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Overgard, Graham T.
Garden of Love"; "That's the Song of Songs For Me"; "When I Looked In Your Wonderful Eyes"; "That Wonderful Kid From Madrid"; "I'm a Fool to Believe in You"; "Another Good Man Gone Wrong"; "You Wanted Someone to Play With"; "On a Little Farm in Normandy"; "Every­thing Must Have an Ending"; "In Love's Garden, Just You and I"; "In Old Madeira." Home: 710 West End Ave., New York 25, N.Y.
Osborne, Will, composer, author, con­ductor, motion-picture, radio, and re­cording artist; b. Toronto, Ontario, Can., Nov. 25, 1906. ASCAP 1941. Educ.: St. Andrews Coll. and in music in Toronto, New York, London and Paris. Organized own orchestra 1925, appearing in dance halls and stage; 1930 became radio performer with thirteen-piece orchestra, exploiting modern instrumentation. Featured in motion pictures: Blues in the Night; Abbott and Costello in Society; Swing Parade of 1946. Songs: "Beside an Open Fireplace"; "Imagine"; "On A Blue and Moonless Night"; "Just Think of Me Sometime"; "The Gentle­man Awaits"; "Between Eighteenth and Nineteenth on Chestnut St."; "Woulds't Could I But Kiss Thy Hand Oh Babe"; "Pompton Turn­pike"; "Missouri Scrambler"; "Dry Bones." Home: 4134 Laurel Grove Ave., Studio City, North Hollywood, Calif.
Osgood, Henry O., author, b. Peabody, Mass., March 12, 1879, d. May 8, 1927. ASCAP 1922. Assistant conduc­tor Munich Royal Opera House three years; associate editor Musical Cour­ier, New York, for many years. Au­thor of book, So This Is Jazz. Ad­dress: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Osser, Edna, composer, author; b. New York, N.Y., April 26, 1919. ASCAP 1948. Educ.: Abraham Lin­coln High School; Brooklyn College.
Writer and producer radio jingles; special material for radio, recordings and television. Songs: "I Dream of You"; "111 Always Be With You"; "Heavenly"; "I Long to Belong to You"; "There You Go"; "The Last Time I Saw You"; "That's What Every Woman Knows"; "Ah! Yes, Theres Good Blues Tonight"; "Can I Canoe You Up the River?"; "You're Differ­ent." Home: Bates Rd., Harrison, N.Y.
Otvos, A. Dorian (Adorjan Otvos), composer, playwright, screen writer; b. Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 11, 1890; d. Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. 25, 1945. ASCAP 1923. Educ.: Budapest, Hun­gary. Degree in piano and composi­tion from Ferencz Liszt Acad, of Mu­sic, Budapest. Wrote songs, musical comedy scores, articles for news­papers and magazines in Hungary. To U.S. 1921. Wrote score for mu­sical comedy Paradise Alley, music for Battling Butler; special material for Greenwich Village Follies; The Spy; George White's Scandals; Call­ing all Stars. Scores for motion pic­tures and movie shorts. Songs: "Tinkle Tune"; "In the Spring"; "Loves Sweet Hour"; "Stars and Moonlight"; "Yvette"; "Sailing on the Nile." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Overgard, Graham T., composer, author, bandmaster; b. Allen County, Kan., Oct. 9, 1903. ASCAP 1943. Educ.: Univ. of Kansas; Missouri Valley Coll.; Ithaca Coll., Bachelor of Music; Univ. of Illinois, Bachelor of Science; Capitol College of Music, Doctor of Music. Director National High School Band, N.Y. World's Fair; director National High School Band and College Band, Interlochen, Mich, seven years. Professor of music educa­tion and director of band Wayne Univ., Detroit, Mich. Guest conauc-tor with orchestras; judge musical con­tests, various festivals throughout U.S. Member National School Band Music Comm. 1939-43; director Detroit City