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singing waiter, with first success in 1907 "Sadie Salome, Go Home." Four years later 1911, wrote "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "That Mysterious Rag," "That Ragtime Violin," "Everybody's Doin' It," and became stage attraction U.S. and abroad. World War I, Sgt. of Infantry, Camp Upton, L.I., N.Y. Wrote and produced all-soldier revue Yip, Yip, Yaphank, song "Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning." Wrote then song published twenty years later "God Bless America," royalties from which he assigned to Girl and Boy Scouts (now well over $100,000). At end of war organized own popular music publishing house and has since been continuously active as composer, author, and publisher. One of organizers and builders of Music Box, N.Y. Theater, opening 1921 for which wrote series or musical revues (1921-2-3-5). Wrote also for Ziegfeld Follies 1919-20-27 and for other shows Face the Music; As Thousands Cheer; Watch Your Step; Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Madam. First of series of Hollywood engagements as composer began 1935. Among pictures Top Hat; Follow the Fleet; On the Avenue; Alexander's Ragtime Band; Carefree; Second Fiddle; Holiday Inn; Blue Skies; Easter Parade. During World War II, organized large company professional performers from Armed Forces for production This is the Army, with long run N.Y. stage and other cities, U.S. and Europe. Then rewritten into motion picture musical. Multi-million profits distributed among relief agencies of Armed Forces. Songs total more than one thousand beginning with first published number "Marie from Sunny Italy," 1907 and inc. "When I Lost You"; "When I Leave the World Behind"; "I Want to go Back to Michigan"; "What'll I Do ; "All Alone"; "Remember"; "Always"; "Because I Love You"; "Russian Lullaby"; "Everybody Step"; "The Song is Ended but the |
Melody Lingers On"; "Blue Skies"; "When That Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam' "; "In My Harem"; "Snookey Ookums"; "At the Devil's Ball"; "A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody"; "Tell Me Little Gypsy"; "Soft Lights and Sweet Music"; "Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee"; "The Easter Parade"; "Not for All the Rice in China"; "Say it With Music"; "Heat Wave"; "Cheek to Cheek"; "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails"; "Let's Face the Music and Dance"; "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket"; "We Saw the Sea ; "I've Got Your Love to Keep Me Warm"; "I Poured My Heart Into a Song"; "Any Bonds Today?"; "White Christmas"; "Be Careful, It's My Heart"; "This is the Army Mr. Jones'; "I Lost My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen"; "I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep"; "They Say It's Wonderful"; "I Got the Sun in the Morning"; "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Berlind, Samuel (Guy), composer, author; b. New York, N.Y., Apr. 18, 1910. ASCAP 1950. Songs: "Half A Love"; "It Was Lovely While It Lasted"; "It's An Old Lovers' Custom"; "I Don't Have To Tell You"; "I Wouldn't Hurt You For the World." Home: Scarsdale, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Berman, Art Harry, composer, whistler, radio and recording artist; b. Stanislau, Austria, April 7, 1902. ASCAP 1945. Educ: New York and Cleveland public schools, professional athlete (baseball, basketball). Professional whistler, not instrumentalist, whose compositions are noted by professional arrangers. During World War II active in entertainment at canteen shows and hospitals. Songs: "Blue Moments"; "Whistlin Toe From Kokomo"; "Don't Say Youre Sorry Again"; "With the Help of the Lord ; "A Whistle and a Prayer"; "Midnight |
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