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Herst, Jerry
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1924. Educ: public schools; New England Cons. Works include: "Spring Blossoms"; "Babylonian Dance" (selected for Univ. of Jeru­salem); "Love Notes"; "Heads Up"; "Flimsy Flounces"; "Nymphs of the Nile"; Tn die Sheik's Tent*; "Eskimo Shivers"; "Braziliana"; "Modern In­dian"; "Alluring Tambourine"; "All-of-a-Twist"; "Afahe"; "Drifting Leaves"; "Dream Dance"; "Laugh­ter"; "Moments by the Brook"; "Peep­ing Pansies"; "Shimmering Shadows'; "Toy-Town-Tales" (suite of five). Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Hersts Jerry, composer; b. Chicago, 111., May 8, 1909. ASCAP 1941. Educ.: Townsend Harris Hall, New York 1922-25; Western Military Acad., Alton, 111. 1926; Northwestern Univ. 1926-28; Univ. of California, Berkeley 1928-30; Hastings Coll. of the Law, San Francisco, Bachelor of Laws 1934; Columbia School of Music, Chicago, with Helen B. Law­rence; composition with Frederick G. Schiller, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Nadia Boulanger at Conser­vatoire National de Musique, Paris and Alexandre Tansman. Radio and night club pianist, San Francisco 1930-34; played in orchestra in uni­versity and law school. From 1934 practiced law, San Francisco; 1942-46, Lt. (j.g.) to Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve. Dance accompani­ments: "Pedestrians"; "Emporium"; "School Days." Musical score: Fris-kiana (1945 San Francisco Press Club show). Songs: "As Long As I Still Have You"; "The Darling of the Campus"; "The Call of Tarzan"; "So Rare ; "We'll Get a Bang Out of Life"; "Old Friends Are the Best Friends." Home: San Francisco, Calif, Address: c/o ASCAP.
Hess, Cliff, composer, author; b. Cin­cinnati, Ohio, June 19, 1894, ASCAP 1919. In youth played piano on Mississippi River boats. On staff pop-
ular music publishing houses, secre­tary to Irving Berlin 1913-18; execu­tive with publishing and record­ing companies. Songs: "Homesick­ness Blues"; "Huckleberry Finn"; "Freckles"; "Don't You Remember the Day"; "I Used to Call Her Baby"; "Sweet Marimba"; "I'm in Heaven (When I'm in My Mother's Arms)"; "While the Years Roll By"; "When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France"; "Regretful Blues." Home: 30 Beech St., East Orange, N.J.
Hewitt, Joeph F., composer, author; b. New York, Jan. 24, 1886. ASCAP 1942. Educ.: Princeton Univ., Bache­lor of Arts 1907. In securities business since 1908. Member Princeton Tri­angle Club; director Princeton Univ. Band. Works: The Princeton Cannon Song ("Crash Through the Line of Blue"); Crash on, Artillery; Princeton Forever; Wings of Gold, Animals in Picture, Song and Story (twelve num­bers); Twilight Mood (caprice for violin and piano). Musical comedy, Mummy Monarch. Offertory anthem, The Living God. Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Heyman, Edward, author; b. New York, N.Y., March 14, 1907. ASCAP 1931. Educ.: Chicago public schools; Univ. of Michigan. Active in Univer­sity annual musical productions; be­came staff writer motion picture and stage productions, Radio City Music Hal. World War II, in U.S. Army, wrote production At Your Service. Songs: "My Darling"; "Boo Hoo"; "Body and Soul"; "Love and Learn"; "My Guitar and You"; "Out of No­where"; "Ho Hum"; "Hello, My Lover, Goodbye"; "Music in My Fingers"; "My Silent Love"; "Drums in My Heart"; "You re Mine, You"; "I Cover the Waterfront"; "You Oughta Be in Pictures*'; "Rain, Rain, Go Away"; 'Through the Years"; "They Say"; "Have You Forgotten So Soon"; "Love Letters"; "I Wanna Be Loved";