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Jerome, M. K., composer; b. New York, N.Y., July 18, 1893. ASCAP 1920. Educ: New York public schools; music with private tutors. While in high school became vaudeville and movie pianist; then staff pianist at Watterson, Berlin and Snyder. Signed by movie company 1929, to Hollywood to write theme songs for first musicals. In 1931 opened own music publishing house in New York. Returned to Hollywood 1933. Songs and special material for pictures, My Wild Irish Rose; Daughter of Rosie O'Grady; San Antonio; Yankee Doodle Dandy. Also wrote Natl. American Legion Revue Red, White and Blue. Songs: "Just a Baby's Prayer At Twilight"; "Old Pal Why Don't You Answer Me"; "I'm a Jazz Baby"; "Bright Eyes"; "Dream Kisses"; "Thru the Courtesy of Love"; "My Little Buckaroo"; "The Old Apple Tree"; "You, You Darlin'"; "Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart"; "The Bombardier Song"; "I'm In a Jam With Baby"; "The Wish That I Wish Tonight", "Would You Believe Me?"; "Some Sunday Morning" (Acad. Award Nomination 1944); "Sweet Angie, The Christmas Tree Angel." Awarded Treasury Department Silver Medal for "Bombardier Song" and "It's Victory Day," latter official War Bond Song in U.S. wartime bond drive. Home: Hollywood, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Jerome, Maude Nugent, author, composer, actress; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 12, 1877. ASCAP 1944. Educ.: Brooklyn public schools. At thirteen made professional debut in show business, many years entertainer in vaudeville, introduced own song, "Sweet Rosie O'Grady," Tony Pastor's 1896 (motion picture made 1943 based on this song). Appeared in The Thoroughbred; The Empire Show; Town Topics. Instrumentals: "My Lady Peggy Waltz"; "The Donkey Trot ; "Down Among the Roses/ Songs: "Mamie Reilly'; "I Can't Forget You |
Honey"; "Mary from Tipperary"; "There's No Other Girl Like My Girl"; "Somebody Wants You"; "My Sweet Kimono"; "Love and* You ; "Where the Hudson Flows Out to the Sea"; "Down at Rosie Reilly's Flat"; "My Pretty Little China Maid." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Jerome, William, author, actor, singer; b. Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, N.Y., Sept. 30, 1865; d. New York, N.Y., June 25, 1932. ASCAP 1914 (charter member). Left law studies for stage. At eighteen joined minstrel show, later active in music publishing business. Publications included George M. Cohan's song "Over There." Musical shows: Up and Down Broadway; The Ham Tree. Songs: "A Little Bunch of Whiskers on His Chin"; "My Pearl is a Bowery Girl"; "The Hat My Farther Wore on St. Patrick's Day"; "My Irish Molly O"; "Bedelia"; "Row, Row, Row"; "Casey is a Wonderful Name"; "That Old Irish Mother of Mine"; "I Don't Want to Get Married"; "Mr. Dooley"; "Rip Van Winkle Was a Lucky Man"; "In the Land Where the Green Shamrock Grows"; "When Mr. Shakespeare Comes to Town"; "Take Your Girl to the Boardwalk"; "Get Out and Get Under the Moon"; "Chinatown, My Chinatown." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Jessel, George, author, playwright, novelist, producer; stage, screen, radio, motion-picture artist; b. New York, N.Y., April 3, 1898. ASCAP 1937. Educ.: New York public schools. At nine, singer with Gus Edwards' acts. Toured British Isles 1915; appeared 1917 as "The Boy Monologuist" in vaudeville. First Broadway appearance 1918 in The Shubert Gayeties. Later in musical review George JesseVs Troubles; The Jazz Singer (three seasons). Producer of plays, incl. The War Song; The Higli Kicker. Motion-picture producer: |
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