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Lies, How It Lies"; "You Was." Home: W. Beverly Hills, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Burke, Johnny, composer, author, music publisher; b. Antioch, Calif. Oct. 3, 1908. ASCAP 1932. Educ: Lind-blom High School, Chicago; Crane Coll., Chicago; Univ. of Wisconsin. Played piano in college orch.; began writing in school: Became member staff popular music publishing houses, Chicago and New York. To Hollywood as staff composer motion picture studios. Songs: "Pennies From Heaven"; "That Sly Old Gentleman (From Featherbed Lane)", "Sing a Song of Sunbeams", "IVe Got a Pocketful of Dreams", "The Moon Got in My Eyes"; "My Heart is Taking Lessons"; "On the Sentimental Side"; "Between a Kiss and a Sigh", "Oh You Crazy Moon"; "Polka Dots and Moonbeams", "Imagination"; "Scatterbrain"; "Moonlight Becomes You", "Sunday, Monday or Always"; "Suddenly it's Spring"; "Swinging on a Star" (Academy Award 1944); "Aren't You Glad You're You?"; "Personality"; "La Cucaracha"; "Ain't Got a Dime to My Name", "His Rocking Horse Ran Away"; "Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore"; "An Apple for the Teacher"; "April Played the Fiddle"; "As Long As I'm Dreaming"; "Birds of a Feather"; "Busy Doing Nothing"; "But Beautiful"; ''Country Style"; "Devil May Care"; "Emperor Waltz"; "Going My Way"; "High on the List"; "It Could Happen To You"; "Kiss In Your Eyes"; "Life is So Peculiar"; "My Heart is a Hobo"; "One Two Button Your Shoe"; "Sleigh Ride in July"; "Sunshine Cake"; "Sure Thing"; "You're in Love With Someone." Home: West Los Angeles, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Burke, Joseph A., composer; b. Philadelphia, Pa., March 16, 1884; d. Upper Darby, Pa., June 9, 1950. ASCAP 1920. Educ.: Philadelphia |
Catholic High School; Univ. of Pa. Pianist from childhood, played in school orchestras and worked in music publishing houses and composed songs while in school. On professional staff, New York publishing houses. To Hollywood 1929 to write songs for motion pictures, later returning New York. Songs: "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight"; Yearning"; "Carolina Moon"; "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"; 'Tm Painting the Clouds with Sunshine"; "I'm Dancing With Tears in My Eyes"; "In a Little Gypsy Tearoom"; "On Treasure Island"; "A Little Bit Independent"; "Moon Over Miami"; "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane"; "Moonlight on the Highway"; "At a Perfume Counter"; "My Harbor of Dreams"; "Dream Valley"; "For You"; "She Was Just a Sailor's Sweetheart"; "Dream Mother"; "Cling to Me"; "Robins and Roses"; "Rambling Rose"; "In the Valley of the Moon"; "We Must Be Vigilant"; "Kiss Waltz"; "Many Happy Returns of the Day." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Burkhart, Addison, author; b. Washington, D.C., Aug. 12, 1880; d. Hollywood, Calif., Jan. 25, 1937. ASCAP 1942. Educ.: Chicago, 111., public schools. Left school to work for law firm, studying for bar by attending night school. Gave up law for career as author of special material and songwriter for vaudeville performers. At twenty-two librettist musical comedy Chow Chow. In 1918 in music publishing business. For several years before death active in Hollywood writing special material for screen productions. Member of Masquers Club; wrote many sketches for them. Musical comedies: The Runaways; The Jolly Baron; Louisiana Lou; The Sweetest Girl in Paris; One Girl in a Million; The Mimic World; The Merry Gambol Songs: "Tiger Rose"; "Rose of the Ghetto"; "Would You Like to Change From Miss to Mrs/'; "That |
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