sweet Virginia Rose"; "Wasting My Tears Over You"; "Lazy Silvery Moon"; "Cross My Heart"; "Think of Me"; "From |
the Bottom of My Heart"; "Every Day of My Life"; "A Thrill to Remember"; "Dreamy Old New England Moon"; "Heartbrcaker." Home: Royal Palms, 315 S. 45 St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Berle, Milton, composer, author; stage, screen, radio and television star; b. New York, N.Y., July 12, 1908. ASCAP 1941. Educ: New York public schools and Professional Children's School. Songs: "Gotta Darn Good Reason"; "We Incorporated"; "Just Say the Word"; "What Do I Have to Do To Make You Love Me?"; "Moon Magic"; "What's Gonna Be (With You and Me)"; "I'm Living in the Past"; "Here Comes the Girl", "Let's Begin Again"; "Your Eyes are Bigger than Your Heart"; "For the First Time in My Life"; "I Hate to Say Goodnight"; "Violins and Violets"; "Sorry Dear*'; "Ain't that Something Now"; "You Took Me Out of This World"; Td Give a Million Tomorrows (For Just One Yesterday)"; "Li'l Abnei"; "Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long"; "Let's Keep It That Way"; "Til Be Hangin' Round Your Doorstep"; "Save Me a Dream"; "Sunkissed Days and Moon-kissed Nights"; "Never Break a Promise"; "There's Green Grass Under the Snow"; "I'm So Happy I Could Cry"; "Shave and a Haircut—Shampoo"; "It's Just a Mile from Treasure Isle"; "Give Her My Love"; "I Wuv a Wabbit"; "You're Not Foolin' Anyone But Yourself"; "Leave the Dishes in the Sink, Ma"; "Lucky Lucky Lucky Me"; "Always Leave Them Laughing." Address: c/o ASCAP.
Berlin, Irving, composer, author, publisher; b. Temum, Russia, May 11, 1888. ASCAP 1914 (charter member, director 1914-18). To U.S. at four. Early musical educ.: with father, cantor, who died when he was eight. Formal educ.: negligible, two years in grade school. Began songwriting as |
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