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Bit Old Fashioned." Home: 727 Harding Street, Westfield, N.J.
Martens, Frederick Herman, author, librettist, critic; b. New York, N.Y., July 6, 1874; d. Mountain Lakes, N.J., Dec. 18, 1932. ASCAP 1914 (charter member; director 1924-32). Advanced musical studies with H. C. Timm and W. Barber, piano; Max Spicker, theory; all in New York. New York correspondent for London Musical Record; contributor to music books, periodicals. Wrote anthem "America" in coll. with Leo Ornstein, winning $3000 first prize in National Contest conducted by Brooks-Bright Foundation. Wrote texts for operettas, cantatas, made translations and adaptations of foreign musical works. Librettist of Contest of the Nations; Old Plantation Days; Little Almond Eyes; Swords ana Scissors, Frog Prince; Ballad of the Golden Sun; Phantom Drum; and Spring in Vienna. Books. Leo Ornstein, The Man—His Ideas—His Worfc; Violin Mastery; Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers, The Art of the Prima Donna and Concert Singer; String Mastery; Little Biographies of Handel, Mendelssohn, Pagamni, Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Rubinstein, A Thousand and One Nights of Opera; Book of the Opera and Ballet. During World War I director of Soldiers and Sailors Club, New Brunswick, N.J., 1917, and Trinity Church Service Club, N.Y. 1918. Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Martin, Hugh, author; b. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 11, 1914. ASCAP 1941. Educ: Phillips High School; Birmingham Southern Coll. two years; at five piano at Birmingham Cons, with Mrs. Edna Gussen; later studied with Dorsey Whittington under a partial scholarship. Singer in Broadway production Hooray for What. Formed song-writing partnership with composer Ralph Blane; organized |
mixed quartet known as the Four Martins. Vocal arranger for many productions, including: Streets of Paris; One for the Money; Stars in Your Eyes; The Boys from Syracuse; Too Many Girls; Dubarry Was a Lady; Louisiana Purchase. Composer for musical show, Best Foot Forward; Look Ma, I'm Dancin; Make a Wish. Composer for musical pictures, incl. Meet Me In St. Louis. Songs: "The Trolley Song"; "The Boy Next Door", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"; "Love"; "Pass That Peace Pipe"; "Gotta Dance"; "Everytime"; "The Three B's"; "Skip to My Lou", "Connecticut." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Martin, Sam, composer, author, b. New York, N.Y., June 18, 1908. ASCAP 1947. Has written many songs in the hillbilly idiom: "Eeny Meeny Miny Mo"; "I'd Rather Die for My Country"; "Nell, the Belle of the Mountains"; "Stars Over Laredo", "Wagon Trail", "Weary, Worried, and Alone"; "You Call Everybody Darling"; "I Had My Heart Set On You." Home: Bronx, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Martini, Bennie (Azzara), composer, author; b. Newark, N.J., Nov. 2, 1910. ASCAP 1950. Songs: "Don't Crv Baby"; "Why?"; "Just a Few Lines,;; "Do the Pines Grow Green In the Valley?"; "I Guess 111 Have to Find Another Sweetheart." Home: Brooklyn, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Marvin, Johnny, composer, author, screen, radio and recording artist; b. Butler, Okla., July 11, 1897; d. No. Hollywood, Calif., Dec. 20, 1944. ASCAP 1940. Educ: public school. Ran away from home; joined group of Hawaiians, made up as native and played Spanish and steel guitar and ukulele. Recording artist for many years. Broadcast daily on transcontinental hookup for N.B.C., New |
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