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Gottler, Archie
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Sketch Book; Earl CarrolYs Vanities; Merry Go Round; Americana; Meet the People; Heaven on Earth; Touch and Go. Wrote stories, screen plays, lyrics and music for motion pictures. Wrote music for, and co-produced three editions of stage revue, Meet the People. World War II, contribu­tor of songs and sketches to Armed Services entertainment. Chairman of Musical Play Dept, of Dramatic Workshop and Technical Institute, New York City. At present, producer, director and writer for television. Songs: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"; "I Found a Dream"; "Ah, But Is It Love?"; "You're My Thrill"; "Baby, Take a Bow"; "A Girl in Your Arms"; "In Chichicastenango"; "The Stars Remain"; "What Wouldn't I Do For That Man?"; "A Fellow and a Girl"; "Then You Know You're in Love"; "The Bill of Rights"; "Let's Steal a Tune from Offenbach"; "You're the First Cup of Coffee in the Morning"; "You're the Same Old South"; "This Had Better Be Love"; "Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree"; "It Will Be All Right (In a Hundred Years)"; "Miss Piatt Selects Mate", "Under a Sleeping Volcano." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Gottler, Archie, composer; b. New York, N.Y., May 14, 1896. ASCAP 1917. Educ: New York public schools. De Witt Clinton High School; City Coll. of New York; Long Island Business College, Brooklyn. A natural pianist, became professional playing in motion picture theaters in youth. Wrote for musical productions: Broad­way Brevities; Ziegfeld Follies; Win­ter Garden Revues; Tattle Tales; and several shows and motion pictures in England. Pioneer in music, lyrics and direction for sound pictures. World War II, Signal Corps Training Film Program and Consultant to Army Special Service in Hawaii, Guam, Okinawa, Philippines and Army of
Occupation in Japan. Returned to U.S. Spring, 1946. Songs: "America I Love You"; "Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on Your Shoulder or a Private With a Chicken on Your Knee"; "Baby Me"; "Oogie Oogie Wa Wa"; "Mammy's Chocolate Soldier"; "Easter Sunday on the Prairie"; "Santa Claus is Riding the Trail"; "Baby Look What You've Done to Me", "Maybe It's Love"; "Kiss Me Good Night"; "Don't Be Like That"; "I Hate to Lose You, I'm So Used to You Now", "To Whom It May Concern"; "Love Me Or Leave Me Alone"; "Did-EE Did-EE Do Right By You", "I Didn't Expect It From You." Film compositions. "Let's Do the Breakaway"; "Walking with Susie"; "That's You Baby", "Big City Blues", "Sing a Little Love Song"; "Hittin the Ceiling"; "Sitting by the Window", "Wine, Women & Song"; "The AH American"; "Tie A String on Your Finger." Home: Bev­erly Hills, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Gottler, Jerome, composer, scenarist, director, producer; b. New Yoik, N.Y., Dec. 2, 1915. ASCAP 1941. Of musi­cal parentage. Educ: Comnock School, Los Angeles, Calif., piano with Walter Freed. Collaborated with father (Archie), (q.v.) on many songs, incl. "How's About It?" Woild War II, armed forces Dec. 1941, Sig­nal Corps Photographic Center. Teacher at C.C.N.Y. Scenarist, seventy pictures used by War De­partment for training, orientation and morale. At present in Hollywood writing scenarios and songs for mo­tion pictures, also writing, directing and producing television shorts. Songs: "He Took Her for a Sleigh Ride" (featured in motion picture Bowery to B'way); "Two Hearts in Danger" (in stage play, The Over-tons); "Too Many Hours in the Day­time"; "Swell"; "Yes, There Ain't No Moonlight"; "Bye Bye Mister Dream