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World War II armed forces 1942-46; after graduation from OCS, Special Service School, Lexington, Va., in charge special services, Charleston, South Carolina Air Base. Captain in charge of Self Entertainment Program for War Dept. for hospitals. Commissioned by Benny Goodman 1946 to write clarinet work, performed by City Symphony Orch. Assigned State Dept. films. Works: Morning Star; Rhapsody for Piano and Orch.; Revue for piano and orch.; Clarinet Concerto, Ballad of Valley Forge; Child in the Clover; 'Tis of Thee; Dance Preludes for Piano; Revue for Clarinet and Orch.; Holiday Set, orch. piece; Music for Death of a Salesman, The Innocents; also musical comedy, Queen of Sheha. Home: 265 Riverside Dr., New York, N.Y.
Norton, George A., author; b. St. Louis, Mo., April 16, 1880, d. Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 14, 1923. ASCAP 1940. Educ: Atlanta, Ga., public school; Peabody Cons, of Music. Toured U.S. in vaudeville, writing own acts and as pianist. Reporter, advertising man, newspapers throughout country. Songs: "My Melancholy Baby"; "Memphis Blues"; "'Round Her Neck She Wears a Yeller Ribbon"; "Sing Me a Song of the South"; "I Looked Just Once and What I Saw Was Quite Enough For Me"; "All That Glitters Is Not Gold"; "Two Little, Blue Little, True Little Eyes"; "Sweetie Be Kind To Me"; "That's Gratitude"; "I'd Rather Float Through a Dreamy Old Waltz With You, You, You"; "That's What Makes a Wild Cat Wild"; "At the Old Square |
Dances Down in Arkansaw." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Norworth, Jack, composer, author, actor; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 5, 1879. ASCAP 1922. Of musical family (family and grandfather pipe organ builders). As schoolboy active in amateur entertainments. Six years at sea; then minstrel and vaudeville actor for many years. Songs: "Shine On Harvest Moon"; "Honey Boy"; "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"; "Over on the Jersey Side"; "Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers"; "Meet Me in Apple Blossom Time", "Good Evening, Caroline"; "Come Along My Mandy"; "I'm Sorry"; "Private Michael Cassidy"; "Smarty, Smarty, Smarty." Also wrote songs for early Ziegfeld Follies; Weber and Fields Shows, "Odds and Ends of 1917." Home: Laguna Beach, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Noto, Pat, author, b. Bronx, N.Y., Nov. 5, 1922. ASCAP 1950. Educ: grammar school and Theodore Roosevelt High School, Bronx, N.Y.; City College of New York; School of American Music, New York. World War II, Army Signal Corp 1943-46, with 3187th Signal Service Battalion; overseas England, France, Germany. At end of war, transferred to Soldier Show Company, Paris. Began song-writing career while in service. Songs: "Hello Baby, Mademoiselle"; "That Old Gang of Mine"; "Time to Be Saying Goodnight"; "You Cant Buy Happiness." Home: 2434 Prospect Ave., Bronx 58, N.Y. |
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Oakland, Ben, composer, pianist; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 24, 1907. ASCAP 1934. Educ.: Public School 21; Commercial High School, Brooklyn. Self-taught in music; at nine played at Carnegie Hall. Pianist in |
vaudeville for Helen Morgan, George Jessel, and Richard Himber. Wrote for early talking pictures in Hollywood. Motion-picture scores: The Awful Truth; TU Take Romance; Show Business; The Big Store; My |
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