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Haring, Robert C.
Univ. 1901. Professor of English, Whitman College 1895-1901; news­paper writer New York 1902-03; ad­vertising agencies 1903-10. Honorary member Board of Trustees Knox Col­lege 1951. While in advertising wrote musical show Three Twins, which established him as writer for the stage. Other "shows: Bright Eyes; Madame Sherry; Girl of My Dreams; The Fascinating Widow; Dr. De-Luxe; The Firefly; High Jinks; Crino­line Girl; Susi; Katinka; The Silent Witness (drama); A Pair of Queens (farce); You re in Love; Going Up; Tumble Inn; Up in MabeTs Room (farce); The Little Whopper; Tickle Me; Mary; The O'Brien Girl; The Blue Kitten; Mollie Darling; Wild-flower; Kid Boots, No, No, Nanette; Rose Marie; Oh, Oh, Madeline (farce); Betty Lee; Sunny; The Song of the Flame; Kittys Kisses; Wild Rose; Criss Cross; Desert Song; Oh Please; Lucky; Good Boy, Nina Rosa; Man in the Sky (motion picture); The Cat and the Fiddle; Roberta; Forbidden Melody; What Price Honor. Credited with more than a thousand songs, notable among which are: "Bambalina"; "Cuddle Up a Lit­tle Closer, Lovey Mine"; "Allah's Holiday"; "Firefly"; "Gianinna Mia"; "I Won't Dance"; "Indian Love Call"; "Katinka"; "Love Nest"; "Love's Own Song"; "The Night Was Made for Love"; "Learn to Smile"; "One Alone"; "Rackety Coo"; "Riff Song"; "Rose Marie"; "She Didn't Say Yes"; "Song of the Flame"; "Something Seems Tingling"; "Sym­pathy"; "Touch of Your Hand"; "Tickle Toe"; "When a Maid Comes Knocking at Your Heart"; "(When Your Heart's on Fire) Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"; "Wildflower"; "Who?"; "Yesterday." Home: 631 Orienta Ave., Mamaroneck, N.Y.
Harburg, E. Y. ("Yip"), author, film producer, stage director; b. New York, N.Y., Apr. 8, 1898, ASCAP
1930. Educ: Coll. of City of New York, Bachelor of Science. Editor of college magazines; sold poetry to popular periodicals; went into elec­trical appliance business; left busi­ness for songwriting 1929. Turned to writing lyrics for stage. Works for stage: Finians Rainbow (also co­author of book); Bloomer Girl; Hold On To Your Hats; Hooray For What; The Show Is On; Life Begins At 8:40; Follies; Walk A Little Faster; Americana: Ballyhoo; Garrick Gaie­ties (third edition); Shoot The Works; Vanities (eighth edition); Earl Carroll's Sketch Book; Flahooley. For screen: Wizard of Oz; Cabin in the Sky; Gold Diggers of 1936; Meet the People (producer); Cant Help Singing; Day At tlie Circus; Cali­fornia; The Singing Kid. Songs: "Over the Rainbow" (Acad. Award 1939); "Happiness is a thing called Jo" (Acad. Award 1943); "Brother Can You Spare a Dime"; "April in Paris"; "It's Only a Paper Moon"; "What is There to Say?"; "Suddenly"; "I'm Yours"; "Isn't it Heavenly?"; "You're a Builder Upper"; "Ah But is it Love"; "Free and Equal Blues"; "More and More"; "Evelina"; "Right as the Rain"; "Old Devil Moon"; "There's a Great Day Comin' Ma-nana"; "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" Home: Hollywood, Calif., and New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Hardt, Richard (Paul Kapp), com­poser, author; b. Chicago, 111., Aug. 5, 1907. ASCAP 1950. Songs: "Go West, Young Man"; "Oh, You Sweet One"; "Twenty Questions"; "Next Year (Will Be Our Year)." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Haring, Robert C. (Bob), composer, author, conductor, arranger; b. Mont-clair, N.J., Aug. 21, 1896. ASCAP 1942. Educ.: public school; high school; Univ. of Washington; Seattle Cons, of Music. Musical director