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Edwards, Leo |
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picture Hit Parade of 1947. During World War II, toured U.S. and Canada selling bonds; entertained in Army camps. Songs: "And So It Ended"; "Do You Still Feel the Same?"; "Darn It Baby That's Love"; "Television's Tough On Love"; "Girl About Town"; "You Can't Take It With You"; "Restless." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Edwards, Leo, composer; b. Germany, Feb. 22, 1886. ASCAP 1914 (charter member). To U.S. as child. Educ.: Brooklyn, N.Y., public school. Appeared in vaudeville at eleven. Wrote his first song at fourteen; had three songs in Broadway shows at fifteen. Wrote for musical revues: The Merry Whirl; Passing Show of 1914; Maid in America; Blue Paradise; Demi Tasse Revue. Songs: "Isle d'Amour"; "Sweetheart, Let's Grow Old Together"; "My Fantasy"; "That's What the Rose Said to Me"; "Little Seeds o' Kindness"; "Inspiration"; "Toy Grenadiers"; "You're Just as Beautiful at Sixty"; "Beautiful Face, Have a Heart"; "Pierrot and Pierrette"; "Irish Love", "Choir Boy"; "Moonlight Madness"; "We've Had a Lovely Time, So Long, Good Bye"; "If They Don't Stop Making Them So Beautiful"; "Waiting for the Dawn and You"; "We Take Our Hats Off to You, Mr. Wilson"; "Just for Me and Mary"; "If Every Star was a Little Pickaninny"; "That's Where the West Begins"; "The Beer that I Left on the Bar"; "Tomorrow's America" (Official Boy Scout song). Home: 200 West 54 Street, New York 19, N.Y.
Edwards, Michael, composer, arranger; b. Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 29, 1893. ASCAP 1941. Of musical family, at twelve studied violin with father. Advanced studies violin, composition Ysaye. At fifteen accompanied motion pictures. Orchestra director in vaudeville. Assigned to Medical Div., Army, Camp Sheridan, |
Ala., World War I; played first flute in Base Hospital Symph. Orch. Violinist in Cincinnati Symph. Orch. Musical director theatrical enterprises. Editor and arranger New York publishing houses. Works for band: American Seamen; National Unity; My America; Aladdin and the Princess; March Modernistic (for band and orch.); Concerto Miniature (for piano); Nimble Fingers; Sword Dance. Songs: "Once in a While"; "I Whisper Good-Night"; "Love Isn't Love ; "Tell Me Why." Also folio of twelve songs with cartoons, Music in the Zoo (with Rube Goldberg); My America, for chorus; numerous published arrangements of various songs, instrumental and choral numbers. Home: 8 Jean Court, Malverne, N.Y.
Egan, Jack (John C), composer; b. New York, N.Y., Oct. 2, 1892; d. New York, N.Y., Sept. 28, 1940. ASCAP 1925. Educ.: Fordham Univ., Bachelor of Arts. Musical from childhood. Professional pianist New York music publishing houses. Served in 312th Infantry and 78th Div. Ammunition Train, World War I. Hon. member World War I, English Regiment "The Coldstream Guards." Songs: "That's the Kind of a Baby for Me"; "Be Still, My Heart"; "Express Yourself; "Over on the Sunny Side"; "Stars over Devon"; "Top o' the Morning." Musical comedy: Poppy. Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Egan, Raymond B., author; b. Windsor, Ont, Nov. 14, 1890. ASCAP 1917. To U.S. 1892. Educ.: Detroit public schools; Univ. of Michigan. Boy soprano at St. John's Episcopal Church, Detroit, for seven years. Left post as bank clerk to work in leading Detroit music publishing company, became staflF writer. To Hollywood 1929, wrote for motion pictures: Rogue Song; Paramount on Parade; Red Headed Woman; Prizefighter and the Lady. Lyrics for shows: Over* |
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