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Brown, George Murray |
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Columbia Univ., 1915; ass't instructor, English, Oberlin Coll. 1911-12; teacher and administrator, public schools, Minnesota, 1912-14; fellowship and ass't in social research New York School of Social Work, 1915-16; research ass't Am. Ass'n for Labor Legislation, 1915; editor Department of Public Welfare, City of New York, 1916-17; ass't department director, A.E.F. Univ., Beaune, France, 1917-18; publisher of The Musique Picturesque Series. Since 1918, public relations counsellor, New York. Songs: "All for You"; "On Life's Highway"; "Baby"; "Winter Memories"; "Little White Moon of My Heart"; "Little Red Wagon"; "Maybe"; "I Never Knew"; "Lonesome-Like", "The Vagabond." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Brown, George Murray, author; b. Yarmouth, N.S., Aug. 4, 1880. ASCAP 1938. To U.S. 1885; citizen 1902. Educ: Cambridge and Boston Schools; Univ. of Mass., Bachelor of Science 1909, Phi Kappa Phi. Class poet, on college paper, year book, etc. World War II, air raid warden in Boston. Works: Over two hundred and fifty published lyrics, covering wide range from school books to concert song lyrics, thirteen complete school operetta librettos and an Indian Song Cycle, Naranoka. Operettas: Lela-wda; The Golden Trail; Belle of Havana; Hollywood Extra; Meet Arizona; and Indian song, Thunder Waters, also song "No Song is Beautiful Enough," all written with Charles Wakefield Cadman. Other songs: "Guide Thou Me"; "The Through Freight"; "Manana"; "Love is a Gypsy Bird." Indian operetta, Lela-wala, was acclaimed as setting a new standard in high school operettas. Home: New London, Conn. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Brown, George R., author; b. New York, N.Y., Nov. 7, 1910. ASCAP |
1942. Educ: Evander Childs High School, New York, 1928; New York Univ. 1928-29 (Pre-Law); Univ. of N.C., Bachelor of Arts 1933. Became playwright in college; special material for films and for musical shows in Hollywood and New York. Special Service OflScer, Lt. A.A.A. Aviation, World War II. Contributed songs to Calling All Stars; Palm Island Revue; Shubert's Ziegfeld Follies; Fim for the Money; Will Morrissey's Big Show. Special material for radio and stage stars. Group of children's songs: "Songs of Good Behaviour." Other Songs: "Spring in Vienna"; "Will the Lady Consent?"; "You Took Me Out of This World"; "A Hundred Kisses from Now"; "Puddin' Head"; "Tumble Down Shack in Havana"; "There's Green Grass Under the Snow"; "I'm Free Again"; "Leave It to Joan." Home: Venice, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Brown, Glenn J., composer, pianist, organist; b. Lehi, Utah, June 7, 1900. ASCAP 1945. Taught piano; organized first swing orch. in Salt Lake City. Pianist with bands and in night clubs. Songs: "When Mother Nature Sings Her Lullaby"; "Sleepy Head"; "When the Wild, Wild Roses Bloom"; "When I Look to the West"; "Tennessee Moon"; "Colorado Skies"; "Pretending"; "Till My Daddy Comes from War"; "When This Is All Over"; "When the Blossoms Cover the Valley"; "When a Heartache Dies"; "Village by the Sea." Home: Salt Lake City, Utah. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Brown, Keith Crosby, composer; b. Port Maitland, N.S., Sept. 1, 1885; d. Newton Centre, Mass., Sept. 8, 1948. In U.S. from 1886; citizen. ASCAP 1936. Educ.: New England Cons, of Music, Harvard Univ. and Liceo Musicale, Rome. Lecturer and instructor. Head of Music Dept. Mount Ida Junior Coll., Newton, Mass. Works: Bostonia Suite; On the Es- |
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