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Betcha"; "When the White Roses Bloom"; "1400 Dream Street." Home: Los Angeles, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Herrmann, Bernard, composer, conductor; b. New York, N.Y., June 29, 1911. ASCAP 1944. Educ.: New York public schools; composition prize of $100 at thirteen; New York Univ., composition with Philip James; fellowship student Juilhard School, composition with Bernard Wagenaar, conducting with Albert Stoessel. At eighteen conducted own Americana ballet. Founded and conducted New Chamber Orchestra 1931-32 and gave concerts at Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1933-34. Conducted N.Y. Philharmonic (Stadium 1948); Halle Orch. (Manchester), B.B.C. Symphony. In radio, composing musical backgrounds for poems (1933) and drama scores for radio series "Columbia Woikshop," etc. Staff conductor C.B S. 1934 summer series of Columbia Broadcasting Symph. Orch. Composed scores for motion pictures Citizen Kane, All That Money Can Buy (Acad. Award 1941); The Magnificent Amhersons, Jane Eyre; Hangover Square, Anna and the King of Stam; The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Received $1000 grant American Acad. Arts and Letters and National Inst, of Arts and Letters 1942; George Foster Peabody Award 1947 for outstanding contributions to American music; The Lord and Taylor Award of $1000 for services to American Music 1949. Chief symphonic conductor, C.B.S. Works: Moby Dick (cantata for male chorus, soloists, and orch.); Symphony No. 1; The Devil and Daniel Webster (Orch. suite); Welles Raises Kane (ballet-suite); The Fantasticks (song cycle for four voices and orch.); Nocturne and Scherzo for orchestra; For the Fallen (for orch.); Wuthering Heights, 1950 (opera). Home: New York, N.Y. Ad- |
dress: % C.B.S., 485 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y.
Herscher, Louis, composer, author, publisher, music director; b. Philadelphia, Pa., April 19, 1894. ASCAP 1920. Educ.: Philadelphia public schools; taught music by father, Cantor Elias Herscher. Television song series for films; music and songs for motion pictures: A Song for Miss Julie; There Goes Kelley; Sarong Girl; Bowery Bombshells. Created musical background and songs for movies built around poems by Edgar Guest. Songs: "Dream Daddy"; "Wake up Little Girl, You're Just Dreaming"; "My Pal"; "Nestle In Your Daddy's Arms"; "Bound In Morocco"; "All Broken Up Over You"; "There Are Just Two 1 s In Dixie"; "Painted Doll", "Are You Lonely?"; "Down Home Blues", "One More Kiss, Then Good Night"; "Valparaiso"; "Moonlight In Mandalay"; "My Heart Belongs to You" (from motion picture, The Scar-let iMdy), "Silver Haired Sweetheart"; "You're Just A Great Big Baby Doll"; "I'm Singing Your Love Songs to Somebody Else"; "Mahalo"; "Where Were You?'; "In the Park"; "Chilpan-cingo"; "Polynesian Pray'r"; "Blue Mist"; "You Can Bet Your Boots and Saddles"; "On My Ukulele"; "I Didn't Expect to Fall in Love"; "Foolish Pride"; "Three Friends, Two Sweethearts, One Broken Heart." Song albums: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Little Orphan Annie; Hollywood Kiddie Ditties; The Entertainer; The Princess and the Commoner; operetta: Songs of Hawaii (twenty songs for piano and steel guitar). Author: Practical Songwriting; The Magic Key to Tin Pan Alley. Home: 6132 De Longpre Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif.
Hersom, Frank E., composer; b. Fair Haven, Mass., May 19, 1894; d. Jamaica, N.Y., Oct. 26, 1941. ASCAP |
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