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McCollin, Frances
Look; several editions of Ziegfeld Follies; Irene; Kid Boots; Rio Rita. Songs: "In All My Dreams I Dream of You"; "Dreamy Italian Waltz"; "Toodle-o Tune"; "That's How I Need You"; "Wait Till I Get You Alone Tonight"; "Melinda's Wedding Day"; "Honey Man"; "Dancing Around"; "I Miss You Most of All"; "Crying For You"; "You Made Me Love You, I Didn't Want to Do It"; "Ireland Must Be Heaven, For My Mother Came From There"; "I Wanna Go to Tokio"; "Shores of Italy"; "Zanzibar"; "Nor­way"; "There's a Little Spot of Love Still Burning"; "What Do You Wanna Make Those Eyes at Me For?"; "Oui, Oui, Marie"; "Land of Yamo Yamo"; "They Go Wild, Simply Wild, over Me"; "Sweet Alder Time"; "I'm Al­ways Chasing Rainbows"; "Alice Blue Gown"; "You're Always in My Arms, but Only in Mv Dreams', "The Ranger Song", "Kiiikajou." Ad­dress: Estate, <;'c ASCAP.
McCarthy, Joseph Allan, author; b. Pelham, N.Y., Aug. 18, 1922. ASCAP 1948. Son of Joe McCarthy, founder member of ASCAP. Songs: "A Boy from Texas, A Girl from Tennessee'; "The Meadows of Heaven", "Just f°r Old Times"; "Londonderry Air"; "Cloudy Morning"; "Rambling Rose." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
McCHntock, Harry Kirby, composer, author, radio and recording artist; b. Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 8, 1882. ASCAP 1940. Educ: high school. At four­teen left home, traveled with circus. Played guitar accompanying own singing. From 1899 woiked at various jobs in U.S. and many other coun­tries; between jobs sang and played guitar. In 1924 enrolled in California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco, as landscape painter. In radio 1925 sang cowboy, railroad, hobo, and folk songs; one of first folk singers in radio. From 1925 to 1936 presented
"Mac's Haywire Orchestra," fiddle, banjo, harmonica, and guitar; aug­mented it to ten pieces. Recording artist 1928. From 1938 wrote short stories. Subsequently with Harbor Dept., City of Los Angeles. Songs: "The Big Rock Candy Mountains"; "The Bum Song"; "The Bum Song No. 2"; "Hallelulia Yma Bum"; "Fifty Years From Now"; "Lonesome Trail"; "Fireman, Save My Child"; "If I Had My Druthers", "The Hobo Spring Song"; "The Trusty Lariat"; "Blow the Whistle", "Over the Radio"; "Midnight On the Ocean." Home: 3911 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro, Calif.
McCollin, Frances, composer; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 24, 1892. ASCAP 1942. Educ: Pa. Inst, for the Blind, Overbiook; Miss Wright's School, Bryn Mawr; composition with William Wallace Gilchrist and H. Alexander Matthews. Lecturer, con­ductor of choruses at Burd School, Philadelphia, 1922-33; Swarthmore College, 1923-24. Member: Natl. Assn. of American Composers and Conductors, Matinee Musical Club, Philadelphia. Life member, Natl. Federation of Music Clubs. Works include symphonic and chamber orch. compositions, choral compositions; vocal, piano, organ and violin pieces. Winner of many prizes for com­position, including: Manuscript Music Soc. of Philadelphia for anthem "O Sing Unto the Lord" 1916; Mati­nee Musical Club of Philadelphia, cantata The Singing Leaves 1918; American Guild of Organists, Clemson Award, anthem "The Lord Is Kind" 1918; Society of Arts and Letters, Philadelphia, song "The Winds of God" 1918; Chicago Madrigal Club, W. W. Kimball Co. Prize, madrigal "The Nights O* Spring" 1918; Natl. Federation of Music Clubs, honor­able mention organ solo Caprice 1919; Natl. Federation of Music Clubs, song "The Midnight Sea" 1919;