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Hoffman, Al |
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musical comedies, revues; became own publisher. During World War 1, twelve productions for which he wrote the score played simultaneously. Partial list of stage productions: Dockstaders' Minstrels; The Soul Kiss; Nearly a Hero; He Came from Milwaukee; The Gay White Way; The Mimic World; Miss Innocence; Mr. Hamlet of Broadway; Revue of Revues; Whirl of Society; Passing Show, 1912; See Saw; Oh My Dear!; Grass Widow; Mary; Greenwich Village Follies (several); Betty Lee; Vera Violetta; Around the Map; Molly and I; Ziegfeld Follies (1915-22); all the Ziegfeld Frolics; Winter Garden Revues (several); Going Up; My Rainbow Girl; Sam Bernard's plays ^ several); My Home Town Girl; Weber and Field's plays (several); shows in England and France. Songs: "Love Nest"; "Hello Frisco"; "Gaby Glide"; "Mary"; "I Am Thinking of You"; "Tickle Toe"; "When I Found You"; "Going Up"; "Hold Me in Your Loving Arms"; "I Left Her on the Beach at Honolulu"; " 'Neath the South Sea Moon"; "Wildflower"; "My Sumurun Girl"; "Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Hirsch, Walter, author, b. New York, N.Y., March 10, 1891. ASCAP 1921. Songs: "Strange Interlude"; "Who's Your Little Whoosis"; "Save the Last Dance for Me"; "That Little Boy of Mine"; "Horsey, Keep Your Tail Up"; "March of the Mannikins"; "Carolina Sunshine"; "Holding My Honey's Hand"; "Deed I Do'7; "Marie"; "Lullaby in Rhythm." Home: 309 W. 72 St., New York 23, N.Y. |
at seventeen. Managing editor Sunday Scimitar, Cumberland, Md., 1895; then to Baltimore, newspaper work; humorous writer Baltimore American; originated the "Dinkelspiel" papers on Baltimore News; continued them for fourteen years. Author of The John Henry books (series of comic stories, fifteen volumes). Wrote and rewrote thirty-seven musical comedies, comic operas. Musicals: Broadway to Tokio; The Ham Tree; Alma, Where Do You Live?; Coming Thru the Rye; Old Dutch; When Sixteen; six editions of Ziegfeld Follies. Plays: Wildfire; Our Mrs. McChesney; Buddies; Sonny; Experience (morality play). Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Hodges, Johnny, composer, saxophonist; b. Cambridge, Mass., July 25, 1907. ASCAP 1945. Educ: Ellis School, Cambridge, Mass. Featured saxophonist popular orchestras, from 1927 with Ellington. Songs: "I'm Beginning to See the Light"; "Hodge Podge"; "Jepp's Blues"; "Jitterbug's Lullaby"; "Krum Elbow Blues"; "Wanderlust"; "Good Queen Bess"; "Mood to be Wooed"; "Wonder of You"; "Crosstown." Home: 555 Edgecombe Ave., New York, N.Y.
Hoffman, Al, composer, author; b. Russia, Sept. 25, 1902. ASCAP 1930. Educ.: public schools, Franklyn High School, Seattle, Wash. Boy soprano in synagogue, Seattle. Turned to music, becoming leader of own band, Seattle. To New York, 1928 to continue musical career. Wrote song "Heartaches," 1930; gave up orchestral work for composition. Called abroad to write music for English film producers; while there (1934-38) wrote scores for musical comedies, Thisll Make You Whistle; Going Greek; Hide and Seek; musical score Walt Disney's Cinderella, as well as music for twenty films. Returned to U.S. 1938. Songs: "Auf Weider-sehen, My Dear"; "Fit As A Fiddle"; |
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Hobart, George V., author, playwright; b. Port Hawksbury, Nova Scotia, Canada, Jan. 16, 1867; d. Cumberland, Md., Feb. 1, 1926. ASCAP 1914 (director 1914-20). At twelve, a telegraph operator. To U.S. |
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